The paper examines the existing and proposed methods of assessing passenger comfort and makes proposals as to acceptable levels of vibrations for railway vehicles. The limitations of passive suspensions are outlined and the advantages of active suspensions in improving passenger comfort cost-effectively are described. Finally some results of active suspension development are presented.
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