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Optical sensors for the analysis of pantograph-catenary interaction
2016
Num. 1
Summary - In the present paper, the advantages of the use of optical sensors, and in particular sensors based on FBG (Fibre Bragg Grating), for the analysis of dynamical interaction between... read all
Capacity versus punctuality assessment procedures and accessibility measures for rail networks
2015
Num. 12
Summary - The article provides a review and a practi- cal comparison of capacity and punctuality assessment methodologies; it also identifies and evaluates a manage- able and streamlined approach to... read all
Automated People Movers with rope traction: engineering and modelling an innovative hybrid solution to optimise energy use
2015
Num. 11
Summary - At the beginning of the 21st century, several scientific studies drew attention to the unsustainability of the massive use of fossil fuels as the main global source of energy and this led... read all
Scheduling algorithms for rail operations and the automatic generation of timetables: application for railway capacity and perturbation evaluation
2015
Num. 10
Summary - The paper presents a tool for the assessment of the capacity of railway networks. This tool includes a first definition level that can be considered as microscopic, which permits train-runs... read all
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

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