Heavy Haul of Fame Recipient - 2005

Harry Tournay,

Harry was inducted to the Haul of Fame at the 8th IHHA conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2005.

His career has involved broad experience of the head office engineering function of Spoornet with particular emphasis on design and development of rolling stock He is an acknowledged expert in heavy haul rail matters, particularly involving wheel and rail interaction. He has published many IHHA papers ranging from car and vehicle suspension design to wheel/rail interaction. He is an author of a chapter in a book on wheel/rail interaction published by the International Heavy Haul Association and has lectured on the subject of rail vehicle suspension design and wheel/rail interaction at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Mr. Tournay was Chief Engineer, managing the department of Railway Engineering within Spoornet before moving to Transportation Technology Center, Inc.

Harry is op die 8de IHHA-konferensie in Rio de Janeiro in 2005 ingevoer na die Haul of Fame.

Sy loopbaan het 'n breë ervaring gehad van die hoofkantoor ingenieursfunksie van Spoornet, met besondere klem op die ontwerp en ontwikkeling van rollend materieel. Hy is 'n erkende deskundige in swaar spoorwegaangeleenthede, veral met betrekking tot wiel en spoor interaksie. Hy het baie IHHA-koerante gepubliseer wat wissel van motor- en voertuigveringontwerp tot wiel / spoor-interaksie. Hy is die skrywer van 'n hoofstuk in 'n boek oor wiel / spoor interaksie wat deur die International Heavy Haul Association gepubliseer is. Hy het oor die onderwerp van spoorvoertuig-opskortingsontwerp en wiel / spoor interaksie aan die Universiteit van Pretoria, Suid-Afrika, lesings gelewer. Mnr. Tournay was hoofingenieur, wat die departement Spoorwegingenieurswese binne Spoornet bestuur voordat hy na Transportation Technology Center, Inc.