A spreading device for a pneumatic application of brake sand on rail-mounted vehicles, comprising an air source and a sand container as storage container for the brake sand or the spreading material, an outlet at the lower end of the sand container, a connecting pipe to a mixing container provided for air-charged swirling of the spreading material to form a sand stairway and a dispensing device disposed on the mixing container for the specific dispensing of the spreading material onto the rails in front of the wheels.

A pneumatic pump device coupled to a container for flowable material includes a jet pump with at least one intake duct extending away from the container and leading into the jet pump and an air supply duct extending away from the container and to which pressure can be applied or which leads to an outer surface of the pneumatic pump device. The intake duct and air supply duct have essentially the same orientation in the region of the container and are advantageously inclined relative to the vertical by not more than 40. A metering system includes a container and such a pneumatic pump device coupled thereto and the use of the pneumatic pump device or metering system in a sanding system of a rail vehicle.

A pneumatic pump device coupled to a container for flowable material includes a jet pump with at least one intake duct extending away from the container and leading into the jet pump and an air supply duct extending away from the container and to which pressure can be applied or which leads to an outer surface of the pneumatic pump device. The intake duct and air supply duct have essentially the same orientation in the region of the container and are advantageously inclined relative to the vertical by not more than 40. A metering system includes a container and such a pneumatic pump device coupled thereto and the use of the pneumatic pump device or metering system in a sanding system of a rail vehicle.

A system and method herein relate to vehicle control by adjusting a torque distribution of the vehicle. The system includes a first motor configured to provide a torque to a first wheel, and a delivery system configured to controllably apply a traction control compound to a route on which the first wheel is configured to travel. The system also includes a controller circuit having one or more processors. The controller circuit is configured to control the delivery system to apply the traction control compound to the route based on a monitored temperature of the first motor.

A system and method herein relate to vehicle control by adjusting a torque distribution of the vehicle. The system includes a first motor configured to provide a torque to a first wheel, and a delivery system configured to controllably apply a traction control compound to a route on which the first wheel is configured to travel. The system also includes a controller circuit having one or more processors. The controller circuit is configured to control the delivery system to apply the traction control compound to the route based on a monitored temperature of the first motor.

A windscreen for housing a sanding system, a railway vehicle with a sanding system, and a method for installing a sanding system in a railway vehicle are described. The windscreen includes a first shell element and a second shell element, the first shell element being detachably connected to the second shell element, wherein the first and second shell elements, when assembled, form an interior space. A container is in communication with a sanding system for housing material used when the sanding system is in operation, wherein the container is configured to be positioned in the interior space formed by the first and second shell elements of the windscreen.

A windscreen for housing a sanding system, a railway vehicle with a sanding system, and a method for installing a sanding system in a railway vehicle are described. The windscreen includes a first shell element and a second shell element, the first shell element being detachably connected to the second shell element, wherein the first and second shell elements, when assembled, form an interior space. A container is in communication with a sanding system for housing material used when the sanding system is in operation, wherein the container is configured to be positioned in the interior space formed by the first and second shell elements of the windscreen.

A sanding system for a rail vehicle includes a housing of a cellular wheel sluice having an inlet located at the top and an outlet located at the bottom, a pivotably mounted cellular wheel having a plurality of cells, and a motor that is coupled with the cellular wheel. The sanding system further includes a container connected to the inlet of the cellular wheel sluice for receiving brake sand, or a feed line connected to the inlet of the cellular wheel sluice for transporting brake sand, and a discharge line connected to the outlet of the cellular wheel sluice for transporting brake sand. The motor for driving the cellular wheel is thereby arranged above the inlet.

A system for controlling a consist of rail vehicles or other vehicles includes a control unit electrically coupled to a first rail vehicle in the consist, the control unit having a processor and being configured to receive signals representing a presence and position of one or more tractive effort systems on-board the first vehicle and other rail vehicles in the consist, and a set of instructions stored in a non-transient medium accessible by the processor, the instructions configured to control the processor to create a optimization schedule that manages the use of the one or more tractive effort systems based on the presence and position of the tractive effort systems within the consist.

The invention relates a sandbox for rail vehicles, of a type comprising a sand container, on the bottom of which there is a hollow body which presents one or several openings through which sand flows out towards an ejector assembly beneath by passing through an outler hole controlled by an axially sliding vertical shutter located inside said hollow body and means handling and controlling said shutter which cause its translation between a lower position in which said output hole is closed and an upper, maximum opening position, whereby said shutter features a cylindrical shape and its lower end functionally cooperates with a ring shaped, sealing coaxial seat, corresponding to said outlet hole of said container.