Rollingstock Performance

The Monash Institute of Railway Technology has substantial expertise in the area of rollingstock performance, covering dynamic simulation modelling, laboratory testing, in-service monitoring, data analysis and expert interpretation. The highly reliable instrumented revenue vehicle (IRV) platform provides critical data on the dynamic performance of rollingstock and components.

Key areas of expertise include:

• Wagon and component testing and standards validation
• Structural and dynamic modelling
• Longitudinal train dynamics monitoring
• In-service structural and dynamic monitoring
• Vehicle stability and ride quality assessment
• Wayside monitoring of vehicle performance
• Maintenance program validation

A key component of Monash IRT’s rollingstock capability is the ability to combine subject matter areas to deliver solutions to complex interfacial problems through digital twin analysis of real world data, or assessment of vehicle performance in response to known track quality.