Preface; Contents; Railway Noise Control in Europe: Current Status; 1 Introduction; 2 European Policy and Incentives; 3 National Legislation and Incentives; 4 Economics of Railway Noise Control; 5 Noise Control Strategy of the Railways; 6 Noise Differentiated Track Access Charges (NDTAC); 7 Problematic Trends; 8 Outlook; References; Novel Legislation for Railway Lines and Motorways in The Netherlands; 1 Introduction; 2 Noise Production Ceilings; 3 Merits and Drawbacks of the New System; References; Bearable Railway Noise Limits in Europe; 1 Developments; 2 Findings; References

State-of-the-Art of the Noise Emission of Railway Cars1 Introduction; 2 TSI Noise Revision; 3 Collection of Noise Emission Data; 4 State-of-the-Art of Noise Emission of European Trains; 5 TSI Noise Revision
Results; References; On Separation of Vehicle Noise for Limit Setting in Future Legislation; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Separation; 4 Results; 5 Conclusion and Open Points; References; Estimating the Performance of Wheel Dampers Using Laboratory Methods and a Prediction Tool; 1 Introduction; 2 Wheel Modelling Procedure; 3 The Prediction Tool; 4 Conclusion; References

Estimating the Performance of Rail Dampers Using Laboratory Methods and Software Predictions1 Introduction; 2 Decay Rate Measurements; 3 STARDAMP Software; 4 Conclusions; References; Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Impact Noise Generation due to Rail Joints; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Study on Impact Noise; 3 Theoretical Study on Impact Noise; 4 Conclusion; References; An Explicit Integration Finite Element Method for Impact Noise Generation at a Squat; 1 Introduction; 2 Method; 3 Results and Analyses; 4 Conclusion and Future Work; References

Future European Noise Emission Ceilings: Threat or Solution? A Review Based on Swiss and Dutch Ceilings1 Introduction; 2 Emission Ceilings and Reception Limits; 3 Experience with Emission Ceilings; 4 Pros and Cons of Ceilings; 5 Conclusions; References; Comparison between Road and Rail Noise Cost per Transported Ton of Cargo; 1 Introduction; 2 Method; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; References; A Survey of Freight Locomotive Passby Noise Emissions; 1 Introduction; 2 Aims and Methodology; 3 Results; 4 Concluding Remarks; References

On the Importance of Accuracy of Geographic Model Data for Noise Impact Studies1 Introduction; 2 Noise Model for the Dutch Railway Network; 3 Results; 4 Conclusion; References; The Efficiency of Noise Reduction Measures on Railway Infrastructure in Normal Operating Conditions
NOVIBRAIL; 1 Introduction; 2 Efficiency of Rail Absorbers 1.5 Year after Installation; 3 Efficiency of Noise Reduction Measure on Rail Brakes on Hump Yard; 4 Noise Reduction by Application of Absorbing Layer on the Platform Edge; References; Characterizing Wheel Flat Impact Noise with an Efficient Time Domain Model