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Valutazione della fattibilità della chiusura dei passaggi a livello ferroviario a basso traffico – Un quadro per i gestori dell’infrastruttura ferroviaria per assistere il processo decisionale efficace
2 022
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Num. 11
Summary - This research paper develops and presents a framework allowing railway infrastructure managers to effectively assess which railway level crossing of their network may be critically reviewed... leggi tutto
Fair and sustainable railway transport at the service of the whole community
2 022
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Num. 10
Summary - The paper proposes some critical reflections relating to rail transport of people in Europe, with an indepth analysis on the Italian context. Some large numbers relating to high-speed... leggi tutto
Ecologia delle Infrastrutture Viarie a tutela dell’ambiente: concetti e criteri per una ricerca allargata alle discipline trasportistiche
2 022
Numero:
Num. 10
Summary - The paper moves from the scientific literature on Road Ecology and Railway Ecology to merge related concepts and criteria under a single definition: Ecology of Transportation Infrastructure... leggi tutto
From “advertising boards” ... to “signage system” History, design, planning and fixed message signage standards in Italian railway stations
2 022
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Num. 9
Summary - This article aims to offer an “overview” of the design and methodological criteria with which RFI, and before that FS, have addressed the issue of fixed message signage in railway stations... leggi tutto
Periodic equilibrium oscillations in the diffusion processes of transport innovations
2 022
Numero:
Num. 9
Summary - It often happens that the introduction of an innovation in the transport world is not accompanied by the adjustment of its characteristics to the increase in its utilizations, and that... leggi tutto
The evolution of national and international railway passenger services in european reality
2 022
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Num. 8
Summary - The European disciplines launched in the last decade of the 1900s to introduce competition into railway transport system, guarantee access to the infrastructure without discrimination and... leggi tutto
CEI EN 50119:2021-01 The new edition of the reference standard for the overhead contact lines
2 022
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Num. 8
Summary - The scope of this paper is to describe the new edition of CEI EN 50119, which is the reference standard for the overhead contact lines, focusing on its innovative aspects in comparison with... leggi tutto
Check rail of turnouts
2 022
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Num. 6
Summary - The check rails of rail turnouts are responsible for protecting the integrity of the crossing nose. The relative action on the axes in transit – whose frequency of occurrence is analysed –... leggi tutto
Trackwork-systems: design requirements setting and verification by a preliminary quantitative engineering model
2 022
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Num. 6
Summary - The design Setting-out and Verification Process are key pillars in the current railway context, trackwork- systems included. During typical activities, it is common to verify, in some... leggi tutto
Method for analysis and identification of adhesion coefficient through on-board sensors
2 022
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Num. 5
Summary - The digitalization of data and the technological development of systems in the railway field offer countless advantages, including the ease of reading, processing and transmission of the... leggi tutto

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A connectivity measure of the italian network: 1885-1905
2021
Num. 8
Summary - The article aims to expand the research already carried out for the twenty-year period from 1905 to 2005 - published in the past in Ingegneria Ferroviaria -concerning the study of the... read all
The Roma Nord, from the electric tramway to the regional railway
2021
Num. 4
Summary - Since 1913 a railway track runs from Rome to Viterbo, through Civita Castellana; this railway – commonly called «Roma Nord» – born as a narrow-gauge tramway and then transformed into a... read all
Radio communication System in railways: development scenario
2021
Num. 3
Summary - The standard telecommunication system for the railways is GSM-R (The Global System for Mobile Communications Railways). Since 2004 the GSM-R has been the international mobile standard for... read all
An overview of metros, trams and monorails in revenue service and under construction worldwide at the end of 2019
2021
Num. 2
Summary - In recent years, there has been a continuous and rapid increase in the number of urban mass railway transportation systems put in revenue service worldwide.As new metro, tramway, and... read all
Le ferrovie in Grecia: situazione attuale e prospettive di sviluppo
2021
Num. 2
Summary - The acquisition of the main Greek railway undertaking by the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FSI Group) opened a set of development perspectives for Greek railway transport of passengers and... read all
The Bribano-Agordo railway line Analysis of the rail link project 95 years after the opening of the railway line
2021
Num. 1
Summary - The document provides an account of the project of the Bribano-Agordo railway line from the earlystages of the concept design until the opening to commercial traffic and subsequent closure... read all
A heuristic approach for predictive diagnosis of wheel wear based on low-cost track-side equipment
2021
Num. 1
Summary - Predictive diagnosis of wheel wear plays a fundamental role in maintenance of railway vehicles. While on-board installation of wear sensors is affordable only for modern high-performance... read all
Considerations on the application of digitisation and Building Information Modeling to the maintenance world
2020
Num. 12
Summary - During a presentation of the FAI autumn days, the President of the foundation, Prof. Andrea CARANDINI, started works with a particularly original introduction to the topic of the... read all
Requirement specifications for track measuring and monitoring systems
2020
Num. 11
Summary - The paper shows some initial results of Assets4Rail, an EU founded project that aims to contribute to the modal shift towards rail by exploring, adapting andtesting the most advanced... read all
Collective road transport infrastructural characteristics and spaces in the urban road regulation
2020
Num. 10
Summary - The Road Regulation regulates the characteristics, uses and management of the several road elements for all the allowed traffic components. The collective transport is one of the priority... read all

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