Adhesive weight is the weight on the driving wheels of a locomotive, which determines the frictional grip between wheels and rail, and hence the drawbar pull which a locomotive can exert.[1]
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ELECTRIC TRACTION - PART – 10 COEFFICIENT OF ADHESION & THREE PROBLEMS
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ELECTRIC TRACTION - PART 02 - TRACTIVE EFFORT REQUIRED FOR PROPULSION OF A TRAIN
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- ^ McClellan, George B. (November 21, 1854). "Memoranda on Railways". Reports of Explorations and Surveys to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Vol. 1. p. 116.
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