G. A. Filippov
I.P.Bardin Central Research Institute of Iron and Steel Industry, 2nd Baumanskaya 9/23, 107005 Moscow, Russia
M. V. Illichev
Science and Engineering Center for Energy Efficient Processes and Equipment, Associated Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya 13/19, 125412, Moscow, Russia
E. Kh. Isakaev
Science and Engineering Center for Energy-Efficient Processes and Equipment of Joint, Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russia
P.P. Ivanov
Science and Engineering Center for Energy-Efficient Processes and Equipment of Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russia
Oleg A. Sinkevich
Science Technological Center of Associated Institute for High Temperature, Russian Academy of Science and Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Russia
A.S. Tyuftyaev
Science and Technological Center of Associated Institute of High Temperature Russian Academy of Science - 13/19 Izhorskya St, Moscow, 127 412 - Russia
A.E. Yablonsky
Science and Engineering Center for Energy Efficient Processes and Equipment, Associated Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russia
The paper deals with the accomplished industrial application of plasma technology in the railways. Doubling of resource of separate tire of locomotive wheels due to plasma treatment is demonstrated using a great body of measurement data from the rolling stock maintenance. The marked differentiation in the wear intensity (nearly twice) is observed between main-line electric locomotives and local-line and shunting diesel locomotives.