Vehicle / Track Adhesion Research Group
Scope
The Adhesion Research Group (V/T ARG) exists to:
- Promote a wider understanding of the fundamental science and engineering behind wheel/rail adhesion and related topics, such as wheel/rail electrical continuity.
- Ensure a common and system-wide approach to these topics by rolling stock designers, rolling stock operators, rolling stock owners, infrastructure owners, infrastructure maintainers, specialist suppliers, and industry experts.
The Adhesion Research Group will:
- Act as a sponsor for the ADHERE research portfolio
- Track the progress and delivery of endorsed live research portfolio projects and propose scope, remit, timescale or budget adjustments, as necessary
- Cooperate with the Seasonal Challenge Steering Group to ensure that opportunities for the implementation of successfully delivered research on the running railway are identified and actioned and that ideas for relevant new research stemming from the day to day experiences of rail operators are heard and actively considered.
Message from the chair
Membership
The group's membership is made up of the following industry categories:
- passenger train operators
- rolling stock owners and leasing companies
- infrastructure managers and owners
- suppliers and rolling stock manufacturers
- academia
- RSSB
- Department for Transport
- Office of Rail and Road.
Chair of committee: Neil Ovenden
, Rail Delivery Group
RSSB main representative: Anup Chalisey
, Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
Other Members
Company
Representing
Other members
Ben Altman
Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
RSSB
Neil Ovenden
Rail Delivery Group
Passenger Train Operating Company
Gabriela Gonzalez-Castro
Northern Trains Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Mark Hanham
Loughborough University
Academia
Paul Molyneux-Berry
SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Limited
Suppliers
Yunshi Zhao
SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit Limited
Suppliers
John Cooke
CoCatalyst Ltd.
Suppliers
John Doyle
Irish Rail
Passenger Train Operating Company
Mick Milhinch
AB Hoses and Fittings Ltd
Suppliers
Jackie Butterfield
L. B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Andry Nykorak
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Victoria Chapman
Met Office
Suppliers
Richard Neil
Angel Trains Ltd
Rolling Stock Owner
Rob Cummings
Northern Trains Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Roger Lewis
The University of Sheffield
Academia
Sam Twum-Barima
Keolis Amey Docklands Limited
Light Rail
Sanjay Albert
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Simon Green
First Greater Western Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Stuart Brown
DB ESG
Suppliers
Tanya Ball
LNT Solutions
Suppliers
Paul Allen
University of Huddersfield
Academia
Peter McCreery
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Peter Williams
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Alan Lawton
Rail Delivery Group
Passenger Train Operating Company
Andy Nicholas
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Andy Giles
Met Desk
Suppliers
Anup Chalisey
Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
RSSB
Brian Boucher
Bombardier Transportation UK Limited
Manufacturers
Brian Haddock
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Caitriona Hannon
Transport For London (TFL)
Passenger Train Operating Company
Chris Wells
Railway Braking Associates Limited
Suppliers
David Buckley
Angel Trains Ltd
Rolling Stock Owner
David Clarke
Railway Industry Association (RIA)
RIA
Michael Jacks
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Nicola Steele
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Paul Gray
Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
RSSB
Clive Burrows
First Group PLC
Passenger Train Operating Company
Toby Goodwin
Transport For London (TFL)
Passenger Train Operating Company
Emma Bassey
Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
RSSB
Jonathan Paragreen
L. B. Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Kieran Duggan
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Jaydine Taylor
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Giulia Lorenzini
Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
RSSB
Dave Eveleigh
First Greater Western Limited
Passenger Train Operating Company
Gilbert Rowe
L D Associates Limited
Suppliers
Keith Hutchins
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd
Suppliers
Julian Stow
University of Huddersfield
Academia
Mark Burstow
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
Infrastructure Manager
Mark Molyneux
Rail Delivery Group
Passenger Train Operating Company
Louis Schmandt
The Chiltern Railway Company Ltd
Passenger Train Operating Company
Kurt Haselsteiner
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd
Suppliers
Lauren Rundle
Transport For London (TFL)
Passenger Train Operating Company
