December 2013

Contents

Preface

• Infinite Progress of Science and Technology
  Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation: Fulfilling your Expectations
  Hiroshi TOMONO(279KB)
• Remarks on Special Issue on Railway
  Machi NAKATA(268KB)

Review

• Strategy on Research & Development of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
  Tsutomu SUGIURA(3.4MB)

Technical Review

• Advance in Railway Vehicle Technology and Future Prospects Mainly in Relation to Bogie
  Satoshi KOIZUMI(5.4MB)
• Progress and Prospects of Rail for Railroads
  Kazuhiko SAEKI, Katsuya IWANO(2.7MB)
• Design Technologies for Railway Wheels and Future Prospects
  Yoshinori OKAGATA(3.6MB)
• Research and Development of Fatigue Issues for Railway Steel Products and Future Prospects
  Miyuki YAMAMOTO(2.4MB)

Technical Report

• Development of the New Concept Steering Bogie
  Yoshiyuki SHIMOKAWA, Masaaki MIZUNO(6.6MB)
• Development of Active Suspension System with Electromechanical Actuators for Railway Vehicles
  Osamu GOTO(4.6MB)
• Fatigue Property of Railway Axles for Shinkansen Vehicles
  Taizo MAKINO, Hiroki SAKAI(2.1MB)
• Development of Long-Life Rails for Overseas Freight Railways
  Masaharu UEDA, Kohichiro MATSUSHITA, Katsuya IWANO, Akira KOBAYASHI, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Teruhisa MIYAZAKI, Jun TAKAHASHI, Yukiko KOBAYASHI(9.6MB)

Technology

• Low Noise Gear Units Developed by Loading Test Rig in the Anechoic Chamber
  Makoto KIMURA, Hideki MINAMI, Shoichi KONDO(4.9MB)
• Simulation Technology for Railway Vehicle Dynamics
  Osamu KONDO, Yousuke YAMAZAKI(3.0MB)
• Trends in Rail Welding Technologies and Our Future Approach
  Kenji SAITA, Kenichi KARIMINE, Masaharu UEDA, Katsuya IWANO, Takeshi YAMAMOTO, Kiyoshi HIROGUCHI(6.4MB)