Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F-Journal

Article	Citations
Intelligent detection of fine cracks on sleepers based on improved YOLOv5 model of cascade fusion	28
Visualization of wheel-rail contact area of running vehicle using film sensor	26
Shaping light rail vehicle wheel profile in terms of wear and ride safety	25
Field testing and performance optimization of a weld reinforcement device in heavy haul railways	25
Study on the application amount optimization of water-based friction modifier based on field experiments	21
Validation of a rail temperature model with experimental measurements	21
Comparative analysis of rail pad lateral dynamic performance in metro systems	18
Field investigation on the effect of the tamping machine and dynamic track stabilizer on changing the rail support modulus	17
A field methodology to assess the performance of rail cleaning, using a new portable tribometer	17
Similarity based position calibration for multisource track inspection data	16
Effectiveness of grouted layer in the mitigation of subway-induced vibrations	16
Theoretical model of fatigue limit of full-size axle with different impact defects	14
Use cases for obstacle detection and track intrusion detection systems in the context of new generation of railway traffic management systems	14
Effect of rotor eccentricity on the dynamic performance of a traction motor and its support bearings in a locomotive	14
A study of vertical tie reaction forces in ballasted railroad tracks through field instrumentation and numerical modeling	14
Research on ultrasonic guided wave-based high-speed turnout switch rail base flaw detection	14
Stability control of high-speed bogies using an adaptive vibration absorber	14
Influence mechanism of vertical dynamic track irregularity on train operation stability of long-span suspension bridge	13
Assessing the fast non-Hertzian methods for wheel-rail rolling contact integrated in the vehicle dynamics simulation	13
A Method for Maintaining Virtually Coupled States of Train Convoys	13
Experimental and simulation study on the effect of different wheel profiles on the dynamics and wheel wear of high-speed trains	12
The impact of short-wave effects on deterioration of track geometry	12
Multi-modal battery-operated trains on partially electrified lines: A case study on some regional lines in Italy	12
Conceptual exploration of power peak shaving by smart train operation in rail freight transport	11
Estimating the occurrence of broken rails in commuter railroads with machine learning algorithms	11

A novel abnormal detection method for bearing temperature based on spatiotemporal fusion	11
Rail profile optimization of a subway’s sharp curve considering multiple curve sections and metal removal	11
Research on the traction characteristic evaluation of urban rail vehicles based on entropy weight TOPSIS	11
Effect of material failure criteria on collision behavior of metro vehicle end structures	10
The corrugation of railway rails: 2. Monitoring and conclusions	10
High–speed train crash safety assessment for Train–moose collisions	10
Application of waste materials for concrete and composite railway sleeper production: A review	9
Train-velocity-filtering of wayside noise to measure grind effectiveness when targeting variable wavelength rail corrugation	9
Train/track coupled dynamics model of long heavy haul train based on substructure and parallel computing	9
On the use of ultrasonic guided waves for the health monitoring of rails	9
Carrydown of liquid friction modifier	9
Monitoring the bogie lateral dynamics of a high-speed train through wireless sensor nodes	9
Identification method of cyclic top defects in track geometry measurements in its early stage	8
A parallel method for assessing track segment quality in railway maintenance	8
Investigating the stick-slip vibration behavior of a locomotive with adhesion control in a curve	8
Research on movement and deposition of snow particles with different shapes in the bogie region	8
Experimental simulation of alternating aerodynamic loads induced by high-speed trains passing in tunnels	8
A vision-based method for line-side switch rail condition monitoring and inspection	8
Dynamic response analysis of the brake disc of a high-speed train with wheel flats	8
Characterisation and evaluation of global uneven heating during railway tread braking – Brake rig testing and field study	8
Influence of thermal loading parameters and microstructure on the formation of stratified surface layers on railway wheels	7
Modelling and experimental characterization of secondary suspension elements for rail vehicle ride comfort simulation	7
Horizontal curvature estimation of tram tracks using OpenStreetMap	7
Hunting motion of high-speed emu during cross-line operation: Mechanism and countermeasures	7
Using digital image correlation (DIC) to measure railway ballast movement in full-scale laboratory testing of sleeper lateral resistance	7
A review of techniques for measurement of forces and neutral temperatures in railway track	7
An undercarriage image driven anomaly detection method for metro vehicle based on adversarial memory enhancement	7
Experimental investigation on RFID-odometer-based localization of an automated shunting vehicle	7
Probabilistic review of wheel profiles based on hollow tread in the U.S. heavy haul rail network	7
Multi objective ant Colony Optimisation to obtain efficient metro speed profiles	7
Research on the working performance of fouled ballast bed under the multi-scale effect	7
Influence of coupling vertical and lateral loads on the centre negative flexural behaviour of prestressed monoblock concrete sleepers	6
Characterisation of track buckling resistance	6
Wireless sensor nodes for freight trains condition monitoring based on geo-localized vibration measurements	6
Acceleration-based condition monitoring of track longitudinal level using multiple regression models	6
Numerical Investigation on the Flow underneath a High-Speed Train of Six Coaches Marshalled with Different Bogies	6
Investigating the effect of rail profile deviation on hunting instability of high-speed railway vehicle under multi-parameter coupling	6
Automated rerailing of a road-rail shunting vehicle on road-level tracks using 2D-Lidar	6
Experimental measurement of track irregularities in EMS maglev systems using the mid-chord offset method and inverse filtering technology	6
Railway degradation behaviour analysis in narrow-gauge railways: A local-railway case study	6
Modelling of rolling contact fatigue under various interface conditions	6
Novel approach for validation of innovative modules for railway traffic management systems in a virtual environment	6
A new small sample test configuration for fatigue life estimation of overhead contact wires	6
Improvement of the hydraulic system in a rail grinder based on the grinding effect	6
Effect of polygon-shaped wheels on fatigue fracture of fastener clips in high-speed railway lines	6
Research on the mechanism of rail corrugation of steel spring floating slab track on metro	6
Experimental characterization of the vibration effects on wheels of a mass rapid transit vehicle	6
Prediction of wheel-rail contact forces using simple onboard monitoring system and machine learning	6
Incentivized decarbonization through safer and more efficient heavy haul operations	6
An authorisation framework for actively controlled running gear	6

Development of metro track geometry fault diagnosis convolutional neural network model based on car-body vibration data	6
Dynamic behaviour of bridges under critical conventional and regular trains: Review of some regulations included in EN 1991-2	6
Optimizing passengers’ experience: A goal-oriented reinforcement learning speed control approach for urban railway trains	5
Dynamic diagnosis method and quantitative characterization of rail corrugation	5
Overview of methods to identify the static normal wheel-rail contact	5
A rail corrugation index to characterize noise impacts and grinding effectiveness on rail transit systems	5
Dynamic simulation of a high-speed train with interconnected hydro-pneumatic secondary suspension	5
Impact simulation investigation on freight train draft gear systems	5
Wheel–rail dynamic interaction caused by wheel out-of-roundness and its transmission between wheelsets	5
Comparison of wheel wear models for the simulation of railway wheels subjected to plastic deformation	5
Smart railways: AI-based track-side monitoring for wheel flat identification	5
A reliability study of railway switch and crossing components	5
Two fast models to compute the thermal field in wagons with brake blocks via finite differences	5
Carbody hunting behaviour of high speed vehicles in low effective conicity of wheel-rail contact	5
Application of yaw dampers with frequency-selective damping to improve the locomotive adaptability to low/high conicity stability	5
Effect of wheel polygonization on the dynamic response of the electromechanical coupling system in a permanent magnet direct-drive locomotive	5
Finite element analysis of a crossing panel under dynamic moving load – effect of support conditions and implications on foot fatigue	5
Fatigue analysis of coil springs in the primary suspension of a railway vehicle based on synthetic spectrum for time-varying vibration load	5
Wheel wear prediction for high-speed trains by considering wheel-rail elastic deformation	5
Innovative requirements and evaluation methods for slab track design	5
Effects of flange wear on dynamic vehicle-turnout interaction	5
A holistic solution to virtual coupling based urban rail train control system	5
On monitoring fretting fatigue damage in solid railway axles by acoustic emission with unsupervised machine learning and comparison to non-destructive testing techniques	5
Experimental and numerical investigations on longitudinal vibration of suspended monorail trains induced by bogie pitching motion	5
Farewell diesel: On the way to climate neutrality using alternative drives and fuels in rail passenger service and rail transport	5
Mechanism and improvement for tail vehicle swaying of power-centralized EMUs	5
Optimisation of wheelset maintenance by using a reduced flange wear wheel profile	5
A condition monitoring approach for the detection of defects in the primary suspension of railway vehicles	4
Sliding movement temperature analysis between composite conductor rail and a collector shoe	4
Finite element investigation of residual stresses during laser powder deposition process as an innovative technique to repair worn rails	4
A twin-disc study of the role of the surface quality achieved by grinding on the wear resistance and rolling contact fatigue behavior of wheel/rail pairs	4
Polygonization of rail vehicle wheels – relationship between vibration frequency and polygon order	4
Design and optimization of nine degrees of freedom suspension model for hyperloop pods	4
Rail machining – current practices and potential for optimisation	4
Research on a coupler with arc surface contact and its effect on a train collision	4
Rail-wheel friction quantification and its variability under lab and field trial conditions	4
Iterative learning control of air pressure variation inside a high-speed train under the excitation of the tunnel pressure wave with a fixed-morphologic form	4
An innovative small-scale testing procedure to study damage in shoe-braked wheels	4
Impact of coupled effects of airtight components at variable cross-section location on vehicle airtightness in Wuhan metro	4
Safety of a high-speed train passing by a windbreak breach under different wind speeds	4
Gauge widening failures of wagon wheels in Indian Railways: Finite element modeling and observed statistics	4
Evaluation of locomotive frame and fuel tank gusset modifications to prevent fatige cracks	4
Comparison of evaluation methods for the dynamic characteristics of railway hydraulic dampers	4
Effect of dynamic stiffness of fasteners on vibration and acoustic radiation of a ballastless track	4
Analysis of the dynamic contact behaviour of high-speed train transmission gear excited by wheel defects	4
Forecasting cross-tie condition based on the dynamic adjacent support using a theory-guided neural network model	4
State movement for controlling trains operating under the virtual coupling system	4
An integrated approach for fatigue design of rail vehicle suspensions under block loading	3
Research on probability statistics of train running safety indices based on pseudo-excitation method	3
An experimental study on abnormal vibration of metro trains caused by out-of-round wheels	3
Evaluating glass fiber reinforced composite sleepers to mitigate elastic fastening system spike fatigue failure: A finite element study	3
An investigation into the constitutive relation of corrugated metro rail material based on nano-indentation experiment and inverse analysis	3
A novel rail corrugation suppressor using synergistic mechanism of vibration absorption and damping	3
Study on the generation mechanism of curve squeal and its relationship with wheel/rail wear	3
Augmented asset management in railways – Issues and challenges in rolling stock	3
Application of smart wayside object controllers to railway signalling systems for decarbonisation	3
Rail track support condition monitoring with distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system	3
Simulation method for train curve derailment collision and the effect of curve radius on collision response	3
Design optimization of hopper cars employing functionally graded honeycomb sandwich panels	3
Using the fatigue crack initiation parameter for prediction of the crack location on a curved track by 3D-FE analysis	3
Comparison of the Maxwell model and a simplified physical model for a railway yaw damper in damping characteristics and vehicle stability assessment	3
A monitoring method for car-body vibration displacement of a high-speed train in windy conditions	3
The influence of semi-actively controlled magnetorheological bogie yaw dampers on the guiding behaviour of a railway vehicle in an S-curve: Simulation and on-track test	3
Evaluation of Chinese freight train bearing condition based on spatiotemporal feature extraction	3
Similitude scaled method for three-dimensional train collision	3
Relations between shear flow and vortices in the near wake of a high speed train	3
Effect of carbody flexibility on the dynamic performance of an empty freight wagon	3
A study of the effect of grinding machine parameters on acoustic rail roughness and surface quality	3
Wheel wear performance assessment and model validation using Harold full scale test rig	3
A risk-informed decision support tool for the strategic asset management of railway track infrastructure	3
Rail gage-based risk detection Using iPhone 12 pro	3
A vision for a lightweight railway wheelset of the future	3
Real-scale experiments of resistive heating laminate composite panels for radiant heating in railway vehicles	3
Dynamic characteristics of disc brake systems of a high-speed train with wheel polygonal wear	3
Quantification of longitudinal fastener stiffness and the effect on fastening system loading demand	3
Detection of rail local defects using in-service trains	3
Acoustic roughness measurement of railway tracks: Implementation of an optical measurement approach & possible improvements to the standard	3
Compound stochastic dynamic response investigation of train-multi-span simply supported beam bridge coupling system based on design of experiment modeling	3
Machine learning based prediction of rail transit signal failure: A case study in the United States	3
Analysis of settlement thresholds for a new ballastless track-concrete box subgrade structure	3

Wind tunnel testing on the aerodynamic effect on a train with single-sided and double-sided wind barriers of different lengths	3
Influence of vibration suppression device for ladder-type sleeper track on vehicle-track system dynamic interaction	2
Under ballast mat – A review of recent developments, limitations, and future prospects	2
Evaluation of dynamic derailment in a railway switch considering the longitudinal impacts caused by vehicle retarder	2
Behaviour of coal-fouled elastomeric polyurethane-stabilized ballast under cyclic loading	2
Virtual homologation of high-speed trains in railway tunnels: A new iterative numerical approach for train-tunnel pressure signature	2
Could laser-based profile measurements be used in wheel/rail contact and vehicle dynamics simulations?	2
Comparative analysis of wheel‒rail frictional temperature rise using moving heat source and thermo-mechanical coupling methods at various wheel‒rail creepages	2
Artificial intelligence-aided intelligent obstacle and trespasser detection based on locomotive-mounted forward-facing camera data	2
Investigation into the braking performance of high-speed trains in the complex braking environment of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway	2
Cavity noise reduction of a high-speed train pantograph through jet parameter optimization	2
Investigation of probable squat growth from initial surface cracks in rails using a three-dimensional rollover simulation	2
Study on levitation control performance assessment of maglev train based on minimum entropy	2
Study on the effect of mitigation strategies for rail corrugation in metro lines	2
On-time and energy-saving train operation strategy based on improved AGA multi-objective optimization	2
Advances in research on the ballast bed stability on railway bridges	2
Variability of support conditions and effects on the non-linear flexural response of concrete sleepers	2
Static and dynamic effects of train-track-bridge system subject to environment-induced deformation of long-span railway bridge	2
A computational fluid dynamics study of the influence of sleeper shape and ballast depth on ballast flight during passage of a simplified train	2
Vehicle running instability detection algorithm (VRIDA): A signal based onboard diagnostic method for detecting hunting instability of rail vehicles	2
Numerical investigation of the slipstream characteristics of a maglev train in a tunnel	2
Towards time-domain modelling of wheel/rail noise: Effect of the dynamic track model	2
Differential parametrization of rail vehicle properties and its impact on hunting	2
An adaptive backstepping nonsingular fast terminal sliding-mode control for the electromechanical brake system with backlash nonlinearity compensation	2
Optimization of metro wheel reprofiling based on cluster analysis	2
Field test for micro-pressure wave reduction measurement by area optimization of windows of tunnel hoods	2
Modelling tamping effectiveness for track geometry longitudinal levelling defects	2
An examination of alternative schemes for active and semi-active control of vertical car-body vibration to improve ride comfort	2
Investigation of frictional rolling contact behavior in a switch panel considering traction load	2
Analysis of the causes of severe side wear of the high rail on metro curves by numerical simulation and field investigation	2
A study on the effect of inerters in the motor elastic suspension on the stability of bogies in high-speed trains	2
A real-time automatic rail extraction algorithm for low-density mobile laser scanning data	2
Modelling and iterative learning control of internal pressure for high-speed trains under excitation of varying-amplitude tunnel pressure waves	2
The role of vehicle dynamics in train-induced ground vibrations and the detection of irregular axle-pulse responses due to a varying track support stiffness	2
Natural rail fracture defect calibration using infrared thermography and edge detection	2
Study on the allowed maximum amplitudes of low-order polygonal wear on resilient wheels based on operational safety	2
Development of track component health indices using image-based railway track inspection data	2
Numerical investigation on loading pattern of railway concrete slabs	2
A finite element modelling approach for the numerical analysis of switch rail contact loading and cyclic profile degradation	2