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Future trends in railway engineering [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article reviews the current state of railway engineering with a focus on the steady development of conventional technology that has led to the 575 km/h run of the French TGV train in 2007.
Iwnicki, Simon D., Iwnicki, S.
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FIRST RAILWAY ENGINEER

open access: yesBULLETIN Series Historical and socio-political sciences, 2021
The Great Silk Road is one of the most significant achievements in the history of world civilization. An extensive system of caravan routes crossed Europe and Asia from the Mediterranean to China, and in Ancient times and in the middle Ages served as an important means of trade and communication between Western and Eastern cultures.
A.B. Sarsenbayev, A. Abdiraiymova
openaire   +2 more sources

GIMMS NDVI3g+ (1982–2015) response to climate change and engineering activities along the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
Restricted by cold, drought and high altitude natural environments, vegetation ecological environment of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is fragile and difficult to repair when damaged. The purpose of this research is to reveal the characteristic of Normalized
Chao Ma, Tingting Li, Pei Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive Control Strategies Used to Solve Challenges Related to Modern Railway Vehicles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper is an attempt to collate and critically appraise the recent advances in control strategies used to solve challenges related to railway vehicles which present nonlinearities and uncertainties.
Pislaru, Crinela   +13 more
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Railway Transport Planning and Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Railway engineering is facing different and complex challenges due to the growing demand for travel, new technologies, and new mobility paradigms. All these issues require a clear understanding of the existing technologies, and it is crucial to identify ...

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A simple state-based prognostic model for railway turnout systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The importance of railway transportation has been increasing in the world. Considering the current and future estimates of high cargo and passenger transportation volume in railways, prevention or reduction of delays due to any failure is becoming ever ...
Baskan, Saim   +5 more
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Mastering and development of industrial production of rolling stock in Ukraine (1991–2022)

open access: yesІсторія науки і техніки, 2022
The article attempts to investigate the historical circumstances of the mastering and development of the industrial production of rolling stock in Ukraine from 1991 to 2021.
Mykola Ruban, Andrii Fomin
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Analysis of Wheel–Rail Sliding Friction under Two-Point Contact Conditions

open access: yesLubricants, 2023
The generation of wheel–rail-sliding frictional heat is often accompanied by transverse displacement of a wheel. To study the thermal problem of wheel–rail sliding friction at two-point contact, this paper uses an LM tread wheel and a 60 kg·m−1 rail as ...
Feng Han, Hao Wei, Yang Liu
doaj   +1 more source

New methods and functionalities for railway maintenance through a draisine prototype based on RADAR sensors

open access: yesIET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2023
Inspection of the railway tracks requires relying on a precise positioning system that accurately determines the location of potential failures and deficiencies. Therefore, measuring the speed and precise location of rail vehicles is essential.
Valentin Gomez‐Jauregui   +7 more
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Storage Device Sizing for a Hybrid Railway Traction System by Means of Bicausal Bond Graphs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In this paper, the application of bicausal bond graphs for system design in electrical engineering is emphasized. In particular, it is shown how this approach is very useful for model inversion and parameter dimensioning.
Sareni, Bruno   +2 more
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