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Study and experimentation of a new wheel profile with high performance on sinuous rail track

Last updated on 01 June 2016 3:44

In order to improve the life of wheels and to reduce maintenance costs, Direzione Tecnica of Trenitalia has studied a new wheel profile with good performance while negotiating curves. Since the 80s, the Italian railways have adopted S1002 profile for the wheels of commercial vehicles. The results in...

Author(s): Paolo Masini;Labbadia Luca;Grande Giuseppe;Corbizi Alessandro;Desideri Riccardo

Organisation(s): TRENITALIA S.p.A. ;

2016

Italy

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