China and Czech academic seminar on wheel/rail tribology of railway transit was held in Southwest Jiaotong University.

Report 1：Research and development of wayside lubrication system for railway noise mitigation

Assistent Professor：Radovan Galas, Brno University of Technology

Report 2: Influence of laser quenching on the wear and damage behaviours of rail material

Assistent Researcher：Haohao Ding, Southwest Jiaotong University

Report 3: Introduction of recent researches on the performances of different rail steels

Assistent Professor：Shaobo Zhou, China Academy of Railway Sciences

Report 4: Third body layer and prediction of friction in wheel and rail contact

PhD student：Daniel Kvarda, Brno University of Technology

Report 5: Laboratory studies on railway sanding: the adhesion benifits and side effects on wheel/rail wear and damage

PhD student：Lubing Shi, Southwest Jiaotong University