This paper reviews, synthesises and benchmarks new understandings relating to railway
vibrations. Firstly, the effect of vibrations on passenger comfort is evaluated, followed by its …

Vibration and noise aspects play a relevant role in the lifetime and comfort of urban areas
and their residents. Among the different sources, the one coming from the rail transit system …

Track transition zones are discontinuities along the track structure which can potentially be
vulnerable to geometry and material deterioration causing increased maintenance costs …

After many years of national track stiffness measurements at standstill condition, Banverket
(Swedish Rail Administration) participated in the EU-financed Eurobalt II project. Mr Björn …

The track stiffness experienced by a train will vary along the track. Sometimes the stiffness
variation may be very large within a short distance. One example is when an unsupported …

Railway ballast degradation under dynamic loads progressively leads to loss of mechanical
performance and geometry of the track, so that maintenance interventions are frequently …

Track transitions such as bridge approaches, road crossings and shifts from slab track to
ballasted track are common locations where track degradation accelerates due to dynamic …

The dynamic performance of a railway track subjected to moving trains depends strongly on
track support conditions. In reality, even for the well-constructed and well-maintained tracks …

This paper presents the measured results of full-scale testing of railway track under
laboratory conditions to examine the effect on the track stiffness when the ballast is …

The railway tracks are composed of steel rails that are supported by the infrastructure
through sleepers, which are generally assembled with a fixed separation between them …