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The Bribano-Agordo railway line Analysis of the rail link project 95 years after the opening of the railway line

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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... leggi tutto

Considerations on the application of digitisation and Building Information Modeling to the maintenance world

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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... leggi tutto

Vibrations mitigation of the track equipment on ballast

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Num. 12

Summary - The paper proposes a method for identifying the elastic characteristics of the track in order to mitigate the actions produced by the transit of vehicles. The study is based on the use of... leggi tutto

Unplanned rail service disruptions: Recovery Index for the station analysis where to set up a bus bridging

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Num. 11

Summary - The work proposes a quantitative model for the analysis of the resilience of railway lines with particular reference to the recovery activity through the setting up of a bus service. For... leggi tutto

Requirement specifications for track measuring and monitoring systems

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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... leggi tutto

Intelligent wheelsets for the trains of the future: the role of in-service wheel-rail force measurement

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Num. 10

Summary - The European rail sector has a strong interest in innovations for monitoring the operational condition of a running vehicle. Many high technology systems can lead up to future rail systems... leggi tutto

Collective road transport infrastructural characteristics and spaces in the urban road regulation

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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... leggi tutto

Local public transport supply in Italy: analysis of data from the National Observatory for Local Public Transport Policies

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Num. 9

Summary - What are the data collected by the National Observatory on Local Public Transport Policies for? To answer this question, some interesting elaborationsof these data are proposed below.... leggi tutto

Classification of railway lines based on speed – A worldwide overview of very high-speed infrastructure, rolling stock and services

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Summary - In this paper, a specific procedure is adopted for making a distinction between conventional-speed rail, high-speed rail, and very high-speed rail. The criteria adopted correspond to the... leggi tutto

Calibration and development of a multi-axis roller bench for monitoring the braking system of a railway vehicle

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Num. 8

Summary - The installation of on-board monitoring systems is a fundamental aspect to increase the safety of railway vehicles and to obtain rational and efficient programming of maintenance... leggi tutto

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Maintenance of a railway vehicle through consumption monitoring and feedback of field information

2017

Num. 9

Summary - Continuous search for greater competitiveness in the field of maintenance of railway vehicles involves the support of traditional preventive maintenance, organised on scheduled dates, with... read all

Upgrading of Florence public transport to incorporate new tramlines

2017

Num. 8

Summary - In the last years, two new tramlines have been designed in the network of mass transit system in Florence. The planned lines will be in service in 2018 and they will serve the Northern part... read all

Gotthard 2016: the future of European transport starts here Project analysis of new rail link through the Alps

2017

Num. 5

Summary – The document provides an account of the pro- ject of the Gotthard base tunnel from the initial stages until the opening to commercial traffic. It analyzed aspects relat- ing to investment... read all

Rail accessibility to a planned new soccer stadium in Rome

2017

Num. 4

Summary - In the last years, a stadium for the soccer team A.S. Roma has been designed in the Tor di Valle neighbourhood, located in the South-Western area of Rome. The planned location is along the... read all