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First published 2025-2

Dynamic wheel-rail interaction of a train crossing a turnout under traction/braking behaviour and research on rail wear of the turnout

Kailai Xiang, Tianyi Li, Binran Shen [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2015-1

Effects on braking distance from the use of traction fluid as a wheel/rail lubricant

Yasutomo Sone, Junichi Suzumura, Hidetoshi Koga [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2012-11

Rail freight in 2035 – traction energy analysis for high-performance freight trains

Andreas Hoffrichter, Joseph Silmon, Simon Iwnicki [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2021-4

Influence of wheel polygonal wear on wheel-rail dynamic contact in a heavy-haul locomotive under traction conditions

Hongqin Liang, Pengfei Liu, Tianlong Wang [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2025

Traction reduction effect of iron–tannic acid complex film formation at friction interface between rail and wheel

Kazuki Ikoma, Masaharu Kono, Junichi Suzumura

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 2024-9

Research on the traction characteristic evaluation of urban rail vehicles based on entropy weight TOPSIS

Aihua Zhu, Dongping Long, Cong Du [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2015-3

Traction,curving and surface damage of rails,Part 2: Rail damage

Stuart L Grassie

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 1999-1

Fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant estimation of a rail traction system via fuzzy observers

J. Chen, R.J. Patton, C.J. Lopez-Toribio

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control

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First published 2018-12

Design and research on the function of lithium-ion batteries emergency traction system for rail vehicles

Xiaoming Xu, Xudong Sun, Qiaolian Zhou [...]

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

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First published 2020-4

Vehicle tests showing how the weather in autumn influences the wheel–rail traction characteristics

Alexander Meierhofer, Gerald Trummer, Christof Bernsteiner [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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