The R2K has no train contact, so RBL can mount it at the apex of the curve for bi-directional traffic, where solid flange contact is occurring. This, the company says, allows RBL to achieve almost ...

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2024 ISSUE: Turnouts in poor condition can increase the risk of a worn wheel with steep flange angle and acute flange tip metal flow getting wedged between the switch ...

In the running of these wheels it will be seen that they cling to the track with tenfold the usual tenacity, the outer flange coming into ... of car-wheels. A train of two cars and an engine ...

Grady from Practical Engineering explains how conical wheels, flange placement, and rail profiles work together to maximize efficiency, minimize wear, and ensure safe train travel. From the ...

The laser profilometer is employed for measuring geometrical parameters of the rail wheel flange (thickness, slope, height), rim/tire thickness, and for taking the full profile of the wheel roll ...

The heavy oak cross ties from this point to that 150 yards away, where the train plunged into the Thoroughfare, were cut and bat- tered, showing where the flanges of the wheels had cut into them.

Setting the proper width “is critical to ensuring that no unnecessary force is placed on the wheel flange by a restraining or guard rail,” he said. The report, he said, indicated that the ...

"False flanges are associated with the flat areas on wheel treads which can result when rail wheels stop rotating while a vehicle is running. "Our investigation will seek to identify the sequence ...