Wheel/rail contact geometry research and development of locomotive Class 744.0 as examples of R&D activities of the Jan Perner Transport Faculty

The Jan Perner Transport Faculty (JPTF) of the University of Pardubice and especially its Department of Transport Means and Diagnostics deals with research and development activities in the branch of railway vehicles. There are two basic reasons for that. At first, it is incumbent upon all academic workers to pursue the science and research according to the Czech law concerning the universities. And the second reason is a relation to the educational process - if the JPTF wants to offer a high quality education in the specialization "Railway Vehicles" (which is offered in Czech as well as English language today) to its students, the research activities of the academic workers (i.e. the teachers) allow them to stick to the newest trends in the branch. In this article, particular examples of cooperation of the JPTF with producers as well as operators of railway rolling stock are presented as a contribution of the faculty to the research and development in the branch of railway vehicles.

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W artykule przedstawiono aktywność badawczą Wydziału Transportu Uniwersytetu w Pardubicach (Czechy) w zakresie pojazdów kolejowych. Scharakteryzowano wyposażenie laboratoriów wykorzystywane do badań teoretycznych i eksperymentalnych. Skoncentrowano się na zagadnieniach dostosowania profili kól do specyficznych warunków ruchowych oraz współpracy przy konstrukcji nowej lokomotywy.