New technologies of gauge variation for wheelset vehicles crossing

Abstract

In Europe there are countries where both freight and passenger transport are affected by different gauges. Need circulation of rolling stock gauge has resulted in looking for solutions to improve various diversified systems in operation. There are two possible solutions, namely the exchange of axles (rolling element that steering bogies) or adapt them to the new gauge on the fly (during the journey without stopping the train), for rolling stock operating on different systems to track or endowment both rolling stock and infrastructure, with an automatic gauge change.