spring hanger

Spring hanger brackets were also bolted to the frame, utilizing the cross members where possible.

The military chassis is more heavy duty than the 'civvy' one with heavier gauge metal in places and deeper front spring hangers.

In this design, a large equalizing lever linked the front truck with a transverse bar connected to the front spring hangers of the driving wheels.

Like the well-known two-axle Blomberg B trucks, these trucks featured outside spring hangers between the wheels for better cushioning of side-to-side motion.

Rubber mounts are now found also in doors, hinges, windshields, fenders, spring hangers, shackles, and lamps-all with the idea of eliminating squeaks and rattles."

However problems with the spring hangers fouling the electric third rail system on the lines from Liverpool to Ormskirk between the engine shed and the sidings led to their withdrawal from this service.

In the 1920s, with the introduction of "superpower", the cast-steel locomotive bed became the norm, incorporating frames, spring hangers, motion brackets, smokebox saddle and cylinder blocks into a single complex, sturdy but heavy casting.

The type was mechanically identical to the PD2/4, but to accommodate the body the frame had a re-shaped nearside chassis longitudinal to reduce step height on the air-powered two-leaf sliding entrance doorway, and no down-sweep after the rearmost spring hanger.