Title :
A track-laying shuttle car
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
Abstract :
The shuttle car was developed to meet the demand for rapid transportation of coal from the working face to the secondary haulage system in the mine. Rubber-tired cars generally have been used, but certain limitations pointed to the desirability of a track-laying vehicle. Such a car was designed, with electric drive and an electrohydraulic control system. Nearly 3 years of operating experience indicate that the design is fundamentally sound and that this type of vehicle has a definite place in mining operations.
Keywords :
Coal; Companies; Face; Loading; Tracking; Traction motors; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1953.6371361
