Determination of the efficiency of the modernization of passenger car bodies

The authors determined the intensity of increase in wear various elements body. It has been established that lower trim, roof slope and part side wall have greatest wear. is proposed to use aluminum alloys for modernization passenger car bodies. advantage such a technical solution an corrosion resistance reduction tare allows reduce specific train movement, fuel electricity costs traction. To operating using basic provisions locomotive traction theory, calculations were made determine energy consumption movement according profile conditions real section regional branch Southern Railway by diesel electric with base variant cars reduced weight) composition train. annual savings trains when weight about 1 million UAH.