Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal

Article	Citations
Intelligent detection of fine cracks on sleepers based on improved YOLOv5 model of cascade fusion	29
Visualization of wheel-rail contact area of running vehicle using film sensor	25
Shaping light rail vehicle wheel profile in terms of wear and ride safety	21
Field testing and performance optimization of a weld reinforcement device in heavy haul railways	21
Study on the application amount optimization of water-based friction modifier based on field experiments	19
Validation of a rail temperature model with experimental measurements	17
Comparative analysis of rail pad lateral dynamic performance in metro systems	16
Field investigation on the effect of the tamping machine and dynamic track stabilizer on changing the rail support modulus	16
Similarity based position calibration for multisource track inspection data	15
Influence mechanism of vertical dynamic track irregularity on train operation stability of long-span suspension bridge	15
Effectiveness of grouted layer in the mitigation of subway-induced vibrations	15
A study of vertical tie reaction forces in ballasted railroad tracks through field instrumentation and numerical modeling	14
Stability control of high-speed bogies using an adaptive vibration absorber	14
Research on ultrasonic guided wave-based high-speed turnout switch rail base flaw detection	14
Effect of rotor eccentricity on the dynamic performance of a traction motor and its support bearings in a locomotive	13
Theoretical model of fatigue limit of full-size axle with different impact defects	13
Assessing the fast non-Hertzian methods for wheel-rail rolling contact integrated in the vehicle dynamics simulation	12
Multi-modal battery-operated trains on partially electrified lines: A case study on some regional lines in Italy	12
Predicting vehicle-body vibration accelerations with track irregularities based on deep learning approaches	12
Use cases for obstacle detection and track intrusion detection systems in the context of new generation of railway traffic management systems	12
A field methodology to assess the performance of rail cleaning, using a new portable tribometer	12
Conceptual exploration of power peak shaving by smart train operation in rail freight transport	11
Research on the traction characteristic evaluation of urban rail vehicles based on entropy weight TOPSIS	11
The impact of short-wave effects on deterioration of track geometry	11
Estimating the occurrence of broken rails in commuter railroads with machine learning algorithms	11

Machine learning methodology based on relative wavelet energy for identification of multiple out-of-round railway wheels	10
A Method for Maintaining Virtually Coupled States of Train Convoys	10
High–speed train crash safety assessment for Train–moose collisions	10
A novel abnormal detection method for bearing temperature based on spatiotemporal fusion	10
Particle swarm optimisation of a PID-based virtual coupling controller for metro railway trains	10
Rail profile optimization of a subway’s sharp curve considering multiple curve sections and metal removal	10
Experimental and simulation study on the effect of different wheel profiles on the dynamics and wheel wear of high-speed trains	10
Investigating the stick-slip vibration behavior of a locomotive with adhesion control in a curve	9
Carrydown of liquid friction modifier	9
Identification method of cyclic top defects in track geometry measurements in its early stage	9
Train/track coupled dynamics model of long heavy haul train based on substructure and parallel computing	9
Monitoring the bogie lateral dynamics of a high-speed train through wireless sensor nodes	9
Effect of material failure criteria on collision behavior of metro vehicle end structures	9
Characterisation and evaluation of global uneven heating during railway tread braking – Brake rig testing and field study	8
Research on movement and deposition of snow particles with different shapes in the bogie region	8
Application of waste materials for concrete and composite railway sleeper production: A review	8
A vision-based method for line-side switch rail condition monitoring and inspection	8
Train-velocity-filtering of wayside noise to measure grind effectiveness when targeting variable wavelength rail corrugation	8
An undercarriage image driven anomaly detection method for metro vehicle based on adversarial memory enhancement	7
Modelling and experimental characterization of secondary suspension elements for rail vehicle ride comfort simulation	7
Hunting motion of high-speed emu during cross-line operation: Mechanism and countermeasures	7
Probabilistic review of wheel profiles based on hollow tread in the U.S. heavy haul rail network	7
The corrugation of railway rails: 2. Monitoring and conclusions	7
Experimental simulation of alternating aerodynamic loads induced by high-speed trains passing in tunnels	7
Influence of thermal loading parameters and microstructure on the formation of stratified surface layers on railway wheels	7
Research on the working performance of fouled ballast bed under the multi-scale effect	7
A parallel method for assessing track segment quality in railway maintenance	7
Study on the influence of transient processes in pantograph-catenary contact-loss on the characteristics of glue rail insulation	7
Dynamic response analysis of the brake disc of a high-speed train with wheel flats	7
Using digital image correlation (DIC) to measure railway ballast movement in full-scale laboratory testing of sleeper lateral resistance	7
Multi objective ant Colony Optimisation to obtain efficient metro speed profiles	7
Experimental investigation on RFID-odometer-based localization of an automated shunting vehicle	7
On the use of ultrasonic guided waves for the health monitoring of rails	7
Research on the mechanism of rail corrugation of steel spring floating slab track on metro	6
Modelling of rolling contact fatigue under various interface conditions	6
Wireless sensor nodes for freight trains condition monitoring based on geo-localized vibration measurements	6
The traffic loading caused deformation of sand-rubber filler	6
Prediction of wheel-rail contact forces using simple onboard monitoring system and machine learning	6
Influence of coupling vertical and lateral loads on the centre negative flexural behaviour of prestressed monoblock concrete sleepers	6
Characterisation of track buckling resistance	6
Experimental measurement of track irregularities in EMS maglev systems using the mid-chord offset method and inverse filtering technology	6
Novel approach for validation of innovative modules for railway traffic management systems in a virtual environment	6
Horizontal curvature estimation of tram tracks using OpenStreetMap	6
Railway degradation behaviour analysis in narrow-gauge railways: A local-railway case study	6
Experimental characterization of the vibration effects on wheels of a mass rapid transit vehicle	6
Automated rerailing of a road-rail shunting vehicle on road-level tracks using 2D-Lidar	6
A review of techniques for measurement of forces and neutral temperatures in railway track	6
Experimental and numerical investigations on longitudinal vibration of suspended monorail trains induced by bogie pitching motion	5
Effect of polygon-shaped wheels on fatigue fracture of fastener clips in high-speed railway lines	5
Carbody hunting behaviour of high speed vehicles in low effective conicity of wheel-rail contact	5

Improvement of the hydraulic system in a rail grinder based on the grinding effect	5
Acceleration-based condition monitoring of track longitudinal level using multiple regression models	5
Innovative requirements and evaluation methods for slab track design	5
Impact simulation investigation on freight train draft gear systems	5
Optimizing passengers’ experience: A goal-oriented reinforcement learning speed control approach for urban railway trains	5
Development of metro track geometry fault diagnosis convolutional neural network model based on car-body vibration data	5
On monitoring fretting fatigue damage in solid railway axles by acoustic emission with unsupervised machine learning and comparison to non-destructive testing techniques	5
Application of yaw dampers with frequency-selective damping to improve the locomotive adaptability to low/high conicity stability	5
Investigating the effect of rail profile deviation on hunting instability of high-speed railway vehicle under multi-parameter coupling	5
Numerical Investigation on the Flow underneath a High-Speed Train of Six Coaches Marshalled with Different Bogies	5
A holistic solution to virtual coupling based urban rail train control system	5
Optimisation of wheelset maintenance by using a reduced flange wear wheel profile	5
Dynamic diagnosis method and quantitative characterization of rail corrugation	5
Incentivized decarbonization through safer and more efficient heavy haul operations	5
Mechanism and improvement for tail vehicle swaying of power-centralized EMUs	5
Dynamic behaviour of bridges under critical conventional and regular trains: Review of some regulations included in EN 1991-2	5
Smart railways: AI-based track-side monitoring for wheel flat identification	5
An authorisation framework for actively controlled running gear	5
A new small sample test configuration for fatigue life estimation of overhead contact wires	5
Farewell diesel: On the way to climate neutrality using alternative drives and fuels in rail passenger service and rail transport	5
Wheel wear prediction for high-speed trains by considering wheel-rail elastic deformation	5
A rail corrugation index to characterize noise impacts and grinding effectiveness on rail transit systems	5
Comparison of wheel wear models for the simulation of railway wheels subjected to plastic deformation	5
Finite element analysis of a crossing panel under dynamic moving load – effect of support conditions and implications on foot fatigue	5
Fatigue analysis of coil springs in the primary suspension of a railway vehicle based on synthetic spectrum for time-varying vibration load	4
Evaluation of locomotive frame and fuel tank gusset modifications to prevent fatige cracks	4
Rail-wheel friction quantification and its variability under lab and field trial conditions	4
Two fast models to compute the thermal field in wagons with brake blocks via finite differences	4
Effect of dynamic stiffness of fasteners on vibration and acoustic radiation of a ballastless track	4
Gauge widening failures of wagon wheels in Indian Railways: Finite element modeling and observed statistics	4
Effect of wheel polygonization on the dynamic response of the electromechanical coupling system in a permanent magnet direct-drive locomotive	4
A reliability study of railway switch and crossing components	4
Dynamic simulation of a high-speed train with interconnected hydro-pneumatic secondary suspension	4
Overview of methods to identify the static normal wheel-rail contact	4
Comparison of evaluation methods for the dynamic characteristics of railway hydraulic dampers	4
Research on a coupler with arc surface contact and its effect on a train collision	4
Analysis of the dynamic contact behaviour of high-speed train transmission gear excited by wheel defects	4
Sliding movement temperature analysis between composite conductor rail and a collector shoe	4
Effects of flange wear on dynamic vehicle-turnout interaction	4
A condition monitoring approach for the detection of defects in the primary suspension of railway vehicles	4
Iterative learning control of air pressure variation inside a high-speed train under the excitation of the tunnel pressure wave with a fixed-morphologic form	4
A twin-disc study of the role of the surface quality achieved by grinding on the wear resistance and rolling contact fatigue behavior of wheel/rail pairs	4
Finite element investigation of residual stresses during laser powder deposition process as an innovative technique to repair worn rails	4
A risk-informed decision support tool for the strategic asset management of railway track infrastructure	3
Evaluation of Chinese freight train bearing condition based on spatiotemporal feature extraction	3
An investigation into the constitutive relation of corrugated metro rail material based on nano-indentation experiment and inverse analysis	3
Design optimization of hopper cars employing functionally graded honeycomb sandwich panels	3
Similitude scaled method for three-dimensional train collision	3
Detection of rail local defects using in-service trains	3
Polygonization of rail vehicle wheels – relationship between vibration frequency and polygon order	3
Safety of a high-speed train passing by a windbreak breach under different wind speeds	3
An innovative small-scale testing procedure to study damage in shoe-braked wheels	3
Comparison of the Maxwell model and a simplified physical model for a railway yaw damper in damping characteristics and vehicle stability assessment	3
Research on probability statistics of train running safety indices based on pseudo-excitation method	3
Rail track support condition monitoring with distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system	3
A vision for a lightweight railway wheelset of the future	3
A novel rail corrugation suppressor using synergistic mechanism of vibration absorption and damping	3
Compound stochastic dynamic response investigation of train-multi-span simply supported beam bridge coupling system based on design of experiment modeling	3
Evaluating glass fiber reinforced composite sleepers to mitigate elastic fastening system spike fatigue failure: A finite element study	3
Rail gage-based risk detection Using iPhone 12 pro	3
Study on the generation mechanism of curve squeal and its relationship with wheel/rail wear	3
A monitoring method for car-body vibration displacement of a high-speed train in windy conditions	3
State movement for controlling trains operating under the virtual coupling system	3
Forecasting cross-tie condition based on the dynamic adjacent support using a theory-guided neural network model	3
Real-scale experiments of resistive heating laminate composite panels for radiant heating in railway vehicles	3
Quantification of longitudinal fastener stiffness and the effect on fastening system loading demand	3
Application of smart wayside object controllers to railway signalling systems for decarbonisation	3
An integrated approach for fatigue design of rail vehicle suspensions under block loading	3
Wind tunnel testing on the aerodynamic effect on a train with single-sided and double-sided wind barriers of different lengths	3
Relations between shear flow and vortices in the near wake of a high speed train	3
Acoustic roughness measurement of railway tracks: Implementation of an optical measurement approach & possible improvements to the standard	3
The influence of semi-actively controlled magnetorheological bogie yaw dampers on the guiding behaviour of a railway vehicle in an S-curve: Simulation and on-track test	3
Using the fatigue crack initiation parameter for prediction of the crack location on a curved track by 3D-FE analysis	3
An experimental study on abnormal vibration of metro trains caused by out-of-round wheels	3
The effect of vertical track irregularity on wheelset lifting in rail vehicle collision	3
Rail machining – current practices and potential for optimisation	3
Impact of coupled effects of airtight components at variable cross-section location on vehicle airtightness in Wuhan metro	3
Design and optimization of nine degrees of freedom suspension model for hyperloop pods	3
Dynamic characteristics of disc brake systems of a high-speed train with wheel polygonal wear	3
Analysis of settlement thresholds for a new ballastless track-concrete box subgrade structure	3

Simulation method for train curve derailment collision and the effect of curve radius on collision response	3
Study on the effect of mitigation strategies for rail corrugation in metro lines	2
Wheel wear performance assessment and model validation using Harold full scale test rig	2
On-time and energy-saving train operation strategy based on improved AGA multi-objective optimization	2
Advances in research on the ballast bed stability on railway bridges	2
Investigation into the braking performance of high-speed trains in the complex braking environment of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway	2
Variability of support conditions and effects on the non-linear flexural response of concrete sleepers	2
Differential parametrization of rail vehicle properties and its impact on hunting	2
Static and dynamic effects of train-track-bridge system subject to environment-induced deformation of long-span railway bridge	2
Study on levitation control performance assessment of maglev train based on minimum entropy	2
A study on the effect of inerters in the motor elastic suspension on the stability of bogies in high-speed trains	2
Comparative analysis of wheel‒rail frictional temperature rise using moving heat source and thermo-mechanical coupling methods at various wheel‒rail creepages	2
Artificial intelligence-aided intelligent obstacle and trespasser detection based on locomotive-mounted forward-facing camera data	2
Effect of carbody flexibility on the dynamic performance of an empty freight wagon	2
Cavity noise reduction of a high-speed train pantograph through jet parameter optimization	2
Analysis of the causes of severe side wear of the high rail on metro curves by numerical simulation and field investigation	2
Evaluation of dynamic derailment in a railway switch considering the longitudinal impacts caused by vehicle retarder	2
Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs	2
Behaviour of coal-fouled elastomeric polyurethane-stabilized ballast under cyclic loading	2
Study on the allowed maximum amplitudes of low-order polygonal wear on resilient wheels based on operational safety	2
Towards time-domain modelling of wheel/rail noise: Effect of the dynamic track model	2
Optimization of metro wheel reprofiling based on cluster analysis	2
Augmented asset management in railways – Issues and challenges in rolling stock	2
Field test for micro-pressure wave reduction measurement by area optimization of windows of tunnel hoods	2
Could laser-based profile measurements be used in wheel/rail contact and vehicle dynamics simulations?	2
Investigation of squeal noise generation in wheel-rail contact under wet conditions using a twin-disc test rig	2
An examination of alternative schemes for active and semi-active control of vertical car-body vibration to improve ride comfort	2
Machine learning based prediction of rail transit signal failure: A case study in the United States	2
A finite element modelling approach for the numerical analysis of switch rail contact loading and cyclic profile degradation	2
A real-time automatic rail extraction algorithm for low-density mobile laser scanning data	2
Investigation of frictional rolling contact behavior in a switch panel considering traction load	2
A computational fluid dynamics study of the influence of sleeper shape and ballast depth on ballast flight during passage of a simplified train	2
Modelling tamping effectiveness for track geometry longitudinal levelling defects	2
An adaptive backstepping nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control for the electromechanical brake system with backlash nonlinearity compensation	2
Virtual homologation of high-speed trains in railway tunnels: A new iterative numerical approach for train-tunnel pressure signature	2
Influence of vibration suppression device for ladder-type sleeper track on vehicle-track system dynamic interaction	2
A study of the effect of grinding machine parameters on acoustic rail roughness and surface quality	2
Development of track component health indices using image-based railway track inspection data	2
The directivity of noise radiated by a railway wheel in situ	2
The role of vehicle dynamics in train-induced ground vibrations and the detection of irregular axle-pulse responses due to a varying track support stiffness	2