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Managing wheelset life
Keith Mack, Chair of UK Wheelset Management Group, explores how technology enabled predictive maintenance is effectively elongating the lifecycle of the wheelset.
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The term rolling stock in the rail transportation industry refers to any vehicle that moves along a railway track. Global Railway Review’s coverage of rolling stock includes developments in mainline and high-speed passenger trains, plus rail freight locomotives and heavy-haul wagons.
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