All articles for "Railways"

Engineering Competence

Compact taper roller bearing lives up to its name

SKF has developed a new bearing generation for railway applications that offers lower life-cycle costs and longer maintenance intervals. Laboratory [...]
Design,Industry,Product,Railways,Service,Tapered roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Axlebridge designs for low-floor tramways

Low-floor tramcars and light rail vehicles offer easy entry for passengers into the vehicle. The Combino® modular tramcar made by Siemens is equipped [...]
Axleboxes,Industry,Other products and services,Product,Railways,Transportation & logistics,
Engineering Competence

Hybrid traction motor bearing units for mass-transit vehicles

Traction motor bearing units are increasingly used to lower life-cycle cost and improve performance in railway applications. Škoda Trakcní Motory is [...]
Industry,Product,Railways,Traction motor bearing units,Transportation & logistics,
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High-speed travel

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), the largest railway rolling stock manufacturer in Japan, has received an order from Taiwan for the Shinkansen [...]
Other products and services,Railways,
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Train at the end of the world

The journey to the end of the world is about to extend an additional nine kilometres.
Railways,
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Support for Siemens tramcars

SKF has signed an agreement with Siemens SGP Transportation Systems for delivery of some 900 axle bridges, with an option for an additional [...]
Design,Railways,Tapered roller bearings,Transportation & logistics,
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Sensors for railway bearing units

Wheel slide and skidding on railway vehicles can be avoided by using systems similar to antilock braking systems for cars and trucks. SKF has [...]
Axleboxes,Industry,Product,Railways,Sensorised bearings,Transportation & logistics,