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First published 1995-7

Development of Hybrid Rail Brake

T Obara, N Kumagai, T Takiguchi

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

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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 2007-7

Temperatures at railway tread braking. Part 3: wheel and block temperatures and the influence of rail chill

T Vernersson, R Lundén

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

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Research article

First published 2026-1

Braking force distribution strategy for virtual rail trains based on I-curve

Jianyong Zuo, Pengfei Diao, Jingxian Ding [...]

Journal of Vibration and Control

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First published 2017-7

Dynamic response of high-speed rails due to heavy braking

Minh Thi Tran, Kok Keng Ang, Van Hai Luong

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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Research article

First published 2014-1

Modelling of temperatures during railway tread braking: Influence of contact conditions and rail cooling effect

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore Vernersson, Roger Lundén

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

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First published 2013-3

Identification of a wheel–rail adhesion coefficient from experimental data during braking tests

Monica Malvezzi, Luca Pugi, Susanna Papini [...]

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

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Research article

First published 2021-10

Field trials of a methodology for locomotive brake testing to assess friction enhancement in the wheel/rail interface using a representative leaf layer

Joseph L Lanigan, Peter Krier, Luke Buckley Johnstone [...]

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

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First published 2026-1

Real-time wheel-rail adhesion anti-skid control model for high-speed articulated trains on long downhill slopes during braking

Mengya Gao, Bing Wu, Zhangpeng Ni

Journal of Vibration and Control

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