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A cost study on the feasibility of the weld repair of railway vehicle wheels (TM-MF-177)

Last updated on 26 April 2013 11:35

The turning of wheels by ground or wheel lathes is carried out on British Rail for a variety of reasons e.g. wheelflats, hollow wear on the treads and flange. Each turning reduces the diameter of the wheel and will finally result in the wheel being scrapped when it reaches a...

Author(s): Eley F.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1989

United Kingdom

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