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Track Maintenance: Intelligent wheel-rail conditioning can reduce noise and wear

By Fabrizio Steinebrunner, Head of Sales & Consulting, Igralub AG für Schmiertechnik & Russell Hargrave,Technical Advisor, RS Clare & Co Ltd 2024-01-18T15:00:00

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Advances in the control of wheel-rail conditioning are helping to facilitate a transition from stand-alone wayside and onboard applicators to an intelligent network that continually optimises the management of both friction and noise.

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