RAILWAY AGE, JULY 2022 ISSUE: Reducing rail wear and mitigating noise in tight curves are among the benefits of lubrication and its high-tech equivalent, friction management. Suppliers are helping ...

NS discovers that managing the wheel/rail dynamic in a heavy haul environment comes down to finding equilibrium among several factors. What goes on in the tiny contact patch between the wheel and rail ...

At the Wheel Rail Interaction Conference 2025, voestalpine Rail Technology presented an urban rail project on the U6 subway ...

The interaction between wheels and rails is a critical determinant of railway system performance, safety and longevity. At the point of contact, complex mechanical stresses induce wear, ...

Managing friction at the wheel-rail interface is one of the top priorities for railway operators. An effective friction management system can reduce noise and vibration while simaltaneously improving ...

Under contract by Network Rail, a team of engineers at the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has been developing solutions for the problematic interface between a ...

More and more studies show that rail friction noise and vibrations are a big problem in today’s world, especially in metropolitan areas, where they are negatively affecting people’s quality of life ...

Engineers have been developing solutions for the problematic interface between a Tram-Train vehicle and two very different railway infrastructures. Under contract by Network Rail, a team of engineers ...