Wheel lathe


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a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.

See also: Wheel

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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The rehabilitation also includes the repair of the train line's wheel lathe machine which minimizes vibration between the train coaches and the tracks.
Replacement of MRT 3 tracks expected in November
A PS1.6 million mobile wheel lathe will improve the performance and reliability of services between Inverness and Aberdeen, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick and Thurso.
Wheel lathe expected to raise train performance; RAIL
A new wheel lathe for Cardiff's train depot may be at least 24 months away.
Welsh trains 'like Ford Escort with 300,000 miles on the clock and broken clutch' says country's transport boss; The Transport for Wales chief executive likened the rolling stock it will inherit from Arriva Trains Wales to buying an old car with a worn clutch
It is a turnkey project and the scope of work includes design and construction of five buildings including Lifting Bay; Inspection Bay; Machine Shop; Wheel Lathe and Oil godown with the total area of 16,000 sqmt.
Richa Industries Wins Rs 23 Crore Order from IRCON International Limited
Consequently, Schaeffler UK decided to investigate whether depot-based vibration measurements, using an underfloor wheel lathe to rotate the wheelset, could be used to assess the condition of the traction motor and gearbox.
Preventing premature failure: a series of studies have shown that depot-based condition monitoring of railway traction motors using underfloor wheel lathes can be implemented at a fraction of the cost of Remote Condition Monitoring, says Dr Steve Lacey, engineering manager at Schaeffler UK
"Consequently, at Schaeffler UK, we decided to investigate whether depot-based vibration measurements, using an underfloor wheel lathe to rotate the wheelset, could be used to assess the condition of the traction motor and gearbox," says Steve Lacey.
Keeping bearings on the right track: Andy Pye finds out from Dr Steve Lacey, engineering manager at Schaeffler UK, how a series of studies show that depot-based condition monitoring of railway traction motors using underfloor wheel lasthes can be implemented at a fraction of the cost of remote condition monitoring
The vibration measurements were carried out while the trains were positioned over an Underfloor Wheel Lathe at two of Siemens' rail maintenance workshops in Southampton and Ilford.
Novel handheld vibration monitoring: a novel, handheld vibration monitoring system has been developed, which enables maintenance engineers at Siemens Mobility to check train traction motors for early signs of damage to the bearings
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