Wheelset

Two wheels on a common axle. On two-rail the wheels are electrically insulated from each other.

Dutch

wielstel

German

Radsatz

Articles using this term

• Rail joiners and joints: current and alignment
• DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
• Mixing Märklin and two-rail: why it does not work
• Train runs jerkily: dirty track or wheels
• Locomotive stalls on the frog
• Train derails at the turnout: causes and fixes
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit

See also

• Wheel flange
• Wheel profile
• Bogie