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Fig. 16 Formation process of high-order polygonal wear of metro train wheels [16]: a rail corrugation on the low rail of sharp curves; b residual high-order polygonal wear after wheel re-profiling; c the first bending mode of the wheelset; d proportion of sharp curves; e serious high-order polygonal wear; and f wheel re-profiling with underfloor wheel lathe.