Abstract: Das Buch eröffnet eine neue Perspektive für die entscheidende Phase der deutschen Eisenbahnreform. Die verbreitete Forderung zur „Trennung von Netz und Betrieb“ als notwendige Bedingung für einen Erfolg der Reform wird in Frage gestellt. Alternative Zukunftsmodelle -...

Chapter1: Simulation of Rail Operations -- Chapter2: Capacity Assessment in Railway Networks -- Chapter3: Aggregation methods for railway network design based on lifted Benders Cuts -- Chapter4: Freight Train Routing -- Chapter5: Robust Train Timetabling -- Chapter6: Modern Challenges in...

Although huge, Chinese Railways are a bottleneck for economic growth in China. The state-owned enterprise returns a small profit but is severely capacity constrained and burdened with inefficiency. Based on interviews with Chinese experts, benchmarking with railways in the US, Germany, Russia,...

1. Introduction -- 2. Problems of Managing Technical Assets in Railway Domain -- 3. Conceptual Provisions for Integrated Risk-Based Management of Reliability, Safety, and Resources -- 4. Basic Concepts and Indicators of Dependability and Functional Safety of Railway Transport Facilities -- 5....

Europe's railways are going through a period of radical restructuring in the drive to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. The emphasis is on fostering commercial freedom through a clearer separation of the roles of the State and of rail enterprises and through a progressive opening of...

"This book presents the latest research on next-generation public transportation infrastructures, emphasizing a diverse set of topics related to rail-based transportation such as funding issues, policy design, traffic planning and forecasting, and engineering solutions"--Provided by publisher.