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Field investigations into the adhesion recovery in leaf-contaminated wheel–rail contacts with locomotive sanders

Last updated on 22 August 2014 3:06

Locomotives of railways worldwide have been using sand since 1838 to improve the wheel–rail adhesion during traction and braking operations. In more recent years, sanders have also been fitted to electrical and diesel multiple units in some railways to fight (often in combination with traction control or wheel slide protection...

Author(s): Arias-Cuevas O;Li Z

Organisation(s): Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Section of Road and Railway Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands ;

2011

Netherlands

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