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Biography
After graduating in 1996 with an honours degree in mechanical engineering, Paul joined a consultancy group at Manchester Metropolitan University developing automotive safety systems. In 1998 he embarked upon a PhD programme studying contact mechanics and wheel-rail interaction on a scaled railway roller rig. During this time he became a founder member of the Rail Technology Unit (RTU), a group which specialised in railway vehicle dynamics and wheel rail interaction.
The RTU became a successful and well respected research and enterprise group and in 2012 transferred to the University of Huddersfield to form the new Institute of Railway Research (IRR). Paul joined UoH as the assistant director of the IRR and since joining has helped the group more than triple in size from 9 to 30 staff.
Paul was a member of the bid team which won £4M of Regional Growth Funding to set up the IRR’s new Centre for Innovation in Rail (CIR). The CIR has been launched to support the industry and its supply chain in bringing new technologies to the rail sector. The centre’s goal is to reach out to SMEs and other solutions providers to offer specialist engineering services, funding advice and commercialisation opportunities to help realise the full potential of new concepts or product within the rail sector.
Paul has led the specification, contractual negotiation and procurement of the IRR’s £2.1M advanced railway rolling contact rig and its £2.4M laboratory/office expansion programmes.
Paul’s enterprise and research activities have led to the initiation of strong university relationships and funding streams with key railway sector partners including HS2, Crossrail, Unipart Rail Ltd and Alstom.
He has achieved wide press exposure for the University with articles/quotes published in the Mail on Sunday, Modern Railways Magazine, Railway Gazette International, The Engineer and the Huddersfield Examiner, together with numerous online sites.
He instigated and led the delivery of an annual residential course for 50 school children on behalf of the Smallpeice Trust and has recently been invited to join the Scientific Committee for the IMechE Railway Division’s annual Stephenson Conference and also deliver the Institute’s annual prestige evening guest lecture.
Paul became Director of the Institute of Railway Research in July 2022 and Associate Dean (RIKE) within the School of Computing and Enginerring in January 2023.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Wheel-Rail Contact
- Computer Modelling of Railway Vehicle Suspensions
- Remote Condition Monitoring
- Data Analysis
- Train Braking System Optimisation
- Railway Vehicle Pantograph Interaction Dynamics
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A novel dynamics model of a trailer bogie brake system and its application in stability analysis
Wang, Q., Wang, Z., Mo, J., Gebreyohanes, M., Wang, R. & Allen, P., 1 Jun 2022, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 172, 24 p., 108966.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamic analysis of enhanced gear transmissions in the vehicle-track coupled dynamic system of a high-speed train
Wang, Z., Yin, Z., Allen, P., Wang, R., Xiong, Q. & Zhu, Y., 1 Aug 2022, In: Vehicle System Dynamics. 60, 8, p. 2716-2738 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modelling and Analysis of Power-Regenerating Potential for High-Speed Train Suspensions
Wang, R., Allen, P., Song, Y. & Wang, Z., 1 Mar 2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 5, 22 p., 2542.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wheel Wear Performance Assessment and Model Validation Using HAROLD Full Scale Test Rig
Boyacioglu, P., Bevan, A., Allen, P., Bryce, B. & Foulkes, S., 1 Apr 2022, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 236, 4, p. 406-417 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contributions of vehicle dynamics to the energy efficient operation of road and rail vehicles
Jerrelind, J., Allen, P., Gruber, P., Berg, M. & Drugge, L., 1 Jul 2021, In: Vehicle System Dynamics. 59, 7, p. 1114-1147 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus)
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5th International Conference on Railway Technology (Event)
Joao Pombo (Member of editorial board), Paul Allen (Member of editorial board), Hamid Alturbeh (Member of editorial board), Pedro Antunes (Member of editorial board), Yann Bezin (Member of editorial board), Xiaocheng Ge (Member of editorial board) & Hugo Pacheco Magalhaes (Member of editorial board)
22 Aug 2022 → 25 Aug 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Conference Peer-review
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Condition Monitoring of Motorised Devices for Smart Infrastructure Capabilities
Pritesh Mistry (Speaker), Phil Lane (Speaker), Paul Allen (Speaker), Hussain Al-Aqrabi (Speaker) & Richard Hill (Speaker)
Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Mathematical modelling of a full-scale roller rig to improve predictions of vehicle curving behaviour
Simon Iwnicki (Speaker), Paul Allen (Speaker) & Philip Shackleton (Speaker)
11 Jul 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Wheels v Rails: Applying New Techniques to Optimise Rail Maintenance
Paul Allen (Speaker)
7 Dec 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Application of In-track Vertical Wheel Load Measurement Data for the Early Indication of Derailment Risk and Wheel Tread Damage
Paul Allen (Speaker), Philip Shackleton (Speaker) & Adam Bevan (Speaker)
21 Nov 2013Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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£120,000 project to eliminate freight train carbon emissions
12/06/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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UK rail decarbonisation: £1 million awarded to sustainable solutions
Paul Allen & Simon Iwnicki
24/04/19
1 Media contribution
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Elizabeth Line Opening Date Delayed by Nearly a Year
31/08/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment