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Current Challenges for Research Activities in the Field of Railway Infrastructure
2016 •
Otto Plášek
The increasing importance of railway systems, arising from both national and European strategic documents, leads to increasing demands on its infrastructure. Transport development in the European territory is defined in the strategy summarized in the White Paper, which understands the rail sector as a key sector in terms of sustainability of the transport development due to the suppression of congestions, carbon oxide emissions, reliability and safety of transport. The paper is aimed in the specific technical aspects of rail infrasructure, which emphasize their ability to contribute to an efficient and sustainable transport in Europe and justify motivations for increasing the attractiveness of rail transport. Current challenges for research activities in the field of railway infrastructure that will led to achievement of the objectives which were defined in the White Paper and further specified in the particular requirements of rstakeholders in the railway industry are discussed.
The Sustainable Freight Railway: Designing the Freight Vehicle - Track System for Higher Delivered Tonnage with Improved Availability at Reduced Cost
2011 •
Donato Zangani
A sustainable and efficient freight transport in Europe plays a vital role in having a successful and competitive economy. Freight transport is expected to grow by some 50 % (in tonne- kilometres) by 2020. However rail has, in many areas, been displaced from a dominant position as road transport services have grown and developed in capability and levels of sophistication that have not been matched by rail service providers. The EU project SUSTRAIL aims at contributing to a new era in the rail freight sector by adopting a holistic approach, implementing a clear methodology and viable procedures for a combined improvement in both freight vehicles and track components. This deliberate approach has been conceived and will be developed to achieve innovations in both vehicles and tracks. New structures and novel lightweight materials with a targeted increased in speed and axle-load will be implemented for freight vehicles, as well as optimised geometry, ground stabilisation and novel moni...
Applied Sciences
Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering
2022 •
Anna Rakoczy
The European Commission is developing a Single European Transport Area and has promoted a modal shift from road to rail to achieve a more competitive and resource-efficient transport system [...]
International Journal of Railway
Challenges and Prospects of European Railways
2014 •
V. Profillidis
In the present paper, challenges and prospects of the European railways, along with a proposal for a new strategy policy and specific measures are presented. The declining course of European railways concerning traffic and revenues is first analyzed. Conditions to introduce intra-modal competition are surveyed, among them separation of infrastructure from operation as it has been applied in a mosaic form in the various European countries. Distortions in the transport market are identified and effects of an eventual internalization of external costs are quantified. A new strategy for both passenger and freight rail traffic is presented. Recent developments in the implementation of interoperability are discussed. Moreover, the effects of the debt crisis in Europe on railway costs are explored and specific measures to overcome the current critical situation are suggested. In addition, a framework to implement a more aggressive commercial and tariff policy and to assure a better quality...
A REVIEW OF RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Tonye Altraide
The European Railways in the Ten Context: From Planning to Implementation
2012 •
John C. Mourmouris
Railway systems consist of a mode with many advantages such as environmentally friendly transport services, rational energy consumption- non-oil based- as well as much spare capacity available. The European Commission promotes a range of measures to maintain the efficiency and competitiveness of the European transport sector. Their final goal is to change the traffic share of the various transport modes in order to face among others the lack of additional capacity of the road system, the environmental impacts resulting from the over-use of the road systems etc. In this context, the revitalisation of the railway system is of real importance. The railway system consists of a valuable European asset that may contribute substantially towards the ratification of the entire transport system. Strengthening of the railway sector implies both modernisation of the infrastructure as well as improvement of the efficiency of the operations. In the framework of the Common Transport Policy - as a ...
Examination of a Railway Corridor Using a European Transport Model
2013 •
Ferenc Cselle
This paper describes some aspects of building of a European macro level freight transport model, which was part of a three step model system, designed to investigate the feasibility of a freight priority railway corridor bypassing Budapest.
Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)
A simulation-based approach for estimating the commercial capacity of railways
2009 •
Giuseppe Confessore
Capacity Enhancement through Optimized Maintenance of Railway Networks
2014 •
Ulla Juntti
Rail traffic has increased manifold during the last decade. This development and the need for shift transportation from road to rail to decrease CO2 emission, creates a challenge for the railway in ...
Trasporti europei
Possible Scenarios in the European Railway Industry after the Present Phase of Change
2002 •
Ennio Forte
