Abstract: A method is described for indicating the dynamic instability of railway or tramway rolling stock. The method essentially consists in detecting, by means of at least one accelerometer sensor, the acceleration of the wheel arrangement of the rolling stock in a direction transverse the direction of travel, suitably processing it and subsequently comparing, in a suitable comparator, the processed acceleration value with a reference value v.sub.O. The indication of instability is obtained by checking whether the number of processed acceleration values which exceed the said reference value is greater than a predetermined number in a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An apparatus for maneuvering and performing measurements on rail vehicles, which apparatus comprises a number of platforms, each designed to travel on a horizontal surface and having pneumatically supported traversing means for moving the platform over the aforementioned surface, a pair of parallel guides for supporting and enabling rolling of the vehicle wheels, and measuring means; which appparatus also comprises a number of removable connecting devices, each designed to be set to a first configuration wherein it connects two adjacent platforms with the axes of the respective guides substantially in line, and a second configuration wherein the two adjacent platforms are separated.

Abstract: A constant-velocity transmission, particularly for connecting the drive motor to the driving axle of a motorized railway vehicle, comprises two hollow coaxial shafts interconnected by a resilient coupling and provided with respective end flanges articulated, through two groups of four connecting rods, to respective flanges of a hollow driven shaft and a hollow driving shaft coupled for rotation with the axle. The transmission allows considerable relative movements, both radial and axial, between the driving and driven shafts without the use of members which require lubrication.

Abstract: A two-axled central support bogie for railway and tramway vehicles with two or more articulated bodies includes two cross members carrying the wheels, and a central longitudinal structure the ends of which bear on two air springs carried by respective central platforms formed by the cross members. The central structure carries means for its articulated connection with the articulation ends of the vehicle bodies, and the bogie also includes tie means for connecting the central structure with one of the cross members to prevent movements in a longitudinal direction and lateral resistance means for limiting movement in a transverse direction.

Abstract: Sliding doors, particularly for railway and tramway vehicles, comprise two opposing doors which are movable relative to a doorway between an emplaced closed position and a withdrawn open position by guide means and motorized drive means. The drive means include a motorized chain transmission connected to the two doors to effect their opening and closing sliding movements, and rotatable cam means defining, for each door, an arcuate track with which feeler means connected to the two doors cooperate to effect, in the initial phase of the opening sliding movement and in the final phase of the closing sliding movement of these doors respectively, the withdrawal and the emplacement of the doors relative to the doorway.