With heavy-haul operations placing significantly more stress on track structures and components, railways should consider customised maintenance schedules and practices, as Dr David Rhodes, Pandrol's technical director, explains.
The European Railway Wheel Association has published a series of commitments on quality, customer service, and social responsibility. Its outgoing chairman Mr Jean-Pierre Auger (pictured) explains the thinking and objectives of the initiative to David Briginshaw.
Controlling wheel-rail interaction and improving maintenance can prevent flange climb derailments improving the safety of urban transport systems, explain Huimin Wu, principal investigator and Nicholas Wilson, scientist at TTCI, United States.