Wheelset (rail transport)
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A wheelset is a pair of railroad vehicle wheels mounted rigidly on an axle. Wheelsets are often mounted in a bogie – a pivoted frame assembly holding at least two wheelsets – at each end of the vehicl
Bogie of a rubber-tyred electric multiple unit of the Paris Métro
Denney axle
Railroad car wheels are rigidly mounted on an axle to rotate in unison.
Swiss Federal Railways wheelsets with fitted journals
Train wheel
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A train wheel or rail wheel is a type of wheel specially designed for use on railway tracks. The wheel acts as a rolling component, typically press fitted on to an axle and mounted directly on a railw
Wheelset (rail transport)
…A wheelset is a pair of railroad vehicle wheels mounted rigidly on an axle. Wheelsets are often mounted in a bogie ("truck" in North America) – a pivoted frame assembly holding at least two wheelsets…
The small rail wheels fitted to road–rail vehicles allow them to be stowed away when the vehicle is in road-going mode.