This paper surveys advances in the understanding and modelling of wheel–rail creep
forces. The main focus is placed on tribological aspects, for which significant progress was …

Curve squeal is an intense tonal noise occurring when a rail vehicle negotiates a sharp
curve. The phenomenon can be considered to be chaotic, with a widely differing likelihood …

The wheel–rail contact is a safety critical interface. Wear, particle emission and adhesion are
all wheel–rail contact phenomena and are discussed here. All three phenomena are …

Due to the inherent openness of the wheel-rail system, the wheel-rail interface is subject to
the influence of a third medium, resulting in a low adhesion state. This study investigates the …

The effects of low temperature on the adhesion coefficient under both dry and degraded
adhesion conditions are investigated using a rolling-sliding apparatus. The results indicate …

Surface dents may occur on both rail head and wheel tread and have a deep influence on
their microstructures. This investigation aims at exploring the microstructure evolution and …

Investigation of traction and braking phenomena in rail vehicles requires proper modelling of
friction in the wheel–rail contact in the mode of full sliding. Adhesion characteristic with …

By modifying friction to the desired level, the application of friction modifiers (FMs) has been
considered as a promising emerging tool in the railway engineering for increasing …

Friction within the wheel–rail contact highly influences all aspects of vehicle–track
interaction. Models describing this frictional behaviour are of high relevance, for example, for …

Twin disc instruments are an essential tool for evaluating third body materials in the
wheel/rail interface. Twin disc testing results (from two different scale instruments) were …