Partner Login

Project Publications

Title Author Conference
Improvements in rail safety benefit the transport industry S. C. Kerkyras, M. Areias, D. Dias, A. C. Franco, Y. Kerkyras and M. Ph.Papaelias BINDT2010 - The 49th Annual Conference of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
14-16 September, 2010
Cardiff, UK
On-Line evaluation of structural degradation of train wheels using vibration analysis techniques S. C. Kerkyras, M. Areias, D. Dias, A. C. Franco, Y. Kerkyras and M. Ph. Papaelias BINDT2010 - The 49th Annual Conference of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
14-16 September, 2010
Cardiff, UK
Improved frame rate for rail axle inspection using a limited transmission aperture M. Weston, P.I. Nicholson, A. J. Peyton, C.L. Davis BINDT2010 - The 49th Annual Conference of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
14-16 September, 2010
Cardiff, UK
The application of PAUT for inspection of railway axles from the end face D. Liaptsis, I. Cooper, J. Jian, K. Boyle, M. Weston, P.I. Nicholson, J. Courinha, P. Barros, M. Pinto BINDT2010 - The 49th Annual Conference of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
14-16 September, 2010
Cardiff, UK
ACOUSTIC EMISSION ON-LINE INSPECTION OF RAIL WHEELS A. Anastasopoulos, K. Bollas, D. Papasalouros, D. Kourousis EWGAE - 29th European Conference on Acoustic Emission Testing
September 8-10th, 2010
Wirtschaftskammer Wien Spartengebäude Gewerbe und Handwerk, Wien, Austria
Condition Monitoring of Railway Wheelsets Using High-Frequency Vibration Technology F Vermeulen, T Vanhonacker, M Laeremans CM 2010 and MFPT 2010 The Seventh International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies
22-24 June 2010
Ettington Chase, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
Full Matrix Capture inspection of railway axles and the potential for real time measurement M. Weston, P.I. Nicholson, A.J. Peyton, C.L. Davis CM 2010 and MFPT 2010 The Seventh International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies
22-24 June 2010
Ettington Chase, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
Application of phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) for inspection of railway axles D. Liaptsis, P.I. Nicholson, J. Courinha, C. Boynard, M. Pinto CM 2010 and MFPT 2010 The Seventh International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies
22-24 June 2010
Ettington Chase, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
SAFERAIL - Development of Novel Inspection Systems for Railway Wheelsets M. Papaelias CM 2010 and MFPT 2010 The Seventh International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Machinery Failure Prevention Technologies
22-24 June 2010
Ettington Chase, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK
The application of PAUT for inspection of rail wagon axles from the end face (Presentation) D. Liaptsis, J. Jian, K. Boyle, M. Weston, P.I. Nicholson J.A. Courinha, M. Pinto QNDE 2010 The Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
July 18-23
San Diego, California
SAFERAIL - An EU FP7 Research Project Providing Innovation in Railway Wheelset Inspection and Wayside Monitoring IMechE - Wheelset Management - Balancing Safety, Performance and Cost
10 February 2010
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
The SAFERAIL Project and the new methods for non-destructive inspection in the railway Industry C. Boynard Portuguese Association for Railway Standardisation and Certification (9APNCF)VII Seminar 27th November 2008
Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) - Auditorium Rua António Gião, 2, Monte de Caparica, Portugal

Press release

Title Date Publication
Lineside inspection will cut wheelset failures September 2009 Railway Gazzette International
EMEF September 2009 Railway Gazzette International
Saferail Summer 2010 VTG Newsletter Online issue 15
Setting New Safety Standard's Spring 2009 VTG Newsletter Online issue 13 (page 5)

Project Flyers

Title Date Document Title
SAFERAIL Flyer 2009 Consortium SAFERAIL Flyer
DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL INSPECTION SYSTEMS FOR RAILWAY WHEELSETS - SAFERAIL 2009 University of Birmingham SAFERAIL Flyer
Vlaamse Vervoermaatschappij De Lijn (Belgium) University of Birmingham (UK) Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade (Portugal) TWI Ltd (UK) SNCF (France) Feldman Enterprises LTD (Cyprus) TSC (UK) Envirocoustics S. A. (Greece) EMEF (Portugal) Alfa Products & Technologies (Belgium)Alfa Products & Technologies (Belgium) VTG Rail UK Ltd (UK)