“…Electromagnetic energy harvesters have been conceptualized and prototyped in various transportation fields, such as vehicle suspension ( Azam et al., 2021a , 2021b ; Bai and Liu, 2021 ; Kireev et al., 2017 ) and speed-bump ( Wang et al., 2016 ; Todaria, 2016 ; Azam et al., 2021a , 2021b ) energy harvesters, owing to their high energy harvesting efficiency and strong controllability. Electromagnetic-based vibration energy harvesting systems in the railway field mainly include linear ( Gao et al., 2017 ; Cleante, 2015 ; Ghandchi Tehrani et al., 2013 ) and rotary ( Pourghodrat et al., 2011 ; Kalaagi and Seetharamdoo, 2019 ; Costanzo et al., 2019 ) generators. Both line-side and on-board linear generators absorb ambient vibration to drive permanent magnets to reciprocate linearly between coils to generate electrical energy ( Gao et al., 2018 ; De Pasquale et al., 2012a , 2012b ).…”