‍Speaker: Dr. Haoyu Wang, Technical Manager, ProRail, the Netherlands Time: 14:30, November 11, 2022, GMT+8 Venue: Tencent Meeting ID: 615 115 236  Abstract:Railways are an efficient, convenient, and environmental-friendly way of transportation in the world. Due to the increased load capacity of railwa...

Speaker: Dr. Shaoguang Li, Eurailscout Inspection & Analysis (ERS), the Netherlands Time: 16:00, November 4, 2022, GMT+8 Venue: Tencent Meeting ID: 384 388 267  Abstract:ERS is jointly owned by French railway SNCF and Strukton rail. It is the largest independent railway inspection company in the EU. ERS ...

Speaker: Dr. Zhen Yang, ​TU Delft, Netherlands Time: 15:30, October 28, 2022, GMT+8 .... Venue: Tencent Meeting ID: 731 801 255, Password: 123456 Abstract:The presentation will show some of the main research results and findings on wheel-rail contact conducted by TU Delft Railway Section in recent years, including numerical modellin...

IntroductionBrakes in railway trains have a variety of forms such as air brake, eddy current brake and aerodynamic brake. Brakes are indispensable and safety-critical systems for all types of railway trains including passenger (high-speed, metro, tram, etc.) and freight trains (heavy-haul, intermodal, etc.). Safe and efficient railway operations require a good understanding of brakes from vario...