The tiny contact zone (approximately 1 cm2) where steel wheel meets steel rail is
fundamental to rail transport. This work is a comprehensive presentation of recent research …

The wheel–rail contact is a safety critical interface. Wear, particle emission and adhesion are
all wheel–rail contact phenomena and are discussed here. All three phenomena are …

Tribology is the science of friction, wear, lubrication and contact mechanics. The wheel-rail
interface is one of the most complex machine element contacts from a tribological …

The topical concerns in wheel-rail tribology are highlighted from a heavy haul railroad
perspective. The paper reviews experimental work carried out mainly over the last 12 years …

Earlier in an ongoing research project, we identified wear transitions, mechanisms, and
regimes by experimentally testing the sliding part of a wheel–rail contact. Going further, the …

This study examines the relationship between generated airborne particles and wear rate in
the wheel–rail contact. The wheel–rail contact is experimentally simulated by using pin‐on …

The aim of this chapter is to introduce some of the basics of wheel–rail tribology before the
topics are dealt with in greater detail in the subsequent chapters. Wear, contact mechanics …

Wheel-rail contact is a crucial component in the successful operation of railways. Effective
management of the contact is therefore a very important aspect of rail infrastructure …

To attract more customers and compete with other modes of transportation, railway transport
needs to ensure safety, punctuality, high comfort, and low cost; wheel–rail adhesion, ie, the …

The purpose of this address is to acknowledge several, but not all, pioneers who made a
significant contribution to the science of Contact Mechanics. It also highlights the universal …