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2. Rack railway - Wikipedia

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   Rack railway. The Pilatus Railway is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more ...

3. Wheelset (rail transport) - Wikipedia

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   A rail vehicle wheelset, comprising two wheels mounted rigidly on an axle. A wheelset is a pair of railroad vehicle wheels mounted rigidly on an axle allowing both wheels to rotate together. Wheelsets are often mounted in a bogie ("truck" in North America) – a pivoted frame assembly holding at least two wheelsets – at each end of the vehicle.

4. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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   Also Centering spring cylinder. A cylindrical cast-iron holder in which an adjusting string is placed. Adjusting spring seat A casting, or a part of the bolster of a two-wheel trailing truck, forming a bearing for the end of the adjusting spring. Admission The opening of steam port to admit steam to one end of a cylinder. If the valve has no lead, admission takes place at the moment the piston ...

5. Train wheel - Wikipedia

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   The small rail wheels fitted to road–rail vehicles allow them to be stowed away when the vehicle is in road-going mode. Wheels used for road–rail vehicles are normally smaller than those found on other types of rolling stock, such as locomotives or carriages, because the wheel has to be stowed clear of the ground when the vehicle is in road-going mode.

6. Caster - Wikipedia

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   A caster is a wheel mounted to a fork, with an optional, additional offset steering joint. An omnidirectional wheel (Mecanum wheel, Omni wheel, or Swedish wheel) is made of a large central hub with many additional smaller wheels mounted along the perimeter such that their axes are perpendicular to the central wheel. The central wheel can rotate ...

7. Isle of Man Railway rolling stock - Wikipedia

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   The rolling stock used on the Isle of Man Railway today is entirely original although, from an original total of 75 carriages, the number serviceable dropped as low as 14, but this total is once again increasing as a result of recent rebuilds The 3 ft (914 mm) gauge railway was provided with a variety of stock from different manufacturers over its time, and types of coach were categorised ...