Portal Wheel Lathe

The Atlas Rail Portal Wheel Lathe is designed to re-profile wheel sets for a wide range of locomotives and rolling stock, once removed from the vehicle. The lathe can also be configured for the machining of brake disks The machine is designed to maximise wheel shop throughput by profiling both wheels on a wheelset simultaneously, and incorporating a roll-through design whereby the wheelsets are loaded from the front and unloaded via the rear of the machine.

Machining Parameters

Maximum Wheel Diameter 1250mm
Minimum Wheel Diameter 780mm
Track Gauge 1676mm
Maximum Axle Length 2800mm
Minimum Axle Length 1850mm
Maximum Tyre Width 145mm
Minimum Tyre Width 125mm
Maximum Axle Weight 3000kg

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