Supply chain risk management is considered a topic of increasing interest worldwide and its
focus has evolved over time. The recent coronavirus pandemic (known as COVID-19) has …

Train dispatching (TD) is at the forefront of all rail operations that transport passengers or
goods. Recent technological advances and the explosion of digital data have introduced …

Over the past centuries, millions of bridge infrastructures have been constructed globally.
Many of those bridges are ageing and exhibit significant potential risks. Frequent risk-based …

High impact weather events such as extreme temperatures or rainfall can cause significant
disruption across the UK affecting sectors such as health, transport, agriculture and energy …

Instability of slopes, embankments, and cuttings on the railway network is increasingly
prevalent globally. Monitoring vulnerable infrastructure aids in geotechnical asset …

The focus of this study was to conduct statistical analysis on primary delays in Wuhan–
Guangzhou high-speed railway (HSR). The main statistics of primary delays were …

High temperatures and heat waves can cause numerous problems for railway infrastructure,
such as track buckling, sagging of overhead lines, and the failure of electrical equipment …

Recent research has established a statistical link between North American cold spells (CS)
and concurrent wet or windy extremes in Europe. Here, we investigate whether such a link …

The 1 J uly 2015 was the hottest J uly day on record (37.5° C recorded at H eathrow Airport)
in the United Kingdom (UK), and record‐breaking temperatures were recorded across E …

Hail is a common natural threat to humans, constructions, and any facilities exposed to it,
while there appears to be limited models that are able to accurately capture the mechanical …