ON RAILWAY-TRAIN LIGHTING. (INCLUDES PLATE AND APPENDIX).

On modelling and verifying railway interlockings: Tracking train lengths

The safety analysis of interlocking railway systems involves verifying freedom from collision, derailment and run-through (that is, trains rolling over wrongly-set points). Typically, various unrealistic assumptions are made in order to facilitate their analyses. In particular, trains are invariably assumed to be shorter than track segments; and generally only a very few trains are allowed to b...

Intelligent Train Scheduling on a High-Loaded Railway Network

We present an interactive application to assist planners in adding new trains on a complex railway network. It includes many trains with different characteristics, whose timetables cannot be modified because they are already in circulation. The application builds the timetable for new trains linking the available time slots to trains to be scheduled. A very flexible interface allows the user to...

Train Timetabling Problem for Complex Railway Systems

This paper deals with the design of timetables for complex railway systems. Rail transportation has become a rapid, clean and efficient way to transport passengers and freights. A good timetable design is crucial to ensure the quality of the services trying to improve the efficiency of the whole system. Only such a sustainable transportation system will be in accordance to the requirements of f...

Appendix D GLOSSARY OF TRAIN CONTROL TERMS

The language of rail rapid transit and train control technology contains many specialized terms that may be unfamiliar to the general reader. This glossary has been prepared as an aid to understanding the terminology used in the report. It is also contemplated that the glossary may be useful as a reference for additional reading on the subject of ATC and transit system engineering. For this rea...

Optimal Trajectory Planning and Train Scheduling for Railway Systems