Train Aerodynamics

Train Aerodynamics blog posts

Some railway and train related blog posts can also be found on the Wind Engineering and Dispersion page

• Yet more on cross winds effects on trainsApril 27, 2023
• More on Cross Wind CharacteristicsFebruary 26, 2023
• Current Issue in Railway Aerodynamics (V)February 12, 2023
• Ten of the best – a personal choice of Train Aerodynamics papers from 2022January 20, 2023
• Cross Wind Characteristics – a mathematical curiosityJanuary 14, 2023
• Ten of the best – a personal choice of Train Aerodynamics papers from 2021January 9, 2022
• The calculation of train overturning risk – what type of wind tunnel tests should be used?March 18, 2021
• Thoughts on the leakage characteristics of trainsFebruary 17, 2021
• Train Aerodynamics Research in 2020 Part 2January 27, 2021
• Train Aerodynamics Research in 2020 Part 1January 27, 2021
• Reducing train aerodynamic resistance through the use of slab trackOctober 9, 2020
• Train crosswind performance – is there a “best” shape?June 8, 2020
• The flow around trains – analysis of CFD resultsApril 18, 2020
• Tunnel pressure transients on the West Coast Main Line in the UKFebruary 24, 2020
• Train pressure transients on the West Coast Main Line in the UKFebruary 10, 2020
• Train Aerodynamics Research in 2018 / 2019January 27, 2020
• Trains in crosswindsJanuary 24, 2020
• Aerodynamic effects on railway infrastructureJanuary 24, 2020
• Train Aerodynamics – Fundamentals and ApplicationsDecember 30, 2019

PDF compilation of all Train Aerodynamics blog posts up to June 2026, including links to videos (167 A4 pages)

Train Aerodynamics papers

The links given above are to the publishers’ web sites, where the abstract can be read and the publication downloaded with the necessary permissions. Alternatively the final pre-publication of many (but not all) of these can be found the Birmingham Electronic Paper Repository here.