Sustainable Rail Transport (eBook)

Marin Marinov, Janene Piip (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2020
X, 310 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-19519-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume presents a collection of rail orientated research articles, covering a variety of topics on rail operations research and management of rail systems as well as innovation, particularly focusing on sustainability aspects. The material consists of the most recent research work of the authors. The authorship is international, which makes it an interesting read for rail academics and professionals around the world. Although the material has a rail research focus the material is also excellent for preparation and delivery of rail, transport and logistics orientated courses and programmes. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in transport research, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students alike.

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Preface 8
Contents 10
A Check-in and Bag Drop Service On-board Light Rail Vehicles for Passengers Travelling to the Airport 12
1 Introduction 12
2 Motivation 14
3 Existing Systems 15
3.1 Virgin Bag Magic 15
3.2 InPost 16
3.3 Hong Kong in Town Check-in 17
3.4 Baggage Collection Hub at Haymarket Station 17
3.5 Baggage Transfer System Using Tyne and Wear Metro 18
3.6 Melbourne Airport Monorail Interior Design 19
3.7 Tyne and Wear Metro 20
3.8 Newcastle International Airport 22
4 New Service 22
5 Methodology 23
6 New Service Development 24
6.1 Design Criteria 24
6.2 Luggage Sizes 25
6.3 Location of Check-in Desk 26
6.4 Operation of the Metro 29
6.5 Customer Facilities 30
6.6 Initial Design Limitations 31
6.7 Waiting Area 34
6.8 Designs 38
6.9 Staff 74
6.10 Security 74
7 Evaluation 76
7.1 Design Evaluation 76
7.2 Customer Opinion 80
7.3 Measure of System Performance Comparison with Existing Solutions 82
8 Technical Validation 86
9 Conclusions and Future Work 86
References 91
Quality Assessment of Regional Railway Passenger Transport 94
1 Introduction 94
2 Literature Review 95
3 Case Study: Regional Railway Line Zabok–?urmanec 97
3.1 Catchment Area 97
3.2 Survey Procedure 97
3.3 Questionnaire 98
3.4 Field Implementation of the Survey 98
3.5 Analysis of Demographic and Social Economic Question 99
3.6 OD Matrix 100
3.7 Analysis of Questions About Quality of Service 100
4 Conclusion 105
Appendix: Survey Questions 106
References 107
The Possibilities of Increasing the Economic Efficiency of Regional Rail Passenger Transport—A Case Study in Slovakia 108
1 Introduction 108
2 Literature Review 110
3 Analysis of Public Passenger Rail Transport in the Slovak Republic 111
3.1 Support of the European Transport Policy for the Development of Public Passenger Rail Transport 112
3.2 Historical Development of Public Passenger Rail Transport in the Slovak Republic 113
3.3 Operation of Public Passenger Rail Transport in the Slovak Republic 114
3.4 Regional Rail Transport in the Slovak Republic 116
3.5 Development of Public Passenger Rail Transport in the Slovak Republic 118
3.6 Development of Passenger Transport in the Slovak Republic 120
3.7 Public Passenger Transport Services by Rail Transport 121
4 Case Study—Regional Passenger Transport in North-Eastern Slovakia 125
4.1 Analysis of the Current State 126
4.2 Proposal for Rationalisation Measurements 131
4.3 Economic Efficiency and Proposed Measurements 134
5 Conclusion 136
References 137
Sustainable Railway Solutions Using Goal Programming 139
1 Introduction 139
2 The Goal Programming 141
2.1 GP Basic Concepts and Classification 141
2.2 The Use of GP in Transports 144
3 Applications 145
3.1 Railway Project Selection 145
3.2 Railway Superstructure Maintenance Selection 154
4 Conclusions 165
References 166
Parallel Genetic Algorithm and High Performance Computing to Solve the Intercity Railway Alignment Optimization Problem 168
1 Introduction 168
2 Literature Review 170
3 The Parallel Genetic Algorithm and High Performance Computing Environment 171
3.1 Parallel Computing Framework 175
4 Model Application 176
4.1 Parameters 177
4.2 Case 1: Rio de Janeiro-Juiz de Fora 177
4.3 Case 2: Campinas-Poços de Caldas 183
4.4 Case 3: Araraquara-Ribeirão Preto 187
4.5 Comparative Analysis 190
5 Conclusions 193
References 194
The Use of Public Railway Transportation Network for Urban Intermodal Logistics in Congested City Centres 196
1 Introduction 197
2 Conceptual Framework 199
2.1 Problem Statement 199
2.2 Methodology 200
2.3 Road-Based Logistic System 201
2.4 Multimodal Logistic System 203
3 Numerical Example 206
3.1 Analysis of the Public Railway System 206
3.2 The Truckload and Intermodal Comparison Results 209
4 Conclusions 214
References 215
Simulation of Fire Dynamics and Firefighting System for a Full-Scale Passenger Rolling Stock 217
1 Introduction 217
2 Proposed Methodology 219
3 Computational Model Description 220
3.1 Geometry Description 220
3.2 CFD Model and Parameters 221
4 Simulation Results 224
4.1 Test Characteristics 224
4.2 Mock-up Model Simulation Results 226
4.3 Full-Scale Carriage Simulation Results 227
4.4 Simulations Incorporating Firefighting System 230
5 Conclusions 234
References 235
Novel Energy Harvesting Solutions for Powering Trackside Electronic Equipment 237
1 Introduction 237
2 General Considerations on Energy Harvesting Technologies 238
2.1 Background of Trackside Energy Harvesting Technologies 238
2.2 Physical Principles of Energy Harvesting 240
3 Implementation of Energy Harvesting Technologies in Trackside Applications 244
3.1 Potential Trackside Applications of Energy Harvesting Technologies 244
3.2 Energy Harvesting Concepts for Trackside Applications 246
3.3 Development of Trackside Energy Harvesting Solutions 246
4 Overview of Existing and Emerging Trackside Energy Harvesting Technologies 248
4.1 Solar Energy Harvesting Technologies 248
4.2 Wind Turbine Technologies 250
4.3 Technologies Based on Linear Displacement Electromagnetic Generator Concept 251
4.4 Variable Reluctance Harvester Concepts 256
4.5 Vibration Energy Harvesting Technologies 257
5 Conclusion 260
References 262
High-Speed Overnight Trains—Potential Opportunities and Customer Requirements 264
1 Introduction 264
2 Principles and Requirements for Night Train Services 265
2.1 Departure and Arrival Times 265
2.2 Possibilities by Means of Through-Coach Connections 266
2.3 Interoperability Issues 267
2.4 Requirements for the Coach Material 268
2.5 General Requirements for Passengers on Night Trains 269
3 Potential Opportunities in the European Infrastructure Network 2025+ 270
4 Economic Efficiency and Use 275
5 Conclusion 278
References 279
The Next Generation of Rail Talent: What Are They Looking for in a Career? 281
1 Introduction 281
2 Background 282
2.1 The Reality of Talent Practice 283
2.2 The Employer of Choice Concept 284
2.3 Life Stages, Young People and Careers 284
2.4 Looking to Talent Practices in Other Organisations 286
2.5 What Millennials Want in a Career 287
3 Our Study About Career Values and Attitudes 287
3.1 The Role of Leadership in the Attraction and Retention of Talented Professionals 287
3.2 Wellbeing 289
3.3 Work/Life Balance 290
3.4 Career Advancement 290
3.5 Career Development 291
3.6 Career Conversations 291
3.7 Learning for a Rail Career 292
4 Recommendations 293
5 Conclusion 294
References 294
Professional Rail Freight and Logistics Training Programme: A Case Study of Energy and Petrochemical Company in Bangkok, Thailand 297
1 Introduction 297
2 Training Initiatives in Rail Fright and Logistics 298
3 Methodology 299
4 Questions and Answers 300
5 Conclusions and Recommendations 308
References 309
Short Communication Paper 311
TopHat® Top-Lifting Semi-trailer—A Game Changer for Inter-Modal Freight in Europe 311

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.7.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Mobility
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Mobility
• Zusatzinfo: X, 310 p. 169 illus., 157 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Schlagworte: Efficient railway networks • Passenger transport • Rail management • Railway design problems • Urban rail transit
• ISBN-10: 3-030-19519-8 / 3030195198
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-19519-9 / 9783030195199