This paper reviews the behaviour of CVD diamond coatings when subjected to solid particle
erosion. The high hardness, elastic modulus and strength of diamond coatings make them …

Simulating the wheel/rail contact of a train is traditionally conducted using small-scale twin-
disc testing. Here an emerging alternative method, the “high pressure torsion”(HPT) test is …

Management of wheel-rail contact is of great importance for railways. It is essential to
understand the tribology of railway materials to maximize productivity and reduce …

Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) and wear are competing phenomena in railway wheels, but
they are typically studied as independent events. In this work, preliminary tests are carried …

Low adhesion in the wheel/rail contact is a problem for the rail industry in Great Britain as it
causes significant scheduling and safety issues. Applying sand to the wheel/rail contact is …

Tribology is the science of friction, wear, lubrication and contact mechanics. The wheel-rail
interface is one of the most complex machine element contacts from a tribological …

In this paper an approach for generating predicted full-scale creep force–creep curves from
small-scale tribological tests has been outlined and examples produced using rail sands …

In railways, low adhesion conditions lead to problems in braking and traction. Sanding
increases adhesion by blasting sand grains towards the wheel–rail contact. Which physical …

In railway operation, the sanding process is used to overcome low adhesion conditions in
the wheel–rail contact. In the literature, previously conducted research has been …

This paper presents an assessment of newly-developed conductive adhesion materials
(Products AE) in comparison to standard rail sand used in Britain. Current rail sand is an …