Railway capacity is seemingly easy but truly complex concept due to its interaction with all
the pillars of railways such as infrastructure, rolling stock, signaling and operation planning …

As the nationwide installation of positive train control (PTC) technology has recently been
completed, freight railroads are searching for ways to leverage the technology to improve …

The issue of shifting loads from road to rail is always vivid when it comes to reducing CO2
emissions from transport. Practically not every load transported by road vehicles over a long …

Future train control systems are expected to support high speed railways, to be automated
and intelligent. European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTSM) and European …

Abstract the transport infrastructure, particularly the railway infrastructure plays a vital role in
the delivery of freight and the transportation of people. The ability and reliability of the …

The common-line operation of trains with different speed levels can significantly reduce the
transport capacity of the line, so improving the transport capacity of the mixed running line …

The article discusses the results of studies of railway line capacity relative to the application
of additional block division using virtual blocks in the process of positioning a train reporting …

Existing railway lines, especially in urban areas, are often highly utilized and it is not
possible to add additional train routes. Building new railway lines cannot be the solution …

Начав с исторической справки о выборе направления движения и о том, как
железнодорожный транспорт стал причиной преобладания правостороннего движения …

This thesis resulted from a thesis-internship at Arcadis NL guided by the Vrije University of
Amsterdam. In this thesis an analytical model for calculating the minimal headway per …