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Night rail transport and motorail service in Italy: feasibility and development prospects
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Num. 1
Summary- The expansion of night train services in Italy present an opportunity for long-distance travel, both domestic and international. This study examines the feasibility of a national overnight... leggi tutto
Development and testing of URV: prototype of unmanned railway vehicle for infrastructure monitoring
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Num. 12
Summary - URV (Unmanned Railway Vehicle) is the first prototype of unmanned railway vehicle equipped to travel on High Speed (HS) lines and created to carry out inspection activities in a safety... leggi tutto
Applying transient modes when diagnosing major components of rolling stock with the use of reference models
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Num. 12
Abstract - The article substantiates the importance of diagnosing critical components of rolling stock in order to improve traffic safety and reduce operating and repair costs. Such units include: ... leggi tutto
Urban mobility by ropeways: their climate footprint
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Num. 11
Summary -The article presents an attempt to evaluate the carbon footprint of urban cable cars on the example of the established urban cable car transport system in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, using... leggi tutto
Estimation of the reduction of CO2 emissions in cargo trans-portation trough the implementation of the Pacific railroad network in Colombia
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Num. 11
Summary - This article estimates the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation of cargo between the port of Buenaventura and the Bogotá-Cundinamarca region in Colombia, through the... leggi tutto
Models for estimating the cost of road public transit: a state of the art
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Num. 10
Summary - The estimate of the local public transport (LPT) standard cost is a topic of great interest in countries that subsidise these services with public resources, as it is essential to regulate... leggi tutto
Next-generation mobile networks for the future railway
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Num. 10
Summary - To date, more than 100,000 km of railroads (11,000 km in Italy) are equipped with GSM-Railway (GSM-R) radio coverage. This network infrastructure ensures the fundamental track-to-train... leggi tutto
Leveraging emerging technologies: an in-depth analysis of the new era of track tamping
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Num. 9
Summary - The track tamping is an essential intervention for the maintenance of the railway network, ensuring safety, efficiency and comfort in rail transport. Traditionally carried out with... leggi tutto
Cross-over turnouts: unjustified ostracism?
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Num. 8
Summary - Railway Regulations require unquestionable compliance with the Rules. This also applies to track designers who must apply the Specifications relating to the matter. The unconditional... leggi tutto
Digital information management of railway constructions: comparative analysis of technologies for BIM modeling
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Summary - Given the multidisciplinary nature characterizing BIM and the heterogeneity of the stakeholders involved in the development of a facility project, the BIM methodology cannot be applied... leggi tutto

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Fair and sustainable railway transport at the service of the whole community
2022
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... read all
Periodic equilibrium oscillations in the diffusion processes of transport innovations
2022
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... read all
Effects of ships’ dimension on emissions of container and cruise fleets
2022
Num. 1
Summary - The paper approaches freight and passengers fleets, affected by naval gigantism, to investigate its energetic and environmental effects. Among the emerging trends, we encounter the increase... read all
The planning of the operation of the railway infrastructure
2021
Num. 9
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The seventh transport revolution. Ongoing innovations and possible future scenarios
2021
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... read all
The diffusion process of electric car
2021
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... read all
The six transport revolutions and their evolutions. A brief history from the beginnings to the present day
2021
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... read all
Local public transport supply in Italy: analysis of data from the National Observatory for Local Public Transport Policies
2020
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.... read all
Freight traffic demand forecasting input output models
2020
Num. 3
Summary - This paper examines the practical usability of Input/Output models for analysis and forecast assessments of the freight traffic demand aimed at transport planning in a regional/... read all
A study on greenhouse gas emissions, analyzing the potential of five rail transport passenger systems for meeting EU targets
2020
Num. 2
With increasing concern over global warming and climate change, this paper aims to investigate five rail passenger systems in Europe with respect to their greenhousegas emissions. The countries are... read all

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