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J. Mod. Transport. (2014) 22(3):127–136 DOI 10.1007/s40534-014-0055-x Longitudinal dynamics and energy analysis for heavy haul trains Qing Wu • Shihui Luo • Colin Cole Received: 9 April 2014 / Revised: 9 June 2014 / Accepted: 13 June 2014 / Published online: 3 July 2014 © The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at S Abstract Whole trip longitudinal dynamics and energy tractive energy was dissipated by propulsion resistance that analysis of heavy haul trains are required by operators and accounted for 42.48 % of the total energy. Only a small manufacturers to enable optimisation of train controls and amount of tractive energy was dissipated by curving rolling stock components. A new technology named train resistance, air brake and draft gear systems. dynamics and energy analyser/train simulator (TDEAS) has been developed by the State Key Laboratory of Trac- Keywords TDEAS . Train simulation . Longitudinal tion Power in China to perform detailed whole trip longi- dynamics . Energy . Heavy haul tudinal train dynamics and energy analyses. Facilitated by a controller user interface and a graphic user interface, the TDEAS can also be used as a train driving simulator. This 1 Introduction paper elaborates the modelling of three primary parts in the TDEAS, namely wagon connection systems, air brake Heavy haul trains have wide applications all over the world systems and train energy components. TDEAS uses due to their advantages in hauling capability and energy advanced wedge-spring draft gear models that can simulate efficiency. A heavy haul train can have hundreds of heavy a wider spectrum of friction draft gear behaviour. An loaded wagons and can stretch for miles; therefore, the lon- eff