Special Wheelsets
Rubber-tyred metros feature special wheelsets with rubber tires outside of the special flanged steel wheels. The unusually large flanges on the steel wheels guide the bogie through standard railroad switches and in addition keep the train from derailing in case the tires deflate.
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