Sheffield's longest established area of railway research. Safety critical and taking materials to their limits, optimising rail-wheel interface performance is crucial to the running of a railway. The ...

Non-destructive testing and inspection of rail wheelsets Lucchini UK’s team of engineers and technicians are ... Lucchini UK belongs to the Lucchini RS Group of Italy, one of the world’s leading ...

The basic concept of rolling stock relies on wheels and axles that are designed to move efficiently ... The rolling stock is then delivered to the customer, often by rail, but sometimes by road or ...

Advanced Rail Management (ARM) is a consulting / contracting service company specializing in providing turnkey rail / wheel interaction management solutions on freight, passenger and rail transit ...

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Wheels rest on top of the rail, with wheel flanges extending downwards on the insides ... Graded steel is the primary material in the rail manufacturing process. Numerous operational and safety ...

How deregulation and private equity have gutted the U.S. freight rail system—and with it, the promise of America’s industrial ...

have bars or rods that connect the centre of a wheel to its outer edge. These train wheels are attached at either end of a large heavy axle. They must be strong to support the weight of the train.

An automated system that helps train wheels grip tracks failed on a train involved in a fatal crash in mid-Wales on October 21, investigators said. Hoses fitted to the Transport for Wales (TfW ...

The weight of a train is a problem because even though the basic architecture of a railway reduces rolling friction between a wheel and the ground, it does nothing to reduce friction between the ...