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Maintenance of disc-brake wheelsets
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Poznan University of Technology, Doctoral School of Poznan University of Technology, Polska
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Faculty of Civil and Transport Engineering, Institute of Transport, Polska
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Railway expert, Germany
Data nadesłania: 02-01-2026
Data akceptacji: 03-02-2026
Data publikacji online: 03-02-2026
Data publikacji: 03-02-2026
Autor do korespondencji
Wojciech Sawczuk
Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Transport, Jacka Rychlewskiego 1, 61-131, Poznan, Polska
Rail Vehicles/Pojazdy Szynowe 2025,3-4,31-41
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This article discusses the maintenance of disc brake wheelsets. The wheel set of a rail vehicle, along with the disc brake, is the basic unit of a rail vehicle, susceptible to abrasive wear. In the case of railway wheels, wear results from contact with the rail, while for brake discs, wear occurs through friction with the friction lining. The wear process of both wheels and brake discs is uneven, which for the operator requires shutting down the vehicle, once when the discs reach their maximum wear limit, and again when the wheels reach their wear limit.
This article presents the results of wheel and brake disc wear tests and their analysis over a 5-year period on a selected ELF I electric multiple unit. Based on the test results, it was concluded that for a multi-unit vehicle such as a multiple unit, it is necessary to monitor the wear rate of wheels and brake discs during the P2 periodic inspections and to implement organizational and technical measures to achieve longer service life for one of the wheelset components. Such actions will allow to obtain similar values of the wear limit of the wheel and disc at the P4 inspection, i.e. during the revision repair.
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