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ACRI congratulates Distinguished Prof Buddhima Indraratna and Dr Tung Ngo who's book "Ballast Track Design" has been released. The rail network plays an essential role in transport infrastructure worldwide. A ballasted track is commonly used for several reasons, including economic considerations, load bearing capacity, rapid drainage and ease of maintenance.…
12th World Congress on Railway Research - WCRR 2019 will be held in Tokyo, Japan, at the venue called Tokyo International Forum from October 28 to November 1, 2019 hosted by the Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI), of the Japan Railways (JR) group. WCRR is the world’s largest international congress…
With only one manufacturer presently producing and marketing electronically controlled pneumatic end of train devices and with continuing adoption of electronically controlled pneumatic brakes throughout the Australian heavy haul rail networks, ACRI’s heavy haul participants have been developing a prototype unit constructed from off-the-shelf components with interoperability with Pilbara heavy…