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Issue #6 2017 – Digital version
Issue 6 of Global Railway Review includes articles on the digitalisation of the rail industry, innovation on the London Overground and the funding of railway infrastructure.
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Noise & Vibrations supplement 2016
In this Noise & Vibrations supplement Marcin Wójcik discusses why rail noise needs to be addressed, Maria Price and Markus Vaerst assess retrofitting rail freight wagons, and Adrian Egger and Markus Heim cover quality control measurements after 30 years of operation...
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Quality control measurement of a MSS after 30 years of operation
An investigation into the effectiveness of one of the first mass-spring systems (MSS) in Switzerland is currently ongoing. After 30 years of operation, the vibration-reducing lightweight MSS is still performing without faults, despite the elastic bearing of the slab now being partially submerged in water. Vibration engineering experts Adrian Egger…
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Incentives for retrofitting rail wagons as a result of noise abatement strategies
As controlling the levels of railway transportation noise continues to be a hot topic for the industry, Maria Price, Head of European Policies and Public Affairs at the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) and Markus Vaerst, Acting Secretary General of the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA), reflect on recent…
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Why rail noise needs to be addressed
Noise is one of the most widespread causes of public health problems in the European Union and also results in significant economic costs, including health-related productivity losses. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)1 noise is, after air pollution, the second biggest source of diseases and premature deaths. The European…
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Axle bearings and condition monitoring for railway vehicles
Axle bearings are a fundamental rolling stock component. Volker Brundisch, Product Manager Mechatronics at Bombardier Transportation, discusses the different monitoring strategies and technologies available for axle bearings to ensure they are observed effectively during their lifetime.
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Issue #6 2015 – Digital version
In this issue: UK profile with articles about Network Rail’s ‘Digital Railway’ programme, Network Rail’s new mobile maintenance machines, a Crossrail update, plus the growth of Govia Thameslink Railway. In our Winter Operations supplement, Trafikverket and London Overground share their winter preparation activities. And Gonzalo Ferre Moltó, ADIF’s President, covers…
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Noise & Vibrations supplement
In our latest free-to-view Noise & Vibrations Supplement, Roll2Rail colleagues Adam Mirza and Eulalia Peris cover how the research project can lay the foundations for quieter railways, plus there’s a technical article about vibrational accelerated long life and shock tests on Eurotunnel’s pagoda structures...
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Laying the foundations for a quieter railway
Roll2Rail1, a large collaborative railway research project has begun its investigation into addressing future noise challenges outlined in the Shift2Rail2 Master Plan. The work will focus on developing rolling noise separation techniques that will help explain, describe and control the different physical mechanisms that contribute to rolling noise during the…
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Towards a step-change in new rolling stock certification for noise
13 February 2015 | By Nicolas Furio (UNIFE), Estelle Bongini (SNCF) and Ulf Orrenius (Bombardier)
Noise pollution is an important concern. At a European level the Environmental Noise Directive (END) requires noise mapping of large agglomerations and major routes and the development of Action Plans. It is estimated that 14 million people in Europe are exposed to levels of railway noise above 55 dB Lden,…
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Issue #6 2014 – Digital version
This issue features a UK Profile, Winter Operations Supplement. Plus, David Whitley at London Midland discusses RTPI strategies in an era of cost-cutting, Jean-Pierre Audoux takes a look at French railway reform and Libor Lochman assesses Noise-Differentiated Track Access Charges...
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Noise & Vibrations: Noise-Differentiated Track Access Charges
3 December 2014 | By Libor Lochman, Ethem Pekin and Enno Wiebe, CER
Railways have an almost negligible impact on climate and environment compared to other modes of transport. The only remaining environmental challenge for the European rail sector is noise – a side effect of railway operation. For Global Railway Review, Libor Lochman, Executive Director of The Community of European Railway and…
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Issue #6 2013 – Digital version
UK & Ireland Profile; France; Signalling & Telecommunications; Bogies; Noise & Vibrations; Interoperability; and much more..
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Noise & Vibrations supplement 2013
In this Noise & Vibrations supplement: Reducing vibrations near railway lines – ways for finding effective measures; Industry cooperation needed for a less noisy railway; Speech intelligibility in trains...
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Noise Vibration Supplement 2012
In this Supplement: Industry experts discuss simplifying and improving the acoustic certification process of new rolling stock and reducing noise and vibration from ballasted track...