Influence of train speed and its mitigation measures in the short- and long-term performance of a ballastless transition zone

Abstract The ballastless track is nowadays the most popular railway system due to the required low number of maintenance operations and costs, despite the high investment. The gradual change from ballasted to ballastless tracks has been occurring in Asia, but also in Europe, increasing the number of...

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Main Authors: Ana Ramos, Rui Calçada, António Gomes Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-07-01
Series:Railway Engineering Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-023-00314-4