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• He reckoned the bodyshells were rock-solid, even after 20 years, as were the bogies.2026 April 1, Philip Haigh, “Close encounter with '185s' inside Ardwick depot...”, in RAIL, number 1058, page 42. From the entry foreseeable
• For example, lightweight construction and Jacobs bogies save weight, and a lighter train uses less power.2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57. From the entry lighter
• The bogies are built up of welded sub-units which are stress-relieved before assembly by riveting.1961 October, “New Metropolitan Line train sets enter service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 622. From the entry assembly
• There are four sand boxes on each bogie, two for each direction.1960 April, “Type "3" Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 239. From the entry sand box
• The four-wheel bogies, of the underslung equalising beam type, are steel welded fabrications.1960 February, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 125. From the entry underslung
• Batteries, weak-field resistors and air reservoirs are slung under the main frame between the bogies.1960 July, “The first G.E.C. 25 kV. a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 419. From the entry air reservoir
• The bogies have orthodox equalised clasp brakes with a separate brake cylinder for each wheel.1960 April, “Type "3" Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 239. From the entry clasp brake
• All axles are motored, but when hauling light loads the motors of either bogie can be isolated.1956 October, “Recent Changes on the Tyneside Electrified Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 659. From the entry baggage car
• The Liner train wagon is a simple underframe on bogies, with coned location points that engage recesses in the container bases.1964 April, G. Freeman Allen, “The BRB shows traders the Liner train prototypes”, in Modern Railways, page 265. From the entry engage
• To keep the axle load within a 28-ton maximum, two eight-wheel bogies are employed, all axles of which are motorised.1963 August, “New 5,000 H.P.-Plus Diesels for U.S. Railroads”, in Modern Railways, page 127. From the entry motorise
• The locomotive is fitted with disc air brakes, and in addition magnetic rail brakes are fitted to each bogie for emergency.1962 April, “Beyond the Channel: Western Germany: The Henschel 4,000 h.p. V320 diesel”, in Modern Railways, page 274. From the entry rail brake
• Woodhead-Monroe shock absorbers are fitted between the equalising beams and the bogie frame to damp the recoil of the primary suspension.1962 December, “The B.R. standard diesel-electric Type 1 locomotive”, in Modern Railways, page 382. From the entry equalising beam
• The two-axle bogies, of Metro-Vick swing-link type, are of one-piece cast-steel construction with box-section side frames and headstocks.1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 728. From the entry one-piece
• The outermost non-driven axle forms a pony truck within the bogie frame, with its bearings in a cannon box.1959 June, “The first "Peak" class 2,300 h.p. diesel-electric locomotive for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 296. From the entry pony truck
• The motor bogies are built up from plates and rolled sections, and have cast-steel, one-piece axleguards, with manganese liners.1956 December, “New Electric Trains for Mersey Lines”, in Railway Magazine, page 850. From the entry build up
• "It travelled on until the bogie fouled a diamond crossover at the north end of the station where derailment became complete."1955, L.T.C. Rolt, Red for Danger: A History of Railway Accidents and Railway Safety Precautions, page 104. From the entry diamond crossover
• The bogie has a side-play of 5 in.1939 June, Lieut.-Colonel K. H. Reed, “Locomotives of the B.C.D.R.”, in Railway Magazine, pages 416, 422. From the entry side play
• A fundamental covery is that the expressions “reductional division” and “equational division,” those bogies of our schooldays, are meaningless.1937, C. D. Darlington, J. B. S. Haldane, “Foreword”, in Recent Advances in Cytology, page vi. From the entry covery
• The ride quality is pretty good - albeit a bit juddery when sitting over the end bogies, but not bad over the articulated bogies.2023 July 26, Pip Dunn, “Merseyrail '777s' are OK for commuters”, in RAIL, number 988, page 60. From the entry juddery
• The machines are supported at the pinion end by the gearcase itself and at the other end by cross-members of the bogie frame.1964 February, “French 155mph electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 124. From the entry crossmember
• The axles are guided within the bogie frames by radius arms and are fitted with disc brakes; magnetic rail brakes are also provided.1963 May, “Europe's latest high-power locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 298. From the entry radius arm
• Foot pedals in the driving cabs operate electro-pneumatic sanding gear to provide sand for the leading wheels of each bogie in each direction of travel.1962 June, “The 2,800 h.p. Brush "Falcon" diesel-electric”, in Modern Railways, page 379. From the entry sanding gear
• The bogies, which have been specially designed to enable the vehicles to travel at express speeds have single bolster suspension and roller bearing axleboxes.1961 October, “Car carriage by rail - at home and abroad: 1. New B.R. "covered wagons"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 594. From the entry axlebox
• Comparison of the four bogie designs shows that the Rugby-built A.E.I. bogie has the least number of components and a minimum of metallic wearing surfaces.1960 December, “The first hundred 25 kV a.c. electric locomotives for B.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 727. From the entry least
• It is claimed that this gives a locomotive which is almost underailable, and that its flexibility eliminates all secondary reactions in bogies and body.1953, Railway Gazette, Diesel Railway Traction. From the entry underailable
• The motors are attached to the bogie frames so as to be fully springborne, and drive through quills and flexible couplings to the wheels.1952 September, “A Landmark in French Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 593. From the entry quill
• The engine and tender are carried throughout on Timken roller bearing axleboxes; those for the bogie and coupled axles are of the non-split cannon type.1951 June, “British Railways Standard Class "5" 4-6-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 400. From the entry non-split
• For the opening of the line 30 bogie coaches of the tramcar type were obtained from the Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co.1941 May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, in Railway Magazine, page 224. From the entry padded cell
• However, complaints quickly surfaced about the ride quality of the SIG BT41 bogies, which was only cured by the fitting of additional dampers to the bogies and couplers.2022 September 21, Ben Jones, “IC225s: the Electras go gliding on”, in RAIL, number 966, page 40. From the entry damper
• A close-up of the new Swindon bogie as applied to the Queen Mother's saloon operated by the Western Region; the "Bristolian" train set has been re-equipped with this bogie.1961 July, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 389, photo caption. From the entry re-equip
• The cars are constructed to the normal B.R. standard coach specifications and mounted on heavy-duty B.R.2 type bogies with B.T.R. rubber vibro-insulators on the bearing springs.1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222. From the entry heavy-duty

Meaning of bogie

1. noun A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.
2. noun One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.
3. noun A set of wheels attached to one of an aircraft's landing gear, or the structure connecting the wheels in one such set.

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How do you use bogie in a sentence?

Bogie is used as a noun. For example: “The two colliding car-ends were damaged and the bogie of the standing train was lifted off the supporting rail so that its wheels settled by the side of the rail.”

What is a short sentence with bogie?

“bogies: marijuana cigarettes.”

What does bogie mean?

Bogie means a low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley.