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The great season of railway electronic drives
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Num. 9
Summary - The article provides an overview of the steps taken by electronic drives for railway vehicles, from the first steps of the ‘70s to the gradual diffusion up to the total affirmation of today... leggi tutto
The evaluation of public investments according to the cost-benefit analysis: an application to the Formia-Gaeta railway line
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Num. 9
Summary - Not always a decision-making process in- volving the transport system leads to making rational choices. There is a syndrome known in the literature as “planning fallacy”, according to which... leggi tutto
Dynamic aggregate models for forecasting of freight demand and road/railway modal split at the Brenner
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Num. 8
Summary - The article proposes an approach for estimating the evolution of the Brenner freight traffic demand based on econometric models and techniques for the analysis of historical series.... leggi tutto
Magnification effect of buildings on surface vibrations induced by metro trains operation
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Num. 8
Summary - This paper aims to disclose the cause of amplification of surface vibration induced by train operation in rapid transit system. The surface vibration was measured on site, and a 2D finite-... leggi tutto
System implementation for automatic reading and analysis of Electronic Tachograph Records
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Num. 6
Summary - The data in the electronic tachograph records (ETR) constitute an important source of information necessary to improve railway operation both from the point of view of reliability and... leggi tutto
Technological and organizational evolution of railway traffic in Italy
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Num. 6
Summary - The increasing demands of regularity and productivity of the railway system have induced to the use of new technologies for the remote control and the automatism of the apparatus in the... leggi tutto
Track gauge and flange wear
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Num. 4
Summary - Based on a historical-technical course, analyses are provided for an estimate of the relationship be- tween track gauge width and wear effects on the wheels of rolling stock. The gauge, in... leggi tutto
Assessment of the drivers number as a tool for improving efficiency of public transport services
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Num. 4
Summary - In this study, we developed a methodology and refined two regressive models for estimating the number of drivers, using actual characteristics of public transport services. These... leggi tutto
Potential effects of changes in the Italian railway access charge regime on passenger services
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Num. 3
Summary - An appropriate access charges regime represents the basis for guaranteeing fair competition in the rail sector. In accordance with the recent European and national legislations, the... leggi tutto
Alstom Coradia ELT 200 series vehicles Update of maintenance documentation according to ANSF guidelines
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Num. 3
Summary - This article describes the adaptation pro- ject to the latest ANSF guidelines for the use and maintenance manuals of the Alstom Coradia ELT 200 fleet in operation on the Bari-Barletta route... leggi tutto

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