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LOWNOISEPAD

Low cost noise control by optimised rail pad

Status: Ongoing project
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Project description

With this project, the project participants will individually measure and analyse their existing rail pads on their respective network and will aim to optimise rail pad stiffness confirming its dependence on acoustics-relevant parameters:
  • track decay rates (TDR),
  • rail fastening system,
  • static/dynamic stiffness data including the damping parameters.

Having experiences on rail pad research will help the project’s participants to trigger their internal research for future rail pads on their network.

Members · 12 members

  • INFRABEL
    Infrabel S.A.
  • SZCZ
    Správa železnic, státní organizace
  • SNCF
    Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français
  • SBB CFF FFS
    Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
  • IP SA
    Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.
  • PRORAIL
    Prorail
  • ÖBB
    Österreichische Bundesbahnen
  • NETWORK RAIL
    Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
  • Bane NOR
    Bane NOR SF
  • FS
    Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane SpA
  • DB AG
    Deutsche Bahn AG
  • TRAFIKVERKET
    Swedish Transport Administration

Consultant

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Members
  • Austria / OBB: Guenter Dinhobl and Bernhard Knoll
  • Belgium / Infrabel: Sander de Bock and Juliette Florentin
  • Czech Republic / SZCZ: Anna Siklova and Pavel Kreuziger
  • France / SNCF: Baldrik Faure and Jean-Philippe Regairaz
  • Germany / DB: Bernd Asmussen, Christian Frank, Lennart Moheit and Rudiger Garburg
  • Italy / FS: Marco Fantozzi, Stefano Rossi and Simone Relandini
  • Netherlands / ProRail: Nils IJntema and Edwin Gelinck
  • Norway / BaneNor: Trygve Aasen, Alf Helge Lohren, Celine Chapelier, Thomas Vatn Bjorge, Tom Arsenovic and Torbjorn Ursin
  • Portugal / IP: Diogo Vasconcelos
  • Sweden / Trafikverket: Karin Blidberg, Anders Hammar, Martin Li and Mathias Asplund and Alf Ekblad (Chair of UIC NV sector)
  • Switzerland / SBB: Jakob Oertli (Chair of UIC NV sector)
  • United Kingdom / Network Rail: Jamie Wilkes

Consultant

  • France / SD&M: Eduard Verhelst

Publications

Optimised rail pad performance for noise reduction -

lownoisepad_optimised_rail_pad_performance_for_noise_reduction_final_report.pdf

Annex A - Graphic Reference Guides

Annex B - Rolling stocks - Visual reference guide

IRS 75717: Track noise measurement guidelines - A methodology to measure and compare noise emissions during train pass-bys

Communication materials:

Designing out the noise: Optimising track design for a quieter railway Pınar Yılmazer and Lucie Anderton (UIC’s Sustainability Unit), Global Railway Review, Issue 2 2022

UIC Contact

For any further information please contact: noisevibration@uic.org

Documents