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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
Integrated approach for the road traffic greenhouse gas emissions calculation in a life-cycle perspective
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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
Alarm Firing Device by Scartazzi-Opessi
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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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Multi-criteria selection of urban guided transport systems: a sustainable mobility approach
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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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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
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
The stable crossing of the Strait of Messina. Elements of reflection for the design of the multi-span bridge
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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
Effects of ships’ dimension on emissions of container and cruise fleets
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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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Optimal location for bike parking lots: the case study of Palermo
2015
Num. 7
Summary - The lack of parking spaces for bicycles is one of the main issues that many cities face. A proper planning of a bike station network is necessary in order to optimize the whole urban system... read all
The new high speed railway station of Bologna
2015
Num. 6
Summary - The paper presents the new high-speed rail- way station in Bologna: a great and innovative work inte- grated into a large infrastructure project of reconfiguration and upgrading of the rail... read all
Selection of the optimum exploitation scenario for an interurban railway corridor by the help of mathematical models
2015
Num. 5
Summary - Throughout the world, the overwhelm- ing majority of railway corridors concern mixed train operation. Express and local passenger trains along with freight trains are routed on the same... read all
The energy consumption of trains in operation: simulation, a methodology for the analysis and influence of the driving style
2015
Num. 4
  Summary - The paper proposes an analysis methodology of energy consumptions in the railway field, presenting a comparison between an analytical calculation model and some measurements. It is... read all
Forecast of passengers demand on HS rail services: a system of models
2015
Num. 3
Summary - This article describes the activities carried out for the development of a support system for the fore- casting of demand and the planning of HS railway services (lines, timetables and... read all
Methodologies for the hauled mass increase of freight trains in accordance with Fiche UIC 421
2015
Num. 2
Summary - The current version of Fiche UIC 421 on the interoperability of freight trains is characterised by an approach, called "relative", for the purposes of defining new configurations of trains... read all
Measurement of the vertical loads transferred to the rail
2014
Num. 12
  The aim of the research is the study and setup of a Vertical Loads Measurement Station (SMCV) transmitted from the wheels to the rails during operation. The research was developed through... read all
A method for evaluating the frequency effect on the overall travel time
2014
Num. 10
In this article, a method to evaluate the effect of the frequency of transport service on the overall travel time is proposed for a given origin destination connection. In particular, a formula for... read all
An assessment model of the single-track line carrying capacity: influence of the signalling system and application to the Trans-Mongolian railways
2014
Num. 8
  The Trans-Mongolian railway represents an interesting study case within the Trans-Asian connections, since - in these years - they have been subject to radical upgrading intended to increase its... read all
Thermal simulator for traction chains of high-speed trains, application to ETR500-Frecciarossa
2014
Num. 6
  The article is structured as follows: it initially shows the theoretical principles, describing the use of circuit networks (thermal networks) to represent the thermal behaviour of electrical... read all

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