Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal

Article	Citations
Field testing and performance optimization of a weld reinforcement device in heavy haul railways	32
Shaping light rail vehicle wheel profile in terms of wear and ride safety	28
Study on the application amount optimization of water-based friction modifier based on field experiments	21
Validation of a rail temperature model with experimental measurements	19
Evaluation and enhancement of the post-derailment passive safety performance of train cowcatchers	18
Intelligent detection of fine cracks on sleepers based on improved YOLOv5 model of cascade fusion	17
Comparative analysis of rail pad lateral dynamic performance in metro systems	16
Stability control of high-speed bogies using an adaptive vibration absorber	16
Field investigation on the effect of the tamping machine and dynamic track stabilizer on changing the rail support modulus	16
Research on ultrasonic guided wave-based high-speed turnout switch rail base flaw detection	16
A field methodology to assess the performance of rail cleaning, using a new portable tribometer	15
Assessing the fast non-Hertzian methods for wheel-rail rolling contact integrated in the vehicle dynamics simulation	14
Similarity based position calibration for multisource track inspection data	14
A review of freight train aerodynamics	14
A study of vertical tie reaction forces in ballasted railroad tracks through field instrumentation and numerical modeling	14
Theoretical model of fatigue limit of full-size axle with different impact defects	14
Predicting vehicle-body vibration accelerations with track irregularities based on deep learning approaches	13
Effect of rotor eccentricity on the dynamic performance of a traction motor and its support bearings in a locomotive	12
Effectiveness of grouted layer in the mitigation of subway-induced vibrations	12
Influence mechanism of vertical dynamic track irregularity on train operation stability of long-span suspension bridge	12
Convolutional neural networks for accurate measurement of train speed	11
The impact of short-wave effects on deterioration of track geometry	11
Multi-modal battery-operated trains on partially electrified lines: A case study on some regional lines in Italy	11
Particle swarm optimisation of a PID-based virtual coupling controller for metro railway trains	11
Estimating the occurrence of broken rails in commuter railroads with machine learning algorithms	11

Identification method of cyclic top defects in track geometry measurements in its early stage	10
Rail profile optimization of a subway’s sharp curve considering multiple curve sections and metal removal	10
Machine learning methodology based on relative wavelet energy for identification of multiple out-of-round railway wheels	10
Research on the traction characteristic evaluation of urban rail vehicles based on entropy weight TOPSIS	10
A Method for Maintaining Virtually Coupled States of Train Convoys	10
Experimental and simulation study on the effect of different wheel profiles on the dynamics and wheel wear of high-speed trains	10
Carrydown of liquid friction modifier	9
Study on the influence of transient processes in pantograph-catenary contact-loss on the characteristics of glue rail insulation	9
High–speed train crash safety assessment for Train–moose collisions	9
The corrugation of railway rails: 2. Monitoring and conclusions	9
Monitoring the bogie lateral dynamics of a high-speed train through wireless sensor nodes	9
Investigating the stick-slip vibration behavior of a locomotive with adhesion control in a curve	9
Train-velocity-filtering of wayside noise to measure grind effectiveness when targeting variable wavelength rail corrugation	9
Characterisation and evaluation of global uneven heating during railway tread braking – Brake rig testing and field study	8
A vision-based method for line-side switch rail condition monitoring and inspection	8
Modelling and experimental characterization of secondary suspension elements for rail vehicle ride comfort simulation	8
Indirect identification of ballast bed lateral resistance and automatic adjustment of operation parameters during dynamic stabilization based on Convolutional Neural Networks	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
Train/track coupled dynamics model of long heavy haul train based on substructure and parallel computing	8
Effect of material failure criteria on collision behavior of metro vehicle end structures	8
Hunting motion of high-speed emu during cross-line operation: Mechanism and countermeasures	7
Experimental investigation on RFID-odometer-based localization of an automated shunting vehicle	7
Experimental characterization of the vibration effects on wheels of a mass rapid transit vehicle	7
Experimental simulation of alternating aerodynamic loads induced by high-speed trains passing in tunnels	7
A parallel method for assessing track segment quality in railway maintenance	7
Probabilistic review of wheel profiles based on hollow tread in the U.S. heavy haul rail network	7
Railway degradation behaviour analysis in narrow-gauge railways: A local-railway case study	7
Influence of thermal loading parameters and microstructure on the formation of stratified surface layers on railway wheels	7
Multi objective ant Colony Optimisation to obtain efficient metro speed profiles	7
Using digital image correlation (DIC) to measure railway ballast movement in full-scale laboratory testing of sleeper lateral resistance	7
Influence of coupling vertical and lateral loads on the centre negative flexural behaviour of prestressed monoblock concrete sleepers	7
Research on the working performance of fouled ballast bed under the multi-scale effect	7
An undercarriage image driven anomaly detection method for metro vehicle based on adversarial memory enhancement	7
Identification of high-impact wheels on rail transit rolling stock through acoustic sensing and machine learning	6
Characterisation of track buckling resistance	6
Horizontal curvature estimation of tram tracks using OpenStreetMap	6
Validating theoretical dynamic amplification factors using in-situ measurements for a wide range of train speeds	6
Experimental measurement of track irregularities in EMS maglev systems using the mid-chord offset method and inverse filtering technology	6
Research on the mechanism of rail corrugation of steel spring floating slab track on metro	6
Prediction of wheel-rail contact forces using simple onboard monitoring system and machine learning	6
A theory-LSTM hybrid model of a swing-arm rubber bushing to represent the temperature, amplitude, and frequency dependencies for railway vehicle simulation	6
The traffic loading caused deformation of sand-rubber filler	6
Modelling of rolling contact fatigue under various interface conditions	6
A review of techniques for measurement of forces and neutral temperatures in railway track	6
Incentivized decarbonization through safer and more efficient heavy haul operations	6
Automated rerailing of a road-rail shunting vehicle on road-level tracks using 2D-Lidar	6
Wireless sensor nodes for freight trains condition monitoring based on geo-localized vibration measurements	6
An authorisation framework for actively controlled running gear	5
Smart railways: AI-based track-side monitoring for wheel flat identification	5

Finite element analysis of a crossing panel under dynamic moving load – effect of support conditions and implications on foot fatigue	5
Sliding movement temperature analysis between composite conductor rail and a collector shoe	5
Effect of polygon-shaped wheels on fatigue fracture of fastener clips in high-speed railway lines	5
Estimation of rail-wheel contact forces and wear number using wheel tread temperature rise	5
Investigating the effect of rail profile deviation on hunting instability of high-speed railway vehicle under multi-parameter coupling	5
Impact simulation investigation on freight train draft gear systems	5
Improvement of the hydraulic system in a rail grinder based on the grinding effect	5
A rail corrugation index to characterize noise impacts and grinding effectiveness on rail transit systems	5
Dynamic behaviour of bridges under critical conventional and regular trains: Review of some regulations included in EN 1991-2	5
Evaluation of locomotive frame and fuel tank gusset modifications to prevent fatige cracks	5
Development of metro track geometry fault diagnosis convolutional neural network model based on car-body vibration data	5
Wheel wear prediction for high-speed trains by considering wheel-rail elastic deformation	5
Comparison of wheel wear models for the simulation of railway wheels subjected to plastic deformation	5
Numerical Investigation on the Flow underneath a High-Speed Train of Six Coaches Marshalled with Different Bogies	5
Application of yaw dampers with frequency-selective damping to improve the locomotive adaptability to low/high conicity stability	5
Mechanism and improvement for tail vehicle swaying of power-centralized EMUs	5
Dynamic diagnosis method and quantitative characterization of rail corrugation	5
Acceleration-based condition monitoring of track longitudinal level using multiple regression models	5
A condition monitoring approach for the detection of defects in the primary suspension of railway vehicles	5
A new small sample test configuration for fatigue life estimation of overhead contact wires	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
Effect of dynamic stiffness of fasteners on vibration and acoustic radiation of a ballastless track	4
The effect of vertical track irregularity on wheelset lifting in rail vehicle collision	4
Rail-wheel friction quantification and its variability under lab and field trial conditions	4
Carbody hunting behaviour of high speed vehicles in low effective conicity of wheel-rail contact	4
Optimizing passengers’ experience: A goal-oriented reinforcement learning speed control approach for urban railway trains	4
Effect of wheel polygonization on the dynamic response of the electromechanical coupling system in a permanent magnet direct-drive locomotive	4
Optimisation of wheelset maintenance by using a reduced flange wear wheel profile	4
Research on a coupler with arc surface contact and its effect on a train collision	4
Comparison of evaluation methods for the dynamic characteristics of railway hydraulic dampers	4
An innovative small-scale testing procedure to study damage in shoe-braked wheels	4
Analysis of the dynamic contact behaviour of high-speed train transmission gear excited by wheel defects	4
Fatigue analysis of coil springs in the primary suspension of a railway vehicle based on synthetic spectrum for time-varying vibration load	4
A reliability study of railway switch and crossing components	4
Innovative requirements and evaluation methods for slab track design	4
Two fast models to compute the thermal field in wagons with brake blocks via finite differences	4
Gauge widening failures of wagon wheels in Indian Railways: Finite element modeling and observed statistics	4
A study of the collision derailment behaviour of trains based on rail vehicle collision dynamics	4
Polygonization of rail vehicle wheels – relationship between vibration frequency and polygon order	4
Forecasting cross-tie condition based on the dynamic adjacent support using a theory-guided neural network model	4
Farewell diesel: On the way to climate neutrality using alternative drives and fuels in rail passenger service and rail transport	4
Autonomous alignment of continuous railway track geometry recordings from in-service vehicles	4
A holistic solution to virtual coupling based urban rail train control system	4
Effects of flange wear on dynamic vehicle-turnout interaction	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
Application of smart wayside object controllers to railway signalling systems for decarbonisation	3
A vision for a lightweight railway wheelset of the future	3
Simulation method for train curve derailment collision and the effect of curve radius on collision response	3
Rail track support condition monitoring with distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system	3
Study on the generation mechanism of curve squeal and its relationship with wheel/rail wear	3
An experimental study on abnormal vibration of metro trains caused by out-of-round wheels	3
Evaluation of Chinese freight train bearing condition based on spatiotemporal feature extraction	3
Online monitoring and safety assessment of heavy-haul distributed power trains: Technical strategies and application practices in China	3
Dynamic response characteristics and vibration transmission mechanisms of the CRTS III slab track under high speed train loading	3
Complex dispersion analysis and elastic wave control of periodic steel spring floating slab track structures in urban railways	3
Acoustic roughness measurement of railway tracks: Implementation of an optical measurement approach & possible improvements to the standard	3
Design optimization of hopper cars employing functionally graded honeycomb sandwich panels	3
A novel rail corrugation suppressor using synergistic mechanism of vibration absorption and damping	3
Effect of aerodynamic loads on the vibration behavior of a high-speed train bogie bottom fairing	3
Using the fatigue crack initiation parameter for prediction of the crack location on a curved track by 3D-FE analysis	3
Similitude scaled method for three-dimensional train collision	3
Dynamic characteristics of disc brake systems of a high-speed train with wheel polygonal wear	3
Evaluating glass fiber reinforced composite sleepers to mitigate elastic fastening system spike fatigue failure: A finite element study	3
Impact of coupled effects of airtight components at variable cross-section location on vehicle airtightness in Wuhan metro	3
Detection of rail local defects using in-service trains	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
Could laser-based profile measurements be used in wheel/rail contact and vehicle dynamics simulations?	3
An integrated approach for fatigue design of rail vehicle suspensions under block loading	3
Machine learning based prediction of rail transit signal failure: A case study in the United States	3
Wind tunnel testing on the aerodynamic effect on a train with single-sided and double-sided wind barriers of different lengths	3
Rail gage-based risk detection Using iPhone 12 pro	3
An investigation into the constitutive relation of corrugated metro rail material based on nano-indentation experiment and inverse analysis	3
Real-scale experiments of resistive heating laminate composite panels for radiant heating in railway vehicles	3
Design and optimization of nine degrees of freedom suspension model for hyperloop pods	3
Rail machining – current practices and potential for optimisation	3
Quantification of longitudinal fastener stiffness and the effect on fastening system loading demand	3
Compound stochastic dynamic response investigation of train-multi-span simply supported beam bridge coupling system based on design of experiment modeling	3
Study on levitation control performance assessment of maglev train based on minimum entropy	2
Cavity noise reduction of a high-speed train pantograph through jet parameter optimization	2

The directivity of noise radiated by a railway wheel in situ	2
3D stress intensity factor evaluation of subsurface cracks in a railway curve	2
Towards time-domain modelling of wheel/rail noise: Effect of the dynamic track model	2
Static and dynamic effects of train-track-bridge system subject to environment-induced deformation of long-span railway bridge	2
A study of the effect of grinding machine parameters on acoustic rail roughness and surface quality	2
Analysis of the causes of severe side wear of the high rail on metro curves by numerical simulation and field investigation	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
Evaluation of dynamic derailment in a railway switch considering the longitudinal impacts caused by vehicle retarder	2
Differential parametrization of rail vehicle properties and its impact on hunting	2
Analysis and correction of the consistency problem in the calculation method for Sperling human vibration comfort evaluation index in railway vehicles	2
Line tests of wheel-rail adhesion recovery under braking using an electric multiple unit train	2
Field test for micro-pressure wave reduction measurement by area optimization of windows of tunnel hoods	2
Investigation of squeal noise generation in wheel-rail contact under wet conditions using a twin-disc test rig	2
Influence of vibration suppression device for ladder-type sleeper track on vehicle-track system dynamic interaction	2
Behaviour of coal-fouled elastomeric polyurethane-stabilized ballast under cyclic loading	2
Analysis of settlement thresholds for a new ballastless track-concrete box subgrade structure	2
Advances in research on the ballast bed stability on railway bridges	2
On-time and energy-saving train operation strategy based on improved AGA multi-objective optimization	2
Multi-objective optimization and sensitivity analysis of forced-steering bogies using surrogate models and NSGA-III	2
Artificial intelligence-aided intelligent obstacle and trespasser detection based on locomotive-mounted forward-facing camera data	2
A real-time automatic rail extraction algorithm for low-density mobile laser scanning data	2
Study on the allowed maximum amplitudes of low-order polygonal wear on resilient wheels based on operational safety	2
Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs	2
Comparative analysis of wheel‒rail frictional temperature rise using moving heat source and thermo-mechanical coupling methods at various wheel‒rail creepages	2
Enhancing rail track defect detection using an ensemble approach with self-attention mechanism	2
Study on the effect of mitigation strategies for rail corrugation in metro lines	2
Onboard energy storage for discontinuous, safer third rail DC electrified rail systems	2
Development and evaluation of an optimized wheel design for tram-train wear and derailment performance	2
Modelling tamping effectiveness for track geometry longitudinal levelling defects	2
Optimization of metro wheel reprofiling based on cluster analysis	2
A study on the effect of inerters in the motor elastic suspension on the stability of bogies in high-speed trains	2
An adaptive backstepping nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control for the electromechanical brake system with backlash nonlinearity compensation	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