Installing an Urban Transport Scheduling System by Anthony Wren & Raymond S K Kwan

Aspects of Train Driver Scheduling Problems

Recent advances in TRACS

TRACS is an established driver scheduling system [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]. Its variant BusTRACS is being used by 29 bus companies, and TrainTRACS is being used by the train operator ScotRail. TrainTRACS has also been used in scheduling projects for several other train operators. As the transport operators start using the system, difficult problem issues arising from individual companies are carefully...

A Flexible System for Scheduling Drivers

A substantial part of the operating costs of public transport is attributable to drivers, whose efficient use therefore is important. The compilation of optimal work packages is difficult, being NP-hard. In practice, algorithmic advances and enhanced computing power have led to significant progress in achieving better schedules. However, differences in labor practices among modes of transport a...

Driver Scheduling using Genetic Algorithms with Embedded Combinatorial Traits by Ann S K Kwan , Raymond S K Kwan & Anthony Wren June 1997

The mathematical programming based approaches to driver scheduling have had most success, including the IMPACS and TRACS II systems developed by the authors and their associates. However there is scope for improvement in terms of computational efficiency, robustness, and capability to tackle large data sets. This paper describes ongoing research into using the Genetic Algorithm (GA) approach to...

Applications of Information Technology for Bus and Driver Scheduling

Research in bus and driver scheduling at Leeds University has been taking advantage of new technologies since the early 1960s, with the objective of yielding better schedules more quickly. Here recent SERC supported work is presented. Most bus scheduling systems produce schedules for only one operating scenario. In practice, planning and scheduling are interconnected, and operators have to expl...