Virtual coupling in railways: A comprehensive review

J Felez, MA Vaquero-Serrano - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current mobility situation is constantly changing as people are increasingly moving to
urban areas. Therefore, a flexible mode of transport with high-capacity passenger trains and …

Identifying strategic opportunities through the development of a roadmap for additive manufacturing: The example of Portugal

V Fernandes, F Matos, JP Oliveira, A Neves, R Godina - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Additive Manufacturing (AM) demonstrates significant potential with rapid growth and
widespread industrial adoption. To support the integration and innovation of AM …

Smart tourism technologies, revisit intention, and word-of-mouth in emerging and smart rural destinations

ZA Torabi, M Pourtaheri, CM Hall, A Sharifi, F Javidi - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study examines the influence of the various attributes of smart tourism technologies
(STTs) on tourists' intentions to revisit locations and engage in word-of-mouth (WOM) …

[HTML][HTML] Promising solutions for railway operations to cope with future challenges—Tackling COVID and beyond

Z Wang, J Aoun, C Szymula, N Bešinović - Journal of Rail Transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a dramatic effect on the mobility habits of both
passengers and freight in the rail sector. Since the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions …

Transport capacity analysis for sharing-corridor metro lines under virtual coupling

P Wang, J Ge, X Xiao, Y Ye, M Lu - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a method is proposed to analyse the capacity improvement ability of using
virtual coupling technology to the sharing-corridor metro lines for solving the problem of …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of safe and effective next-generation rail signalling systems

J Aoun, RMP Goverde, R Nardone, E Quaglietta… - … Research Part C …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Moving Block (MB) and Virtual Coupling (VC) rail signalling will change current
train operation paradigm by migrating vital equipment from trackside to onboard to reduce …

Exploring underlying factors for variations in digital upskilling

R McCrowre, B Adivar - Industry and Higher Education, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to analyse the impact of demographic and educational factors on in digital
upskilling. We address the relationship between digital skills, critical thinking skills and the …

Optimizing Mixed Group Train Operation for Heavy-Haul Railway Transportation: A Case Study in China

Q Zhuo, W Chen, Z Yuan - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Group train operation (GTO) applications have reduced the tracking intervals for overloaded
trains, and can affect the efficiency of rail transport. In this paper, we first analyze the …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management

Z Wang, J Aoun, C Szymula… - Journal of Rail Transport …, 2022 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is well-known in urban railways and gets
increasing interest from mainline railways at present to improve capacity and punctuality. A …

[HTML][HTML] Impact Assessment of Train-Centric Rail Signalling Technologies

J Aoun - 2023 - research.tudelft.nl
As the deployment of new railway technologies requires official approval from local
authorities and governmental agencies, a well-specified strategy can foster investment …