Ontario Northland Railway (ONT), Canada, and Bay Line Railroad (BAYL), Panama City, Fla., have adopted CNC (Computer Numerical Control) portable wheel truing machines for maintaining and repairing ...
THE world's most famous locomotive now has its wheels again. Engineers have put the wheels back on the Flying Scotsman as the train undergoes a major overhaul. The took place this week at the National ...
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Making sense of steam

More than most machines, a steam locomotive's design reflects its intended use. There are reasons why high-speed passenger locomotives have tall driving wheels and two-axle leading trucks while ...
A worker of Valdunes, a French high-speed train wheel manufacturer, repackages the Ma Steel high-speed train wheels to be shipped to Germany. [Photo provided to China Daily] In November 2017, Ma Steel ...
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