DescriptionIllustration of creepage for a railway wheel.png
English: When a tractive force (torque ) is applied on a railway wheel, a small difference arises between the forward velocity and circumferential velocity . The relative difference is the "creepage" . It is resisted by the friction force on the wheel.
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