The wheel set is key component of the Railway Bogie. It is also the most common and important spare part in railway industry.
One-wheel set contains two wheels,one axle,and two bearings. Depend on different application methods other special parts including gears,brake discs,axle box etc.
They could be used on wagon,locomotive,passenger car and more. The wheel has a cast wheel or a forged wheel, the axle and bearingscan be chose to the customer requirements.Vehicle and bogie performance parameters will define what wheel set configuration is required.
Relative standard:
》TB/T 1718 Technical requirement of railway vehicle’s wheelset installation
》UIC 813 Technical specification for the supply of wheelsets for tractive and trailing stock–Tolerances and assembly
》BS 5892-6 Railway rolling stock materials - Specification for wheelsets for traction and trailing stock
》EN 13260 Railway applications. Wheelsets and bogies. Wheelsets. Product requirements
》JIS E4504 Wheelsets for railway rolling stock – Quality requirements