Articles

1. Mechanism of cross-level settlements and void accumulation of wide and conventional sleepers in railway ballast

   • Olga Nabochenko
   • Mykola Sysyn
   • Szabolcs Fischer

   OriginalPaper Open access 22 April 2024

   

2. Simplified prediction models for acoustic installation effects of train-mounted equipment

   • David Thompson
   • Dong Zhao
   • Giacomo Squicciarini

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 April 2024 Pages: 125 - 143

   

3. NeTrainSim: a network-level simulator for modeling freight train longitudinal motion and energy consumption

   • Ahmed S. Aredah
   • Karim Fadhloun
   • Hesham A. Rakha

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 April 2024

   

4. The effectiveness of different wear indicators in quantifying wear on railway wheels of freight wagons

   • Philipe Augusto de Paula Pacheco
   • M. Magelli
   • Auteliano Antunes dos Santos

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 April 2024

   

5. Parametric investigation of railway fastenings into the formation and mitigation of short pitch corrugation

   • Pan Zhang
   • Shaoguang Li
   • Zili Li

   OriginalPaper Open access 17 March 2024

   

6. Numerical modeling techniques for noise emission of free railway wheels

   • Linus Taenzer
   • Urs Pachale
   • Domenico Tallarico

   OriginalPaper Open access 05 March 2024 Pages: 144 - 161

   

7. A discussion about the limitations of the Eurocode’s high-speed load model for railway bridges

   • Gonçalo Ferreira
   • Pedro Montenegro
   • Rui Calçada

   OriginalPaper Open access 28 February 2024 Pages: 211 - 228

   

8. Low-frequency oscillation of train–network system considering traction power supply mode

   • Yuchen Liu
   • Xiaoqin Lyu
   • Qiqi Yang

   OriginalPaper Open access 19 February 2024 Pages: 244 - 256

   

9. A framework for dynamic modelling of railway track switches considering the switch blades, actuators and control systems

   • Saikat Dutta
   • Tim Harrison
   • Phil Winship

   OriginalPaper Open access 09 January 2024 Pages: 162 - 176

   

10. Train-induced aerodynamic characteristics of vertical sound barriers influenced by several factors

    • Xiaowei Qiu
    • Xiaozhen Li
    • Ming Wang

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 January 2024 Pages: 177 - 193

    

11. Increasing realism in modelling energy losses in railway vehicles and their impact to energy-efficient train control

    • Michael Nold
    • Francesco Corman

    OriginalPaper Open access 05 January 2024

    

12. Computer vision-aided DEM study on the compaction characteristics of graded subgrade filler considering realistic coarse particle shapes

    • Taifeng Li
    • Kang Xie
    • Qian Su

    OriginalPaper Open access 08 December 2023 Pages: 194 - 210

    

13. Torque effect on vibration behavior of high-speed train gearbox under internal and external excitations

    • Yue Zhou
    • Xi Wang
    • Yu Hou

    OriginalPaper Open access 14 November 2023 Pages: 229 - 243

    

14. Traction power systems for electrified railways: evolution, state of the art, and future trends

    • Haitao Hu
    • Yunjiang Liu
    • Haidong Tao

    ReviewPaper Open access 14 November 2023 Pages: 1 - 19

    

15. Analysis of mesoscopic mechanical dynamic characteristics of ballast bed with under sleeper pads

    • Xiong Yang
    • Liuyang Yu
    • Houxu Li

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 October 2023 Pages: 107 - 123

    

16. Modelling dynamic pantograph loads with combined numerical analysis

    • F. F. Jackson
    • R. Mishra
    • M. Askill

    OriginalPaper Open access 13 October 2023 Pages: 81 - 94

    

17. Stability analysis of loose accumulation slopes under rainfall: case study of a high-speed railway in Southwest China

    • Xin Wang
    • Qian Su
    • Chenfang He

    OriginalPaper Open access 12 September 2023 Pages: 95 - 106

    

18. Influence of railway wheel tread damage on wheel–rail impact loads and the durability of wheelsets

    • Michele Maglio
    • Tore Vernersson
    • Elena Kabo

    OriginalPaper Open access 16 August 2023 Pages: 20 - 35

    

19. Numerical analysis of high-speed railway slab tracks using calibrated and validated 3D time-domain modelling

    • A. F. Esen
    • O. Laghrouche
    • D. P. Connolly

    OriginalPaper Open access 04 August 2023 Pages: 36 - 58

    

20. Influence of train speed and its mitigation measures in the short- and long-term performance of a ballastless transition zone

    • Ana Ramos
    • Rui Calçada
    • António Gomes Correia

    OriginalPaper Open access 17 July 2023 Pages: 309 - 324

    

21. Train post-derailment behaviours and containment methods: a review

    • Zhao Tang
    • Yuwei Hu
    • Kaiyun Wang

    ReviewPaper Open access 14 July 2023 Pages: 59 - 80

    

22. Temperature field test and prediction using a GA-BP neural network for CRTS II slab tracks

    • Dan Liu
    • Chengguang Su
    • Xueyi Liu

    OriginalPaper Open access 03 July 2023 Pages: 381 - 395

    

23. A strategy for lightweight designing of a railway vehicle car body including composite material and dynamic structural optimization

    • Alessio Cascino
    • Enrico Meli
    • Andrea Rindi

    OriginalPaper Open access 03 July 2023 Pages: 340 - 350

    

24. Dynamic train dwell time forecasting: a hybrid approach to address the influence of passenger flow fluctuations

    • Zishuai Pang
    • Liwen Wang
    • Qiyuan Peng

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 June 2023 Pages: 351 - 369

    

25. A rigid–flexible coupling finite element model of coupler for analyzing train instability behavior during collision

    • Jingke Zhang
    • Tao Zhu
    • Quanwei Che

    OriginalPaper Open access 04 May 2023 Pages: 325 - 339

    

26. Wheel–rail contact model for railway vehicle–structure interaction applications: development and validation

    • P. A. Montenegro
    • R. Calçada

    OriginalPaper Open access 24 April 2023 Pages: 181 - 206

    

27. Inconsistent effect of dynamic load waveform on macro- and micro-scale responses of ballast bed characterized in individual cycle: a numerical study

    • Longlong Fu
    • Yuexiao Zheng
    • Shunhua Zhou

    OriginalPaper Open access 15 April 2023 Pages: 370 - 380

    

28. Electromagnetic interference assessment of a train–network–pipeline coupling system based on a harmonic transmission model

    • Minwu Chen
    • Jinyu Zhao
    • Yu Cao

    OriginalPaper Open access 11 April 2023 Pages: 396 - 410

    

29. Gaps, challenges and possible solution for prediction of wheel–rail rolling contact fatigue crack initiation

    • Shuyue Zhang
    • Qiyue Liu
    • Wenjian Wang

    ReviewPaper Open access 11 April 2023 Pages: 207 - 232

    

30. A trailer car dynamics model considering brake rigging of a high-speed train and its application

    • Zhiwei Wang
    • Linchuan Yang
    • Wenwei Jin

    OriginalPaper Open access 30 March 2023 Pages: 269 - 280

    

31. Preface to special issue on advances in research of railway train brakes

    • Qing Wu
    • Wei Wei
    • Luciano Cantone

    Editorial Open access 30 March 2023 Pages: 107 - 107

32. Influence of quick release valve on braking performance and coupler force of heavy haul train

    • Wei Wei
    • Yuan Zhang
    • Xubao Zhao

    OriginalPaper Open access 25 March 2023 Pages: 153 - 161

    

33. A simplified pneumatic model for air brake of passenger trains

    • Luciano Cantone
    • Andrea Ottati

    OriginalPaper Open access 09 March 2023 Pages: 145 - 152

    

34. The effect of controllable train-tail devices on the longitudinal impulse of the combined trains under initial braking

    • Yuan Zhang
    • Wei Wei
    • Jichao Zhu

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 172 - 180

    

35. A numerical method for the simulation of freight train emergency braking operations based on the UIC braked weight percentage

    • N. Bosso
    • Matteo Magelli
    • N. Zampieri

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 162 - 171

    

36. Physical modeling of long-term dynamic characteristics of the subgrade for medium–low-speed maglevs

    • Minqi Dong
    • Wubin Wang
    • Qian Su

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 293 - 308

    

37. Braking distance prediction for vehicle consist in low-speed on-sight operation: a Monte Carlo approach

    • Raphael Pfaff

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 135 - 144

    

38. An abnormal carbody swaying of intercity EMU train caused by low wheel–rail equivalent conicity and damping force unloading of yaw damper

    • Yixiao Li
    • Maoru Chi
    • Shulin Liang

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 252 - 268

    

39. HIL testing of wheel slide protection systems: criteria for continuous updating and validation

    • L. Pugi
    • G. Paolieri
    • L. Bocciolini

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 March 2023 Pages: 108 - 121

    

40. The influence of AAR coupler features on estimation of in-train forces

    • Om Prakash Yadav
    • Nalinaksh S. Vyas

    OriginalPaper Open access 18 February 2023 Pages: 233 - 251

    

41. Power supply arm protection scheme of high-speed railway based on wide-area current differential

    • Guosong Lin
    • Bin Hong
    • Xuguo Fu

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 February 2023 Pages: 281 - 292

    

42. Influence of unsupported sleepers on the dynamic stability of ballasted bed based on wheelset impact tests

    • Juzhen Liu
    • Shuai Du
    • Hao Liu

    OriginalPaper Open access 18 January 2023 Pages: 52 - 60

    

43. An approach for simulating the air brake system of long freight trains based on fluid dynamics

    • Xin Ge
    • Qinghua Chen
    • Kaiyun Wang

    OriginalPaper Open access 06 December 2022 Pages: 122 - 134

    

44. Electrical characteristics of new three-phase traction power supply system for rail transit

    • Xiaohong Huang
    • Hanlin Wang
    • Haoyang Li

    OriginalPaper Open access 17 November 2022 Pages: 75 - 88

    

45. Stress distribution in roadbeds of slab tracks with longitudinal discontinuities

    • Qingzhi Ye
    • Qiang Luo
    • Hongwei Xie

    OriginalPaper Open access 27 October 2022 Pages: 61 - 74

    

46. An efficient method for train–track–substructure dynamic interaction analysis by implicit-explicit integration and multi-time-step solution

    • Lei Xu
    • Wanming Zhai
    • Weizheng Liu

    OriginalPaper Open access 15 October 2022 Pages: 20 - 36

    

47. On the problem of the dynamical reactions of a rolling wheelset to real track irregularities

    • Hans True
    • Lasse Engbo Christiansen
    • Bjørn Jerram Dahl

    OriginalPaper Open access 07 October 2022 Pages: 1 - 19

    

48. Prediction of high-speed train delay propagation based on causal text information

    • Qianyi Liu
    • Shengjie Wang
    • Chao Wen

    OriginalPaper Open access 12 September 2022 Pages: 89 - 106

    

49. Preface to special issue on plenary presentations of Second International Conference on Rail Transportation

    • Wanming Zhai

    Editorial Open access 07 September 2022 Pages: 263 - 264

50. Measured load spectra of the bearing in high-speed train gearbox under different gear meshing conditions

    • Yu Hou
    • Xi Wang
    • Xiaolong Liu

    OriginalPaper Open access 03 September 2022 Pages: 37 - 51