Sustainable Rail Transport

Description

This volume presents a collection of rail orientated research articles, covering a variety of topics on rail operations research and management of rail systems as well as innovation, particularly focusing on sustainability aspects. The material consists of the most recent research work of the authors. The authorship is international, which makes it an interesting read for rail academics and professionals around the world. Although the material has a rail research focus the material is also excellent for preparation and delivery of rail, transport and logistics orientated courses and programmes. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in transport research, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-x A Check-in and Bag Drop Service On-board Light Rail Vehicles for Passengers Travelling to the Airport (Jonathan Toal, Marin Marinov)....Pages 1-82 Quality Assessment of Regional Railway Passenger Transport (Borna Abramović, Denis Šipuš)....Pages 83-96 The Possibilities of Increasing the Economic Efficiency of Regional Rail Passenger Transport—A Case Study in Slovakia (Anna Dolinayova, Lenka Cerna)....Pages 97-127 Sustainable Railway Solutions Using Goal Programming (Pedro Henrique Del Caro Daher, Diogo Furtado de Moura, Gregório Coelho de Morais Neto, Marta Monteiro da Costa Cruz, Patrícia Alcântara Cardoso)....Pages 129-157 Parallel Genetic Algorithm and High Performance Computing to Solve the Intercity Railway Alignment Optimization Problem (Cassiano A. Isler, João A. Widmer)....Pages 159-186 The Use of Public Railway Transportation Network for Urban Intermodal Logistics in Congested City Centres (Lino G. Marujo, Edgar E. Blanco, Daniel Oliveira Mota, João Marcelo Leal Gomes Leite)....Pages 187-207 Simulation of Fire Dynamics and Firefighting System for a Full-Scale Passenger Rolling Stock (Ramy E. Shaltout, Mohamed A. Ismail)....Pages 209-228 Novel Energy Harvesting Solutions for Powering Trackside Electronic Equipment (Cristian Ulianov, Zdeněk Hadaš, Paul Hyde, Jan Smilek)....Pages 229-255 High-Speed Overnight Trains—Potential Opportunities and Customer Requirements (Bernhard Rüger, Peter Matausch)....Pages 257-273 The Next Generation of Rail Talent: What Are They Looking for in a Career? (Janene Piip)....Pages 275-290 Professional Rail Freight and Logistics Training Programme: A Case Study of Energy and Petrochemical Company in Bangkok, Thailand (Kaushik Mysore, Mayurachat Watcharejyothin, Marin Marinov)....Pages 291-304 Back Matter ....Pages 305-310