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Monitoring bearing temperature in high-speed train bogies is crucial for assessing system health and ensuring operational safety. Accurate temperature prediction facilitates proactive maintenance. However, existing models struggle to capture multi-scale temporal patterns, long-term dependencies, and spatial correlations among bearings, and they often overlook varying operating conditions. To address these challenges and enhance prediction accuracy in real-world operations, this study proposes MSC-Ada-MTL, a novel framework that integrates multi-scale feature extraction and operating condition recognition through adaptive multi-task learning. The approach employs multi-scale hierarchical temporal networks (MSHNets) to capture temporal features across different scales from multiple bogie sensors. A speed-based recognition strategy classifies operating conditions to enhance model reliability and simplify prediction tasks. By leveraging multi-task learning, the framework simultaneously models temporal dynamics and spatial correlations, creating a comprehensive prediction model. Validation and ablation experiments demonstrate significant improvements in prediction accuracy and robustness across diverse operating scenarios. 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