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Railway tire, the Glossary

The steel wheel of a steam locomotive and other older types of rolling stock were usually fitted with a steel tire (American English) or tyre (in British English, Australian English and others) to provide a replaceable wearing element on a costly wheel.^[1]

27 relations: American English, Australian English, British English, Caracas Metro, Driving wheel, Eschede train disaster, Grade (slope), Great Western Railway, High-speed rail, Intercity Express, Interference fit, Mansell wheel, Mexico City Metro, Montreal Metro, Natural rubber, Paris Métro, People mover, Rubber-tyred metro, Santiago Metro, Sapporo Municipal Subway, Seattle Center Monorail, South Devon Railway (heritage railway), Swaging, Taipei Metro, Tire, Train wheel, U Line.
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American English

American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.

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Australian English

Australian English (AusE, AusEng, AuE, AuEng, en-AU) is the set of varieties of the English language native to Australia.

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British English

British English is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain.

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Caracas Metro

The Caracas Metro (Metro de Caracas) is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela.

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Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). Railway tire and driving wheel are train wheels.

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Eschede train disaster

On 3 June 1998, an ICE 1 train on the Hannover-Hamburg railway near Eschede in Lower Saxony, Germany derailed and crashed into an overpass that crossed the railroad, which then collapsed onto the train.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales.

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High-speed rail

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.

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Intercity Express

Intercity Express (commonly known as ICE) is a high-speed rail system in Germany.

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Interference fit

An interference fit, also known as a pressed fit or friction fit, is a form of fastening between two tightfitting mating parts that produces a joint which is held together by friction after the parts are pushed together.

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Mansell wheel

The Mansell Wheel is a railway wheel patented by Richard Mansell, the Carriage and Wagon superintendent of the South Eastern Railway in the UK. Railway tire and Mansell wheel are train wheels.

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Mexico City Metro

The Mexico City Metro (Metro de la Ciudad de México) is a rapid transit system that serves the metropolitan area of Mexico City, including some municipalities in the State of Mexico.

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Montreal Metro

The Montreal Metro (Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Natural rubber

Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds.

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Paris Métro

The Paris Métro (Métro de Paris; short for Métropolitain), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France.

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People mover

A people mover or automated people mover (APM) is a type of small scale automated guideway transit system.

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Rubber-tyred metro

A rubber-tyred metro or rubber-tired metro is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology.

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Santiago Metro

The Santiago Metro (Metro de Santiago) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Santiago, the capital of Chile.

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Sapporo Municipal Subway

The is a mostly-underground rubber-tyred rapid transit system in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Seattle Center Monorail

The Seattle Center Monorail is an elevated straddle-beam monorail line in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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South Devon Railway (heritage railway)

The South Devon Railway (SDR) is a heritage railway from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon.

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Swaging

Swaging is a forging process in which the dimensions of an item are altered using dies into which the item is forced.

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Taipei Metro

Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan.

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Tire

A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.

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Train wheel

A train wheel or rail wheel is a type of wheel specially designed for use on railway tracks. Railway tire and train wheel are train wheels.

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U Line

The U Line is a driverless, fully automatic, grade-separated light metro line in Uijeongbu, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_tire

Also known as Gibson ring, Railroad tires, Railway tires, Railway tyre, Railway tyres.