Historical development
Speed has always been
the essence of railways
Speed has been the essence of railways since the first steam
locomotive made its appearance in 1804. SKF remains at
the forefront of high-speed train design, providing some of
the most safety-critical components of railway vehicles –
the
wheelset axlebox assemblies, comprising the wheelset
bearings or units, the axlebox housing and integrated sensors.
SKF has always been active in developing solutions to meet
the challenging requirements of high-speed train builders and
operators, for the development, design and testing of wheelset
bearings. Today, high-speed rail transport is defined in some
European standards as vehicles with a maximum speed of
more than 200 km/h. By the 1930s, trains in Europe and
North America had already reached travelling speeds of
Historical development
Speed has always been
the essence of railways
Speed has been the essence of railways since the first steam
locomotive made its appearance in 1804. SKF remains at
the forefront of high-speed train design, providing some of
the most safety-critical components of railway vehicles –
the
wheelset axlebox assemblies, comprising the wheelset
bearings or units, the axlebox housing and integrated sensors.
SKF has always been active in developing solutions to meet
the challenging requirements of high-speed train builders and
operators, for the development, design and testing of wheelset
bearings. Today, high-speed rail transport is defined in some
European standards as vehicles with a maximum speed of
more than 200 km/h. By the 1930s, trains in Europe and
North America had already reached travelling speeds of
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