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The seventh transport revolution. Ongoing innovations and possible future scenarios
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Num. 6
Summary - In the human history there have been numerous and significant changes in the methods and technologies used to transport people and things. In the article “The six transport revolutions and... leggi tutto
The diffusion process of electric car
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Num. 6
Summary - Research on electric cars, whose first exemplars were built at the end of the 19th century, has never completely ceased during the last century, and it received a significant boost since... leggi tutto
Hydraulic checks in railway crossings: the bridge over the Esino river
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Num. 5
Summary - In a general context in which the effects of terrestrial overheating are increasingly evident, involving meteorological phenomena characterised by intense rain concentrated in increasingly... leggi tutto
The six transport revolutions and their evolutions. A brief history from the beginnings to the present day
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Num. 5
Summary - In the history of man there have been numerous and significant changes in the methods and technologies used to move people and things. Both of them followed the distributive needs and... leggi tutto
The Roma Nord, from the electric tramway to the regional railway
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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... leggi tutto
Evaluation of the robustness of a railway measurement system by means of “Design of Computer Experiments” techniques
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Num. 3
Summary - In railway operations, data provided by wayside measuring systems could be useful for many reasons as ensuring safety and facilitating maintenance of the tracks. For example, measuring... leggi tutto
Radio communication System in railways: development scenario
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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... leggi tutto
Le ferrovie in Grecia: situazione attuale e prospettive di sviluppo
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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... leggi tutto
An overview of metros, trams and monorails in revenue service and under construction worldwide at the end of 2019
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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... leggi tutto
A heuristic approach for predictive diagnosis of wheel wear based on low-cost track-side equipment
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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... leggi tutto

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An obstacle detection system for freight yards
2018
Num. 6
Summary - This paper explores alternative solutions for obstacle detection systems that exist currently and investigates how they can be incorporated into a freight yard. We look at several possible... read all
The railway predictive maintenance and the enabling role of the “Internet of Things”
2018
Num. 5
Summary - Within the era of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) there is a cross fertilization between railway engineering and Information Technology, which requires the utilization of... read all
The ambitious Scandinavian-Mediterranean European railway project Scenarios and prospects of the Brenner cross-border Axis
2018
Num. 4
Summary - In proposing an overview of the governance and strategic, transport, financial technical and socio-economic aspects of the European railway project related to the Brenner cross-border... read all
Rail freight transport in Italy: an analysis of combined transport connections
2018
Num. 3
Summary - In this paper, an analysis of combined rail freight transport in Italy is carried out. Firstly, after an in- troduction on combined rail transport in Italy and Europe, the main... read all
Local public transport system integrated between metropolitan mobility and stable connection of the Strait of Messina
2018
Num. 2
Summary - In the metropolitan city of Messina and in that of Reggio Calabria there is a need to intervene to dras- tically reduce the congestion of private road traffic. The 2016 and 2017 DEFs (... read all
Evaluating spatial association in passengers’ perception of rail service quality at stations
2018
Num. 2
Summary - In this paper, a methodology for analysing the variability of rail service quality over the space is pro- posed. More specifically, service quality aspects relating to the stations are... read all
Proposal for reuse and transformation into tramway of the Castellammare di Stabia-Gragnano line and its integration with the Naples-Sorrento line
2018
Num. 1
Summary - The conversion of a “light” tramway line of the FS Castellammare di Stabia-Gragnano railway line, whose operation was suspended from 2010, is an idea that dates back to 2002 when such line... read all
The quality management system in the construction of two new lines of the Mumbai subway
2018
Num. 1
Summary - This article describes the methodology adopted by the AICA Consortium (a group of Indo-Italian- Spanish companies entrusted by the Governmental Author- ities of the Republic of India and... read all
Una analisi sulla possibile alternativa di Autostrade del Mare al trasporto “tutto-strada” nell’area Ligure-Tirrenica settentrionale
2017
Num. 12
Summary - In this paper, the intermodal alternative, based on Motorways of the Sea (MoS), against “all-road” mode, in the Ligurian sea-northern Tyrrhenian coastal area, is described. After an... read all
Preliminary analysis on advanced technologies for hydrogen light-rail trains application in sub-urban non electrified routes
2017
Num. 11
Summary - The paper presents a preliminary feasibility analysis of a hydrogen powered light-rail train able to operate without emissions along non-electrified “complementary” rail lines.The majority... read all

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