The railway network plays a significant role (both economically and socially) in assisting the
reduction of urban traffic congestion. It also accelerates the decarbonization in cities …

Wheel flange climb derailment of vehicles in railway turnouts is a serious safety issue. In
particular, derailment accidents in smaller turnouts, caused by poor track alignment before …

The knowledge acquired in relation to failures associated with components has made
significant contributions to the development of components with increased reliability, as well …

There has been a considerable increase in derailment investigations, in particular at railway
turnouts (RTs), as the majority of derailments lead to lengthy disruptions to the appropriate …

The paper proposes an optimal siting and sizing methodology to design an energy storage
system (ESS) for railway lines. The scope is to maximize the economic benefits. The …

Wheel climb derailment frequently occurs in turnouts. This is usually because track
alignments in the turnout area are very poor and the cross-sections of switch rail are not …

The turnouts in railway infrastructure constitute bottlenecks, limiting the capacity of the entire
railway network. These turnouts force speed limits due to their design and geometry. The …

Unplanned track inspections can be a direct consequence of any disruption to the operation
of on-board track geometry monitoring activities. A novel response strategy to enhance the …

Passive grinding is a high-speed rail grinding maintenance strategy, which is completely
different from the conventional rail active grinding system. In contrast to active grinding, there …

Featured Application The new findings highlight for the first time the dynamic phenomena of
turnout systems considering composite, concrete and timber sleepers and bearers. It also …