Research Highlights - Summer 2024
17/07/2024
Research Highlights covers the benefits of RSSB’s recent research to the industry.
Each issue features exciting projects, new findings, and solutions that could benefit your organisation. The publication also provides information about forthcoming events and webinars.
Click to read Research Highlights - Summer 2024
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Retrofitting of variable-rate sanders gathers paceResearch showed that variable-rate sanders offer better braking than fixed-rate ones.
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What impact does RSSB research have on the rail industry?We actively support take-up of important research findings and monitor progress.
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New guidance on curtain-sided freight containersWider use could make intermodal transport easier, bringing business and sustainability benefits.
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Integrating battery traction into the railwayOur research will help introduce more battery-powered vehicles to the network in a safe and efficient way.
All this plus even more, including a promising conductive sand alternative to improve braking in low-adhesion conditions, a pantograph gauge calculator that aims to simplify rail electrification, and a look at how freight operators—armed with a better understanding locomotive tractive effort and the impact on trailing load limits—can run longer trains.
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