Background• Wheelset maintenance and renewal activities account for a large proportion of a fleets whole-life costs • Influenced by a large number of factors:• Optimisation of maintenance and renewal regimes will help to increase wheelset life and reduce costs • These enhancements go some way to determining the whole life costs for the complete system (vehicle-track)
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