Slippery rail (English Wikipedia)

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White, Ben; Kempka, Reuben; Laity, Peter; Holland, Chris; Six, Klaus; Trummer, Gerald; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger (December 20, 2021). "Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface" (PDF). Tribology Letters. 70 (1): 8. doi:10.1007/s11249-021-01549-0. ISSN 1573-2711. S2CID 245330956.
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Ishizaka, Kei; Lewis, Stephen R.; Lewis, Roger (May 15, 2017). "The low adhesion problem due to leaf contamination in the wheel/rail contact: Bonding and low adhesion mechanisms" (PDF). Wear. 378–379: 183–197. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2017.02.044. ISSN 0043-1648.
Krier, Peter; White, Ben T; Ferriday, Paul; Watson, Mike; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger; Lanigan, Joseph L (November 1, 2021). "Vehicle-based cryogenic rail cleaning: an alternative solution to 'leaves on the line'". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering. 174 (4): 176–182. doi:10.1680/jcien.21.00105. ISSN 0965-089X. S2CID 237701740.
Swan, Julian; Radoiu, Marilena (October 14, 2020). "Microwave Plasma System for Continuous Treatment of Railway Track". Technologies. 8 (4): 54. doi:10.3390/technologies8040054. ISSN 2227-7080.

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White, Ben; Lewis, Roger (August 1, 2019). "Simulation and understanding the wet-rail phenomenon using twin disc testing" (PDF). Tribology International. 136: 475–486. doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2019.03.067. ISSN 0301-679X. S2CID 140827487.
White, Ben; Kempka, Reuben; Laity, Peter; Holland, Chris; Six, Klaus; Trummer, Gerald; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger (December 20, 2021). "Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface" (PDF). Tribology Letters. 70 (1): 8. doi:10.1007/s11249-021-01549-0. ISSN 1573-2711. S2CID 245330956.
White, BT; Nilsson, R; Olofsson, U; Arnall, AD; Evans, MD; Armitage, T; Fisk, J; Fletcher, DI; Lewis, R (May 2, 2017). "Effect of the presence of moisture at the wheel–rail interface during dew and damp conditions" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 232 (4): 979–989. doi:10.1177/0954409717706251. ISSN 0954-4097. S2CID 55583850.
Krier, Peter; White, Ben T; Ferriday, Paul; Watson, Mike; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger; Lanigan, Joseph L (November 1, 2021). "Vehicle-based cryogenic rail cleaning: an alternative solution to 'leaves on the line'". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering. 174 (4): 176–182. doi:10.1680/jcien.21.00105. ISSN 0965-089X. S2CID 237701740.

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Almeida, John P. "SEPTA Gel Train with F7 622 Philadelphia PA November 12, 2006". Railfan Pictures of the Day. The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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"Low Adhesion Mockery Sticks Despite the Facts". Rail.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
Halbfinger, Caren (November 21, 2006). "'Flat wheels' deflate train commuters". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
"Royal Forestry Society: Leaves on the Line". Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
"Railway Group Standards - Railway Wheelsets" (PDF). RSSB. February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
"Leaves on the line". Rail.co.uk. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
"Online Rulebook – Module TW1 – Section 28.1 Rail-head adhesion" (PDF). RSSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
"Online Rulebook – Module TW1 – Section 28.2 Arranging a controlled test stop" (PDF). RSSB. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
"SEPTA". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2006.
"New Jersey Transit". www.njtransit.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
"Leaves on the Line". The Royal Forestry Society. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008.
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White, Ben; Lewis, Roger (August 1, 2019). "Simulation and understanding the wet-rail phenomenon using twin disc testing" (PDF). Tribology International. 136: 475–486. doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2019.03.067. ISSN 0301-679X. S2CID 140827487.
White, Ben; Kempka, Reuben; Laity, Peter; Holland, Chris; Six, Klaus; Trummer, Gerald; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger (December 20, 2021). "Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface" (PDF). Tribology Letters. 70 (1): 8. doi:10.1007/s11249-021-01549-0. ISSN 1573-2711. S2CID 245330956.
White, BT; Nilsson, R; Olofsson, U; Arnall, AD; Evans, MD; Armitage, T; Fisk, J; Fletcher, DI; Lewis, R (May 2, 2017). "Effect of the presence of moisture at the wheel–rail interface during dew and damp conditions" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 232 (4): 979–989. doi:10.1177/0954409717706251. ISSN 0954-4097. S2CID 55583850.
Ishizaka, Kei; Lewis, Stephen R.; Lewis, Roger (May 15, 2017). "The low adhesion problem due to leaf contamination in the wheel/rail contact: Bonding and low adhesion mechanisms" (PDF). Wear. 378–379: 183–197. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2017.02.044. ISSN 0043-1648.

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Lewis, S.R.; Lewis, R.; Richards, P.; Buckley-Johnstone, L.E. (2014). "Investigation of the isolation and frictional properties of hydrophobic products on the rail head, when used to combat low adhesion". Wear. 314 (1–2): 213–219. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2013.11.024. ISSN 0043-1648.
White, Ben; Lewis, Roger (August 1, 2019). "Simulation and understanding the wet-rail phenomenon using twin disc testing" (PDF). Tribology International. 136: 475–486. doi:10.1016/j.triboint.2019.03.067. ISSN 0301-679X. S2CID 140827487.
White, Ben; Kempka, Reuben; Laity, Peter; Holland, Chris; Six, Klaus; Trummer, Gerald; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger (December 20, 2021). "Iron Oxide and Water Paste Rheology and Its Effect on Low Adhesion in the Wheel/Rail Interface" (PDF). Tribology Letters. 70 (1): 8. doi:10.1007/s11249-021-01549-0. ISSN 1573-2711. S2CID 245330956.
White, BT; Nilsson, R; Olofsson, U; Arnall, AD; Evans, MD; Armitage, T; Fisk, J; Fletcher, DI; Lewis, R (May 2, 2017). "Effect of the presence of moisture at the wheel–rail interface during dew and damp conditions" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 232 (4): 979–989. doi:10.1177/0954409717706251. ISSN 0954-4097. S2CID 55583850.
Ishizaka, Kei; Lewis, Stephen R.; Lewis, Roger (May 15, 2017). "The low adhesion problem due to leaf contamination in the wheel/rail contact: Bonding and low adhesion mechanisms" (PDF). Wear. 378–379: 183–197. doi:10.1016/j.wear.2017.02.044. ISSN 0043-1648.
Krier, Peter; White, Ben T; Ferriday, Paul; Watson, Mike; Buckley-Johnstone, Luke; Lewis, Roger; Lanigan, Joseph L (November 1, 2021). "Vehicle-based cryogenic rail cleaning: an alternative solution to 'leaves on the line'". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering. 174 (4): 176–182. doi:10.1680/jcien.21.00105. ISSN 0965-089X. S2CID 237701740.
Swan, Julian; Radoiu, Marilena (October 14, 2020). "Microwave Plasma System for Continuous Treatment of Railway Track". Technologies. 8 (4): 54. doi:10.3390/technologies8040054. ISSN 2227-7080.

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