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A full-scale experimental and modelling study of ballast flight under high-speed trains

Last updated on 29 August 2014 4:48

Recent experience with the operation of high-speed railways in the UK and elsewhere has revealed the phenomenon, termed ‘ballast flight’, of ballast particles becoming airborne during the passage of trains, potentially causing damage to both the railhead and the vehicle. This article reports the results of an investigation into the...

Author(s): Quinn A D;Hayward M;Baker C J;Schmid F;Priest J A;Powrie W

Organisation(s): Centre for Railway Research and Education, School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK ; Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Network Rail, London, UK ; School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK ;

2010

United Kingdom

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