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Why were trains wheels not designed to have differentials?

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Actually, the conical shape of the rolling surface is needed to stabilize the wheelset and bogie. read more

No, trains do not have differential gears. To obtain the relative motion between the two wheels, the wheel are made conical in shape and the track are ‘crowned’ on the top, so that, they have just a point contact while running. read more

Trains do not have differentials. but we all know they do take turn. this is achieved by CONING of wheel. since the centripetal force attracts the train to the centre of curvature, the outer wheels dia being small makes much rotation than the inner wheels, which are having at the instant larger dia. and in this train takes a turn. P.S.- trains require much distance to turn than any vehicle. read more

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