|  | Gravity 
              Wheel Drop Units | Spring Machines 
              | Railway Axle 
              Manufacture | Machinery Supplied 
              Worldwide   
             A variety of 
              designs are available for the assembly and stripping of wheels on 
              railway locomotives, coaches and wagons Features available 
               Manual or 
                driven adjustment of resistance crosshead to suit axle length. Manual or 
                hydraulic adjustment of axle supports. Precise 
                positioning of wheels using digital read-out. Pressure 
                recording instrument for mounting loads. Tooling 
                for handling wheels, gears, collars, axle boxes and crank pins. Integral 
                gantry with hoists for wheels and axles. 
               
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                    150 
                      Tonnes Wheel Press for Tyne and Wear Metro workshop, with 
                      overhead gantry and powered crosshead drive. |  |  
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