This paper concentrates on organising, planning and managing the train movement in a network. The three classic management levels for rail planning, i.e., strategic, tactical and operational, are introduced followed by decision support systems for rail traffic control. In addition, included in this paper are discussions on train operating forms, railway traffic control and train dispatching problems, rail yard technical schemes and performance of terminals, as well as timetable design. A description of analytical methods, simulation techniques and specific computer packages for analysing and evaluating the behaviour of rail systems and networks is also provided. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Railway operations, time-tabling and control / Marin, Marinov; Ismail, Sahin; Ricci, Stefano; Gordana Vasic, Franklin. - In: RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS. - ISSN 0739-8859. - STAMPA. - 41:1(2013), pp. 59-75. [10.1016/j.retrec.2012.10.003]
Railway operations, time-tabling and control
RICCI, Stefano;
2013
Abstract
This paper concentrates on organising, planning and managing the train movement in a network. The three classic management levels for rail planning, i.e., strategic, tactical and operational, are introduced followed by decision support systems for rail traffic control. In addition, included in this paper are discussions on train operating forms, railway traffic control and train dispatching problems, rail yard technical schemes and performance of terminals, as well as timetable design. A description of analytical methods, simulation techniques and specific computer packages for analysing and evaluating the behaviour of rail systems and networks is also provided. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
