WHEEL–RAIL WEAR INVESTIGATION ON A HEAVY HAUL BALLOON LOOP TRACK THROUGH SIMULATIONS OF SLOW SPEED WAGON DYNAMICS

Heavy haul railway track infrastructure are commonly equipped with balloon loops to allow trains to be loaded/unloaded and/or to reverse the direction of travel. The slow operational speed of trains on these sharp curves results in some unique issues regarding the wear process between wheels and rai...

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Main Authors: Yan Quan Sun, Maksym Spiryagin, Colin Cole, Dwayne Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 2017-09-01
Series:Transport
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2017.1355843