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Comment by djoldman

1 month ago

Wheel Impact Load Detector.

It measures vertical forces in kips - (kilo-pounds-force, 1 KIP = 1,000 lbs)

They have these in the USA.

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iggldiggl  24 days ago

Those are for the opposite problem – detecting defective trains (overweight respectively otherwise faulty weight distribution as well as wheel flats).

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