All Outputs (2)

Railway track availability modelling with opportunistic maintenance practice (2021)
Journal Article
Davies, B., & Andrews, J. (2022). Railway track availability modelling with opportunistic maintenance practice. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 236(8), 907-919. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544097211047663

The geometry of railway track must be maintained within certain standards in order to provide a highly available network, as well as good ride comfort and safety for all rail users. Modelling is well utilised as part of asset management tools in expl... Read More about Railway track availability modelling with opportunistic maintenance practice.

The impact of summer heatwaves on railway track geometry maintenance (2021)
Journal Article
Davies, B., & Andrews, J. (2021). The impact of summer heatwaves on railway track geometry maintenance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 235(9), 1158-1171. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409720984292

Elevated summer temperatures are a disrupting factor on the rail network. Due to the risk of a track buckling under thermal expansion forces, geometry maintenance must be delayed during heatwaves, leading to an overall decreased network availability... Read More about The impact of summer heatwaves on railway track geometry maintenance.