12th RAILWAY TALK

19 February 2026

17:00 CET

Friction Management

Programme:

Chair: Dipl. Ing. Marco Corradini, EURAIL Ing

FIRST PRESENTATION

Friction Management

• Why do we need to control Friction in the Wheel/Rail Interface
• Equipment and Consumables
• Benefits of Friction Management
• Case Studies

Speakers:

• Jackie Butterfield BEng CEng FIMMM, 
  Principal Applications Engineer, L.B. Foster
• Volker Streim
  Senior Applications Engineer, L.B. Foster 

Discussion