Wheels and Axles
Cost Effective Engineering
Getting the most from trains means maximizing the effectivenes of engineering. The papers presented in this text continue the theme of wheelset safety, and look t current developments to improve performance and cost-effectiveness of wheels and axles, and their associated components.
Tread profile monitoring and maintenance J J McEwan 1
The development of tyre profiles for tramway and light railway operation J Snowdon 15
Wheel profile shapes T G Pearce and N D Sherratt 27
Sanders J Tisi 41
The B5000 bogie development E J Searancke 57
Shattered rim defects in wheels D H Stone 75
Challenging the wheelset standards M Pollard 85
Wheelset data management P A Crawshaw 95 S
Getting more life from your railway wheels P Waite 107
The development of tyre profiles for tramway and light railway operation J Snowdon 15
Wheel profile shapes T G Pearce and N D Sherratt 27
Sanders J Tisi 41
The B5000 bogie development E J Searancke 57
Shattered rim defects in wheels D H Stone 75
Challenging the wheelset standards M Pollard 85
Wheelset data management P A Crawshaw 95 S
Getting more life from your railway wheels P Waite 107
PEP - Professional Engineering Publishers - is the author of Wheels and Axles: Cost Effective Engineering, published by Wiley.
