International Journal

of
Railway Technology

Editor:
J. Pombo

Volume 1 - Issue 1
2012

Special Issue:
Railways 2012: The First International Conference
on Railway Technology:
Research, Development and Maintenance
The International Journal of Railway Technology (IJRT) is an international journal
dedicated to research, development and application in the scope of railway systems.
The aim of the Journal is to provide an international platform for researchers and ex-
perts to promote, disseminate and discuss the recent developments and advances in
the field of railway technology. Furthermore, this publication aims to encourage inter-
action and collaboration between universities, research centers, railway operators and
industry in order to identify problems, propose solutions and indicate directions for
future research. The Journal publishes original papers that cover, but are not limited
to, the following topics:

• Rolling Stock: Design, manufacture and maintenance; Modelling and simula-

tion; High speed trains, light railways and freight capacity; Performance and op-
timisation; Aerodynamics and crosswind; Noise, vibration and comfort; Safety,
security and reliability; Ergonomics and interior design.
• Infrastructure: Bridges, tunnels and transition zones; Track design, construc-
tion and maintenance; Interaction of vehicles with the infrastructure and the
environment; Foundations; Track monitoring; Trackbeds: sleepers and ties;
Geotechnical aspects: earthworks, embankments, stabilisation; Technologies
for track defects detection.
• Energy and Environment: Re-use of kinetic energy; Energy sources and smart
grids; Hybrid traction and power trains; Sustainable rail transport.
• Signalling and Communication: ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Manage-
ment System; ITS - Information and Technology Systems.
• Operations Traffic management; Interoperability; Intermodal solutions.
• Strategies and Economics: Standards and regulations; Capacity and cost; Track
access charges; Future trends in railway engineering.

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published 2012 by
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Stirlingshire, FK8 3DY, United Kingdom

Saxe-Coburg Publications is an imprint of Civil-Comp Ltd

ISSN 2049-5358
Volume 1 - Issue 1, 2012

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Cover design: Erzsébet Győri
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Contents

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Next Generation Unconventional Trucks and Wheel-Rail Interfaces for 1-26

Railways
Y. Suda, Y. Michitsuji and H. Sugiyama

The Dynamics of High-Speed Railway Bridges: A Review of Design

Issues and New Research for Lateral Dynamics 27-55
J.M. Goicolea and P. Antolin

Active Control in Railway Vehicles 57-85

R.M. Goodall, S. Bruni and A. Facchinetti

Dynamic Effects Induced by High Speed Traffic on Rail Bridges 87-104

R. Delgado and R. Calçada

Breaking the Ground Speed Barriers for Ultra-Speed Trains:

Rayleigh Ground Wave Modelling and Mitigation 105-119
P.K. Woodward, A. El-Kacimi, O. Laghrouche and G. Medero

Damage to Railway Wheels and Rails: A Review of the Causes,

Prediction Methods, Reduction and Allocation of Costs 121-146
S.D. Iwnicki and A.J. Bevan

The Dynamics of Foundations for High Speed Lines on Soft Soils 147-166
P. Hölscher

Tribology of the Wheel-Rail Contact: The Effect of Third Body Materials 167-194
R. Lewis, R.S. Dwyer-Joyce, S.R. Lewis, C. Hardwick and
E.A. Gallardo-Hernandez

Track Stabilisation with Geosynthetics and Geodrains, and Performance 195-219

Verification through Field Monitoring and Numerical Modelling
B. Indraratna, S. Nimbalkar and C. Rujikiatkamjorn

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Application of Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation Geometry to
Railroad Vehicle System Dynamics 221-230
A.A. Shabana

Wayside Train Monitoring Systems: A State-of-the-Art and Running 231-247

Safety Implications
A. Bracciali

Recent Developments in Pantograph-Catenary Interaction Modelling and 249-278

Analysis
J. Ambrósio, J. Pombo, M. Pereira, P. Antunes and A. Mósca

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Editorial

Railways have always played a significant role in the development of the wealth cre-
ation capabilities of society. The early roman wagonways, the steam driven railways
during the industrial revolution and the electric railways of the late nineteenth and
twentieth centuries are just a few of the railway systems that have played a vital role in
past infrastructure development. The search for fast, reliable and cost effective means
of transport which presents better energy efficiency and less impact on the environ-
ment has resulted in renewed interest and rapid development in railway technology.

This volume launches the “International Journal of Railway Technology” (IJRT) which
is dedicated to research, development and application in the scope of railway systems.
The aim of the Journal is to provide an international platform for researchers and ex-
perts to promote, disseminate and discuss the recent developments and advances in
the field of railway technology. Furthermore, this publication aims to encourage in-
teraction and collaboration between universities, research centers, railway operators
and industry in order to identify problems, propose solutions and indicate directions
of future research.

The IJRT is published by Saxe-Coburg Publications in print and digital versions with
four issues per annum. The Journal publishes original papers that cover, but are not
limited to, the following topics: rolling stock; infrastructure; energy and environment;
signalling and communication; operations; strategies and economics.

This first issue of the IJRT comprises the twelve invited lectures presented at “Rail-
ways 2012: The First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research,
Development and Maintenance” held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 18-20
April 2012. The invited lectures provide a state-of-the-art review of a particular re-
search area or summarise a body of significant research or knowledge.

Other contributed papers presented at the Railways 2012 conference were published in
“Proceedings of the First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research,
Development and Maintenance” edited by J. Pombo and published by Civil-Comp
Press.

I would like to thank the members of the Editorial Board of the Railways 2012 con-
ference: Prof. J.E. Abdalla Filho, Brazil; Prof. J.A.C. Ambrósio, Portugal; Prof.

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L. Baeza, Spain; Prof. A. Bracciali, Italy; Prof. S. Bruni, Italy; Dr D.L. Cadet,
France; Prof. R. Calçada, Portugal; Dr R.L. Chen, China; Dr S. Churba, UK; Prof.
K. Dang Van, France; Prof. G. Degrande, Belgium; Prof. R. Delgado, Portugal; Prof.
Z. Dimitrovová, Portugal; Dr D.J. Edwards, UK; Prof. J.L. Escalona, Spain; Prof.
E. Esmailzadeh, Canada; Dr A. Facchinetti, Italy; Prof. P. Fisette, Belgium; Dr E.
Fortunato, Portugal; Dr P. Galvı́n, Spain; Dr A. Gastañares, Spain; Prof. J. Gerlici,
Slovakia; Prof. J.M. Goicolea, Spain; Prof. A. Gomes Correia, Portugal; Dr M. Hart-
nett, Ireland; Dr P. Hölscher, Netherlands; Dr L. Hornicek, Czech Republic; Prof. B.
Indraratna, Australia; Prof. S. Iwnicki, UK; Dr J. Jaiswal, UK; Dipl.-Ing. I. Kaiser,
Germany; Dr E. Kassa, UK; Dr P. Koziol, Poland; Dr N. Kuka, France; Dr R. Lewis,
UK; Dr Q.S. Li, Hong Kong; Dr Z. Li, Netherlands; Prof. J. Máca, Czech Repub-
lic; Dr M. Malvezzi, Italy; Dr V. Markine, Netherlands; Dr M.D. Martı́nez-Rodrigo,
Spain; Prof. M. Matos Neves, Portugal; Dr T. Mazilu, Romania; Prof. A. Metrikine,
Netherlands; Prof. P. Museros Romero, Spain; Dr J. Náprstek, Czech Republic; Dr
M. Novales, Spain; Prof. U. Olofsson, Sweden; Prof. J.C.F. Pereira, Portugal; Prof.
M.S. Pereira, Portugal; Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Proppe, Germany; Dr F.G. Rauter, Portu-
gal; Dr A. Rindi, Italy; Mr A. Robinet, France; Dr A. Roda Buch, Spain; Prof. M.
Rosário Macário, Portugal; Dr J. Santamaria, Spain; Prof. A.A. Shabana, USA; Prof.
G. Shen, China; Dr M.J.M.M. Steenbergen, Netherlands; Dr B. Suarez, Spain; Prof.
Y. Suda, Japan; Prof. H. Sugiyama, Japan; Prof. P.F. Teixeira, Portugal; Prof. Y.
Terumichi, Japan; Dr N. Thom, UK; Prof. B.H.V. Topping, UK; Dr J. Tunna, USA;
Dr S. Urushadze, Czech Republic; Dr J. Vinolas, Spain; Dr P.K. Woodward, UK; Dr
V. Yazykov, Russia; Dr D. Younesian, Iran; Dr K.E. Zaazaa, USA; Prof. K. Zboinski,
Poland; and Prof. W.M. Zhai, China.

Finally, I would particularly like to thank Professor Barry Topping for his support and
experience, Jelle Muylle for his organisational and design skills and Dawn Sewell for
her administrative support.

Dr J. Pombo
IDMEC-IST, Lisbon, Portugal

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