Influence of Axle Load on the Wear of Railway Wheel Material

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Technical values</td><td class="align_center">Values</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Railway gauge</td><td class="align_center">1435 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Loading capacity</td><td class="align_center">70 kg</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wheel diameter</td><td class="align_center">600 mm</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Maximum speed</td><td class="align_center">80 km/h</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Axle load</td><td class="align_center">≤11 (1 + 3%) tones</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Minimum radius of vertical curve</td><td class="align_center">1000 m</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Maximum gradient</td><td class="align_center">55%</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Empty vehicle load</td><td class="align_center">44 tone</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Type of rails for main lines and depot</td><td class="align_center">50 kg/m</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Source: Ethiopian Railway Corporation, technical specification of vehicle.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Technical parameters of passenger car for Addis Ababa light railway transit.</div>

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Influence of Axle Load on the Wear of Railway Wheel Material

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