In　recent　years,　the　rapid　development　of　rail　transit　and　train　speed　has　improved　the　economic　development,　but　also　brought　safety　problems.　Wheel　safety　is　the　foundation　of　the　safety　of　rail　transit　vehicles.　If　there　is　a　problem　with　the　wheels,　the　consequences　are　unimaginable.　However,　there　is　little　research　on　the　wheel　web　detection　method　of　the　vehicle.　Through　investigating　the　wheel　web　crack　fault,　the　occurrence　of　spokes　crack　of　the　vehicle　may　cause　the　wheels　to　crack　and　cause　the　derailment　of　the　train,　with　extremely　serious　consequences.　At　present,　there　are　many　researches　on　the　detection　methods　of　wheel　tread　and　wheel　rim.　There　are　few　methods　to　detect　wheel　spokes,　and　they　mainly　rely　on　manual　observation　and　sound　listening,　which　is　easy　to　produce　missing　detection.　Therefore,　in　this　paper,　a　damage　detection　method　based　on　Lamb　wave　was　proposed　to　detect,　identify　and　locate　the　damage　to　verify　the　effectiveness　of　the　method.　©　Springer　Nature　Singapore　Pte　Ltd.　2020.