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Summary

Description Typical wheel and rail profiles on tramways / light rail / streetcar systems (left) and railways (right).

"A" indicates where considerable variations in thickness, height and angle occur on different tramway systems.

Data sources
Tramway rail: 
Municipal Tramways Trust (Adelaide, South Australia) drawings — nos
 2006 (rail) and 7425 (wheel and gauges).
Railway rail: ARA-A 100 pound (Association of American Railroads). Wheel: Australian National Railways. Typical variants (railway wheels): UK profile P1 (upper), Indian Railways (lower). Gauges and tolerances: Shevtsov, I. (2008). Wheel/rail interface optimisation. Fig. 2.1.

Please see the Discussion page for reasons why overlaying of the previous image was necessary.

A larger, dimensioned version of the drawing is: Drawing -- tramway and railway wheel and rail profiles.png.
Date 16 June 2024
Source Own work based on data cited above
Author SCHolar44 at English Wikipedia
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Typical wheel and rail profiles on tramways and railways

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29 March 2006

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current03:22, 16 June 2024Thumbnail for version as of 03:22, 16 June 20241,504 × 710 (37 KB)SCHolar44Correcting numerous errors in profiles (new version is from established sources, original was an impromptu sketch)
01:02, 15 June 2024Thumbnail for version as of 01:02, 15 June 202433 × 25 (4 KB)SCHolar44Reverted to version as of 04:18, 17 February 2024 (UTC) – error in file
00:58, 15 June 2024Thumbnail for version as of 00:58, 15 June 2024612 × 275 (187 bytes)SCHolar44Replacement of inaccurate, misleading image
04:18, 17 February 2024Thumbnail for version as of 04:18, 17 February 202433 × 25 (4 KB)SCHolar44Reverted to version as of 06:22, 29 March 2006 (UTC) because the amendment made in April 2006 is erroneous (see Description).
16:04, 2 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 16:04, 2 August 2015164 × 124 (2 KB)Kopiersperresize increased
10:53, 1 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 10:53, 1 April 200633 × 25 (4 KB)IIVQSelfmade: Difference in rail and wheel shape for train (left) and tram (right) wheel and rail
06:22, 29 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 06:22, 29 March 200633 × 25 (4 KB)IIVQSelfmade: Difference in rail and wheel shape for train (left) and tram (right) wheel and rail.
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