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Timken's Rail Bearing Service Subsidiary Consolidates Facilities

4 April 2000

The Timken Company's Rail Bearing Service Subsidiary Consolidates Reconditioning Facilities in Knoxville

    CANTON, Ohio, April 3 Rail Bearing Service, a Timken
Company subsidiary, has announced a consolidation of their
Knoxville, Tennessee facilities. The three reconditioning locations and office
have been consolidated into one newly constructed facility.
    The consolidation will improve the plant layout, product flow and
processes used to recondition and remanufacture railroad bearings.  Rail
Bearing Service sells and services bearings and related parts used in rolling
stock and other equipment.
    "We are very excited about the many improvements surrounding this
consolidation effort. It will enable us to respond more quickly to changing
customer needs and provide our customers a higher level of service," said
Rudolph C. Karich, vice president - sales and marketing, North American Rail.
"These improvements could only have occurred with the help of our dedicated
associates and a strong commitment from our customers.  This consolidation
reflects our determination to continue to improve the services we provide to
the rail industry and increase our company's overall performance."
    Rail Bearing Service is the industry leader in engineering, service,
performance and quality for reconditioned and remanufactured railroad parts.
More than 200 associates are employed, internationally, in eight
reconditioning locations in the U.S., Australia, South Africa and the United
Kingdom.
    The Timken Company ( http://www.timken.com ) is a leading
international manufacturer of highly engineered bearings and alloy steels with
operations in 24 countries.  The company employs about 21,000 people worldwide
and reported 1999 sales of more than U.S. $2.5 billion.