Wheels and Axles

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

PEP - Professional Engineering Publishers - is the author of Wheels and Axles: Cost Effective Engineering, published by Wiley.