International Journal of Rail Transportation

2013 - 2025

Current editor(s): Wanming Zhai and Kelvin C. P. Wang

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Volume 7, issue 4, 2019

A review on modelling ground vibrations generated by underground trains pp. 241-261

Xiaozhen Sheng

On live load impact factors for railroad bridges pp. 262-278

David W. Jacobs and Ramesh B. Malla

A comparison study of ride comfort indices between Sperling’s method and EN 12299 pp. 279-296

Yanran Jiang, Bernard K. Chen and Cameron Thompson

A multi-commodity network flow model for railway capacity optimization in case of line blockage pp. 297-320

Abbas Azadi Moghaddam Arani, Fariborz Jolai and Mohammad Mahdi Nasiri

Volume 7, issue 3, 2019

Passengers’ evacuation from a fire train in railway tunnel pp. 159-172

Li Yu, Tao Deng, Ming-nian Wang, Qi Li and Shuo-shuo Xu

Developed moving mesh method for high-speed railway pantograph-catenary interaction based on nonlinear finite element procedure pp. 173-190

Yang Song, Zhigang Liu, Zhao Xu and Jing Zhang

Evaluation of transportation and economic impact of short line railroads in Texas pp. 191-207

Lu Gao, Daisy Saldarriaga, Boya You, Fengxiang Qiao and Qing Li

Modeling railroad trespassing crash frequency using a mixed-effects negative binomial model pp. 208-218

Y. Kang, A. Iranitalab and A. Khattak

Polyurethane-based stabilization of railroad ballast – a critical review pp. 219-240

Dinesh Gundavaram and Syed Khaja Karimullah Hussaini

Volume 7, issue 2, 2019

Review of adhesion estimation approaches for rail vehicles pp. 79-102

Sundar Shrestha, Qing Wu and Maksym Spiryagin

Performance study of the inertial monitoring method for railway turnouts pp. 103-116

M. P. Sysyn, V. V. Kovalchuk and D. Jiang

A systematic approach for streamlined head form design and evaluation of Chinese high-speed train pp. 117-139

Ze-Rui Xiang, Jin-Yi Zhi, Jun-Hui Huang, Hong-Jun Kang, Tian Li, Peng-Fei Gao and Fang Li

A data-driven time supplements allocation model for train operations on high-speed railways pp. 140-157

Ping Huang, Chao Wen, Qiyuan Peng, Javad Lessan, Liping Fu and Chaozhe Jiang

Volume 7, issue 1, 2019

Train running safety on non-ballasted bridges pp. 1-22

Therese Arvidsson, Andreas Andersson and Raid Karoumi

Effect of crosswinds on aerodynamic characteristics around a generic train model pp. 23-54

Izuan Amin Ishak, Mohamed Sukri Mat Ali, Mohamad Fitri Mohd Yakub and Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh Salim

Approach and application on high-speed train stop plan for better passenger transfer efficiency: the China case pp. 55-78

Wencheng Huang and Bin Shuai

Volume 6, issue 4, 2018

A new method for estimation of critical speed for railway tracks on soft ground pp. 203-217

Karin Norén-Cosgriff, Eric Gustav Berggren, Amir Massoud Kaynia, Niels Norman Dam and Niels Mortensen

On the residual life assessment of high-speed railway axles due to induction hardening pp. 218-232

S. C. Wu, Z. W. Xu, Y. X. Liu, G. Z. Kang and Z. X. Zhang

A simulation platform to assess comprehensive power quality issues in electrified railways pp. 233-254

Ke Wang, Haitao Hu, Cai Chen, Zhengyou He and Lihua Chen

Volume 6, issue 3, 2018

Evaluating the influence of ballast degradation on its shear behaviour pp. 145-162

Akbar Danesh, Massoud Palassi and Ali Asghar Mirghasemi

Simulation of train–bridge interaction under wind loads: a rigid-flexible coupling approach pp. 163-182

Xuhui He, Yongbin Gai and Teng Wu

Multi objective optimization of aerodynamic design of high speed railway windbreaks using Lattice Boltzmann Method and wind tunnel test results pp. 183-201

Masoud Mohebbi and Mohammad Ali Rezvani

Volume 6, issue 2, 2018

Special issue on ‘1st International Conference on Rail Transportation’ pp. 55-56

Wanming Zhai and Kelvin C. P. Wang

Pantograph–catenary interaction: recent achievements and future research challenges pp. 57-82

Stefano Bruni, Giuseppe Bucca, Marco Carnevale, Andrea Collina and Alan Facchinetti

Verification and validation of simulations in a rail vehicle certification context pp. 83-100

Gernoth Götz and Oldrich Polach

Experimental observation of temperature and surface roughness effects on wheel/rail adhesion in wet conditions pp. 101-112

Hua Chen and Hiraku Tanimoto

Assessment of railway ground vibration in urban area using in-situ transfer mobilities and simulated vehicle-track interaction pp. 113-130

Georges Kouroussis, Konstantinos E. Vogiatzis and David P. Connolly

Vertical vibration analysis of temperature-stressed CWR using wave number finite element method pp. 131-144

Qingsong Feng, Wei Wang, Xiaozhen Sheng, Qingjie Liu and Xiaoyan Lei

Volume 6, issue 1, 2018

Comparison of locomotive energy storage systems for heavy-haul operation pp. 1-15

Maksym Spiryagin, Qing Wu, Peter Wolfs, Yan Sun and Colin Cole

Model-based comparison of hybrid propulsion systems for railway diesel multiple units pp. 16-37

Sebastian Schmid, Kambiz Ebrahimi, Antonios Pezouvanis and Walter Commerell

Predicting railway-induced ground-borne noise from the vibration of radiating building elements using power-based building acoustics theory pp. 38-54

Michel Villot, Philippe Jean, Loïc Grau and Simon Bailhache

Volume 5, issue 4, 2017

Vehicle-induced random vibration of railway bridges: a spectral approach pp. 191-212

Zhibin Jin, Guoqi Li, Shiling Pei and Hongyan Liu

Optimization of secondary suspension of three-piece bogie with bevelled friction wedge geometry pp. 213-228

Iman Hazrati Ashtiani

Shaping of the turnout diverging track with variable curvature sections pp. 229-249

Wladyslaw Koc

Volume 5, issue 3, 2017

A new friction condition identification approach for wheel–rail interface pp. 127-144

Altan Onat, Petr Voltr and Michael Lata

A technical framework of PHM and active maintenance for modern high-speed railway traction power supply systems pp. 145-169

Ding Feng, Sheng Lin, Zhengyou He and Xiaojun Sun

Statistical investigation on train primary delay based on real records: evidence from Wuhan–Guangzhou HSR pp. 170-189

Chao Wen, Zhongcan Li, Javad Lessan, Liping Fu, Ping Huang and Chaozhe Jiang

Volume 5, issue 2, 2017

Stabilization of track substructure with geo-inclusions—experimental evidence and DEM simulation pp. 63-86

Ngoc Trung Ngo, Buddhima Indraratna and Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn

Anechoic wind tunnel tests on high-speed train bogie aerodynamic noise pp. 87-109

Eduardo Latorre Iglesias, David J. Thompson, Malcolm Smith, Toshiki Kitagawa and Nobuhiro Yamazaki

The effect of a moving ground on the flow and aerodynamic noise behaviour of a simplified high-speed train bogie pp. 110-125

J. Y. Zhu, Wuyang Hu and D. J. Thompson

Volume 5, issue 1, 2017

Implementation of a wheel–rail temperature model for locomotive traction studies pp. 1-15

Maksym Spiryagin, Qing Wu, Kai Duan, Colin Cole, Yan Quan Sun and Ingemar Persson

An approach to determine a critical size for rolling contact fatigue initiating from rail surface defects pp. 16-37

Zili Li, Xin Zhao and Rolf Dollevoet

The effect of end bearings on the dynamic behaviour of floating-slab tracks with discrete slab units pp. 38-46

Mohammed F. M. Hussein and Pedro A. Costa

Application of fluid viscous dampers to mitigate vibrations of high-speed railway bridges pp. 47-62

Sarah Rådeström, Mahir Ülker-Kaustell, Andreas Andersson, Viktor Tell and Raid Karoumi

Volume 4, issue 4, 2016

Preface to special issue on ‘Vibration and noise in rail transportation’ pp. 191-192

Georges Kouroussis, David P. Connolly, Rupert Thornely-Taylor and David Waddington

Spectral analysis of railway vehicle vertical vibration under normal operating conditions pp. 193-207

Tryfon-Chrysovalantis I. Aravanis, John S. Sakellariou and Spilios D. Fassois

Vibration emission from railway lines in tunnel – characterization and prediction pp. 208-228

M. Villot, E. Augis, C. Guigou-Carter, P. Jean, P. Ropars, S. Bailhache and C. Gallais

The effect of embankment on high speed rail ground vibrations pp. 229-246

Bryan Olivier, David P. Connolly, Pedro Alves Costa and Georges Kouroussis

The relationship between floor vibration from an underground source and the airborne sound pressure level in the room pp. 247-255

Rupert Thornely-Taylor

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The Editors

Volume 4, issue 3, 2016

Railway structure monitoring solutions using fibre Bragg grating sensors pp. 135-150

Georges Kouroussis, Damien Kinet, Véronique Moeyaert, Julien Dupuy and Christophe Caucheteur

Full-scale freight train underbody aerodynamics with application to track spraying pp. 151-166

Quinn A. Mulligan, Mohammad Barimani and Sheldon I. Green

Applications of particle swarm optimization in the railway domain pp. 167-190

Qing Wu, Colin Cole and Tim McSweeney

Volume 4, issue 2, 2016

Power quality in high-speed railway systems pp. 71-97

Zhengyou He, Zheng Zheng and Haitao Hu

Effect of particle intrusion on rail seat load distributions on heavy haul freight railroads pp. 98-112

Matthew J. Greve, Marcus S. Dersch, J. Riley Edwards, Christopher P.L. Barkan, Jose Mediavilla and Brent Wilson

Real-time rail--wheel wear damage control pp. 113-129

Ye Tian, Willian J.T. Daniel and Paul A. Meehan

Volume 4, issue 1, 2016

Numerical and experimental study on dynamic behaviour of concrete sleeper track caused by wheel flat pp. 1-19

Zijian Zhang, Sihang Wei, Bassem Andrawes, Daniel A. Kuchma and J. Riley Edwards

3D FE modelling and validation of frictional contact with partial slip in compression--shift--rolling evolution pp. 20-36

Zilong Wei, Zili Li, Zhiwei Qian, Rong Chen and Rolf Dollevoet

A generalized life-cycle cost model for rail transit: making decisions between at-grade mode and underground mode pp. 37-54

Xingju Wang, Zhanmin Zhang, Jinjie Chen and Zhe Han

Energy demand and emission production comparison of electric, hydrogen and hydrogen-hybrid light rail trains pp. 55-70

E.M. Washing and S.S. Pulugurtha