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Improving train accessibility: lessons learned from the CARBODIN project
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Num. 5
Summary - This work, carried out within the CARBODIN EU-funded project, aims to study the impacts of a new train boarding device conceived as an innovative solution that improves train accessibility... leggi tutto
Alarm Firing Device by Scartazzi-Opessi
2 022
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Num. 4
Abstract - Little is known of how the Alarm Firing Device by Scartazzi-Opessi1 originated, developed and worked. Here, an attempt is made at supplementing the meagre news available. At the same time... leggi tutto
Proposta di modifica dello Statuto del CIFI
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Integrated approach for the road traffic greenhouse gas emissions calculation in a life-cycle perspective
2 022
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Num. 4
Summary - This research aims at defining a model to assess the Greenhouse Gases emissions of an entire vehicle fleet, from a life cycle perspective, based on the results of specific traffic... leggi tutto
Multi-criteria selection of urban guided transport systems: a sustainable mobility approach
2 022
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Num. 3
Summary - Today, more than ever, decision-makers are at the lookout for solutions aimed at dissuading private car use and promoting public transportation; unsurprisingly, urban guided transport... leggi tutto
The importance of HMI interfacing in business processes – The RFI Application Case: a new way of testing the On-Board Subsystem ERTMS
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Num. 3
Summary - The Driver Interface System (DIS) is an automatic robotic system developed by RFI with the goal of automating the execution of test sequences aimed at demonstrating the compliance of ERTMS... leggi tutto
The stable crossing of the Strait of Messina. Elements of reflection for the design of the multi-span bridge
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Num. 2
Summary - On 27 August 2020 the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) appointed a Working Group (WG) composed of high-profile technical-institutional professionals to provide the elements... leggi tutto
Evaluating market attractiveness of railway car repair companies based on expert analysis
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Num. 2
IntroductionThe article considers the economic attractiveness evaluation methodology of railway car repair companies. The main stages of this methodology include determining evaluation criteria, each... leggi tutto
Effects of ships’ dimension on emissions of container and cruise fleets
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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... leggi tutto
Long and heavy freight trains in operation: analysis on the strength of couplings and test evidences on thermal effects during braking
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Summary - The so-called heavy freight trains (over 1600 t), sometimes even long (740-750 m), are now among the leaders of the future of rail transport of goods. The aim of this paper is to analyse,... leggi tutto

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‘Big Data’ opportunities for new transport models and services
2018
Num. 5
Summary - The vast diffusion of mobile location and communication devices continuously produce a huge amount of data (‘Big Data’) that can be exploited to im- prove the knowledge about the state of... read all
Timetable-based capacity evaluations: analysis of a sub-urban single-track railway
2018
Num. 4
Summary - The paper presents an original approach to perform capacity assessments of railway systems, based on the automatic generation and evaluation of feasible timetables. This method relies on a... read all
Optimization facilities for bridges and track on high speed railways
2018
Num. 3
Summary - The paper describes the research results of the optimisation of “bridge-track-car” interaction for high- speed railway traffic (up to 400 km/h) in bridge zones. The developed criteria allow... read all
Evaluation of rail conductances
2017
Num. 12
Summary - In this paper a study relevant to the rail conductances, self and mutual, for both single and double railway lines track is presented; such a study is performed by means of Boundary Element... read all
The innovative JRC15 3kVDC pantograph
2017
Num. 11
Summary - This article is intended as a first approach to the presentation of the JRC15 pantograph, developed as an innovative subsystem for regional and intercity rolling stock equipment, on medium... read all
Analysis and assessment of eco-driving strategies for train drivers training
2017
Num. 11
Summary - In the framework of increasing attention, at European level, for environmental protection and energy saving, represented by the objectives of the 20-20-20 Package, part of the European... read all
A quantitative model for the analysis of railway accessibility with bimodal vehicle in emergency conditions
2017
Num. 10
Summary - This paper proposes a quantitative method for evaluating the accessibility of railway routes in the open air under emergency conditions using the bimodal road/rail vehicle supplied to the... read all
Cable driven Automated People Movers for urban applications: modelling the roller for investigating energy consumption
2017
Num. 9
Summary - The importance of cable driven APMs (Automated People Movers) has become much higher in the recent years, for hourly capacities up to nearly 8-9 thousand passengers per direction. This is... read all
Experimental data measured with an On Board Unit for condition monitoring of freight wagons
2017
Num. 8
Summary - This paper presents the experimental data measured with an On Board Unit (OBU) realized within the research group of Railway Engineering of Politecnico di Torino. The prototype was... read all
Some suggestions about forgotten and may be new parameters to evaluate the performance of rapid transit systems
2017
Num. 5
Summary - A proposal is done to rationalize the parame- ters defìning Rapid Transit Systems’ general performances. This is achieved by converting Mechanical motion mea- sures into corresponding... read all

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