The interesting engineering behind the SHAPE of Train wheels!
Have you ever wondered why the train wheel shape is conical, not straight. Let’s explore this simple, but genius invention in detail.
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April 6, 2025
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Have you ever wondered why the train wheel shape is conical, not straight. Let’s explore this simple, but genius invention in detail.
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What software can i use to achieve this kind of animation
BRILLIANT? Not sure about that. Less surface area in contact will the rails, means greater wear and tear in one specific area of the wheel, meaning it will cost more to maintain and replace them more often. Furthermore less contact with the surface ware also means less breaking power and the train will take longer to a full stop, this also has a negative side effect, this means the driver will have to stop the train sooner rather then later, which also will throw the entire railway time table out the window! where this design belongs.
You fix one problem you introduce two more issues! Lets just say this design wont fly in certain countries that operate their trains exactly on time!
Though there are many improvement direction on track..in India many train accident happened last few years,chinese train track had been improved better now
Genius
BS, it's just the rotation of the wheel in a curve
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Highly Sleepary Conical Wheels have highly Colapsibility thats why no guarantee of sleeping Wheels
What about less drag bc the point of contact on the rail is so small?
In these really wonderful videos, I only wish a bit of history would be added–such as when the conical shape was realized to be optimal or indispensable. From the very beginning of train locomotion?
The first two points of logic are revelatory–the conical angle corrects the tendency inward, and compensated for angle differential. Wonderful.
Very neat explanation. ❤
You talk funny
Why only engineering? You should mention science and engineering.
English g.o.a.t Engineer 🇬🇧 invented it
. GÉNIAL .
Fun fact there is only contact patch between the rail and wheel the size of a 20p at any one time, ( so I’ve been told by and engineer )
so that explains why train moves side to side sometimes even on straigth road, since thits looks like not tightly fit into the tracks but has free movement aloved to sides. But if you exceed some speed limit, you can still jump of the track even with flange safety?
finnally a good explaination with graphics
Thanks
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The simple design is what makes this so genius
Sir can we use spoke in rail wheels which may reduce production cost and become lighter than today’s wheels ?
after decades of life i finally learned it wasn’t due to magic
"The left wheel has to travel more distance than the right wheel."
Good video, but this is confusingly stated. It's the left wheel only as viewed in the video. It's the right wheel of the train that travels farther.
What does a set weight.
I love how Sabin Mathew uses the glued cups using two YouTube play Buttons
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Please translate in Hindi 👍
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we can customize train wheels.
Now there’s the doubt about why aren’t the rails made with a surface more close to matching the shape of the wheels.
The 1. reason should be removed from the video
Amazing to learn this as a new Train Conductor. Engineering Brilliance! 🚉
Why can’t we all be so smart?
Me at 3 am for no reason!
I have to admit that is a clever solution if you don’t want independent wheels.
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I learned so much about trains without expecting to.
So flanges aren't needed for slower speed
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Pure physics