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Wheelset — may refer to: * bicycle wheel * wheelset (railroad) … Wikipedia
Wheelset (railroad) — A wheelset is the wheel axle (wheel and axle) assembly of a railroad car. The frame assembly beneath each end of a car or locomotive that holds the wheelsets is called the bogie (or truck in North America). Most North American freight cars have… … Wikipedia
Wheelset (disambiguation) — A wheelset is a wheel and axle combination. It can refer to: * the front and back bicycle wheels (with axles) sold as a ready made set; * an axle and mounted left and right pair of railroad wheels … Wikipedia
wheelset — A pair of matching bicycle wheels (front and rear) … Dictionary of automotive terms
International Wheelset Congress — The International Wheelset Congress (IWC) was founded by Lucchini in 1963. The first congress took place in Bergamo, Italy in that year. Since then, with only two exceptions it has been held every third year. The International Wheelset Congress… … Wikipedia
Rail adhesion — Driving wheel of steam locomotive The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. Thus, it relies on the friction between a… … Wikipedia
Wheel speed sensor — [ head unit.] Wheel speed sensors or vehicle speed sensors (VSS) are sender devices used for reading the speed of the vehicle s wheel rotation. It usually consists of a toothed ring and pickup. Special purpose speed sensors Rotary speed sensors… … Wikipedia
Zipp — Infobox Company company name = Zipp Speed Weaponry company company type = Private company slogan = Speed Weaponry foundation = 1988 location = Indianapolis, Indiana key people = Unknown industry = cycling components products = Bicycle and Related … Wikipedia
Hunting oscillation — The classical Hunting oscillation is a swaying motion of a railway vehicle caused by the coning action on which the directional stability of an adhesion railway depends.Below a certain critical speed, the motion is damped out, above this speed… … Wikipedia
LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado — Infobox Locomotive name= LNER Class A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado powertype= Steam caption= Tornado , 8 August 2008 designer= Arthur Peppercorn (original designer) builder= A1 Steam Locomotive Trust builddate= 1994 2008 whytetype= Whyte|4 6 2… … Wikipedia
