Railway Sciences: Volume 2 Issue 2 , Open Access

Study on wear characteristics and authorized limits of switch rails of high-speed turnout

Pu Wang, Shuguo Wang, Jing Ge, Daolin Si, Dongsheng Yang

It is quite universal for high-speed turnouts to be exposed to the wear of the stock rail of the switch rail during the service process. The wear will cause the change of railhead…

Test and application of 60 kg·m−1 bainite rails for heavy-haul railway

Jiyong Jin

In order to develop high-strength, high-toughness and high-wear-resistance rails suitable for the development and application of heavy-haul railways.

Numerical analysis for permafrost temperature field in the short term of permafrost subgrade filling

Yunjia Wang, Qianli Zhang

It is of great significance to study the influence of subgrade filling on permafrost temperature field in permafrost area for the smooth construction and safe operation of…

Stability evaluation method of large cross-section tunnel considering modification of thickness-span ratio in mechanized operation

Junru Zhang, Yumeng Liu, Bo Yan

This study aims to research the large cross-section tunnel stability evaluation method corrected after considering the thickness-span ratio.

Study on dynamic response of high speed train window glass under tunnel aerodynamic effects

Xiaogen Liu, Shuang Qi, Detian Wan, Dezhi Zheng

This paper aims to analyze the bearing characteristics of the high speed train window glass under aerodynamic load effects.

Characterization, identification and life prediction of acoustic emission signals of tensile damage for HSR gearbox housing material

Ai Yibo, Zhang Yuanyuan, Cui Hao, Zhang Weidong

This study aims to ensure the operation safety of high speed trains, it is necessary to carry out nondestructive monitoring of the tensile damage of the gearbox housing material…

Monitoring energy usage of heavy-haul iron ore trains with on-board energy meter for improving energy efficiency

Philipp Geiberger, Zhendong Liu, Mats Berg, Christoph Domay

For billing purposes, heavy-haul locomotives in Sweden are equipped with on-board energy meters, which can record several parameters, e.g., used energy, regenerated energy, speed…

System architecture and basic platform for intelligent high-speed railway

Ping Li, Yi Liu, Sai Shao

This paper aims to provide top-level design and basic platform for intelligent application in China high-speed railway.

Last train timetable optimization for metro network to maximize the passenger accessibility over the end-of-service period

Fang Wen, Yun Bai, Xin Zhang, Yao Chen, Ninghai Li

This study aims to improve the passenger accessibility of passenger demands in the end-of-operation period.