Wheelset (rail Transport) Press Articles

International Railway Journal - Life-cycle costs get special attention in Prague: wheelset life-cycle costs and maintenance has been growing in importance in recent years, linked with the drive for more efficient and safer rail transport. Pavel Manasek explains why this subject is bein

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September 1, 2007 -- MAINTENANCE periods for various rail vehicle components were normally based on experience, but new methods are being developed and applied that are...

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International Railway Journal - The crucial interface: the wheel-rail interface is fundamental to rail transport: any failure in this area can have fatal consequences. Pavel Manasek of the Bonatrans Group and a member of the 15th International Wheelset Congress organising committee, pre

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September 1, 2007 -- RAILWAY wheels and wheelsets are rightfully considered safety-critical components for rolling stock as they are the point of contact between rail...

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Railway Track and Structures - Instrumented wheelsets aid m/w: using instrumented wheelsets uncovers the hidden messages in wheel/rail forces, which can improve rail maintenance procedures

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July 1, 2005 -- The National Research Council of Canada's Centre for Surface Transportation Technology believes that instrumented wheelsets can be a valuable tool...

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Railway Age - ASME/IEEE gear up for April conference - Rail Update - Brief Article

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February 1, 2004 -- The Rail Transportation Division (RTD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) will kick off a joint rail conference with the Land...

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International Railway Journal - Bogie & Wheelset Changeout

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October 1, 2000 -- MORRIS Powerlec, Australia recently commissioned for Queensland Rail (QR) a sophisticated, underfloor, screw-jack bogie and wheelset changeout...

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Railway Age - Improving the rail/wheel interface - Advanced Rail Management's 1998 Rail/Wheel Interface Seminar

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July 1, 1998 -- The factors involved in improving the interaction between railroad wheels and rails were major topics at the 1998 Rail/Wheel Interface Seminar....

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Railway Age - Effects of rail gauge corner grinding and wheel tread hollowing on gauge widening behavior

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June 1, 1994 -- The Assn of American Railroads and Norfolk Southern concluded that a gauge widening derailment was the result of poor wheelset steering in Jun...

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