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Hydrogen-powered trains operation: normative constraints and assessment on a cases study
2023
Num. 10
Summary - The use of Hydrogen-powered propulsion in railways is very promising and already found relevant commercial applications. Some potential barriers emerged anyway as critical issues addressed... read all
Study of the thermo-mechanical damage in steels for shoe-braked railway wheels using innovative small-scale tests
2023
Num. 8
Summary - The behavior of three railway wheel steels (HYPERLOS®, ER-TEN, and SUPERLOS®) coupled with two brake block materials (cast iron and organic composite) and R260 rail steel was studied by... read all
Pantograph-rigid overhead interaction: a simplified method of analysis
2023
Num. 4
Summary - The study defines a simplified method of kinematic and dynamic analysis of the interaction between a pantograph and a rigid overhead contact line. The difficulty in finding specific... read all
Consequences of the ban on sale of internal combustion engine cars in Europe
2023
Num. 3
Summary - This paper studies the consequences of the imposition of the ban on sale of internal combustion engine cars (ICE) decided by the Parliament of the European Union. By using a dynamical model... read all
Innovation in railway bogie maintenance using a portable weighing system
2023
Num. 1
Summary - The distribution of the vertical forces exerted by the wheels on a track is a very important parameter for the safe running and operating economy of a railway vehicle. Under static... read all
Study of dynamic buckling in droppers of high-speed railway line catenary during pantograph passage
2022
Num. 12
Summary - The dynamical actions to which the catenary dropper is subjected during the pantograph passage can become very relevant for high speeds of railway vehicle. In some very rare and isolated... read all
Innovative materials in the bogie frame design
2022
Num. 11
The aim of this paper is focused on the materials used for the manufacturing of the railway bogie frames. The paper will highlight the allowable and innovative materials after discussing the... read all
Check rail of turnouts
2022
Num. 6
Summary - The check rails of rail turnouts are responsible for protecting the integrity of the crossing nose. The relative action on the axes in transit – whose frequency of occurrence is analysed –... read all
Method for analysis and identification of adhesion coefficient through on-board sensors
2022
Num. 5
Summary - The digitalization of data and the technological development of systems in the railway field offer countless advantages, including the ease of reading, processing and transmission of the... read all
Evaluating market attractiveness of railway car repair companies based on expert analysis
2022
Num. 2
IntroductionThe article considers the economic attractiveness evaluation methodology of railway car repair companies. The main stages of this methodology include determining evaluation criteria, each... read all

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