Modelling European Railways

Author: Peter Marriott
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1785001272
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 482

Book Description
European railways are characterized by a huge and contrasting range of locomotives, liveries, rolling stock, stations and infrastructure. In addition, the network incorporates standard, narrow and broad gauges, private and nationalized railways, high-speed corridors, single-track branch lines and rack systems. If that was not appealing enough for the railway modeller, these fascinating railways are also located in dramatically diverse landscapes ranging from the industrial Ruhr to the majestic Alps. If you wish to explore the new and exciting railway modelling opportunities that Europe has to offer, if you need a helping hand and information about where to go, what to read and what to buy, then this is the book for you.It considers how to carry out research across the Channel, and is written by an enthusiastic railway modeller who has been modelling European railways for twenty-five years and who passionately believes that railway modelling should be fun. It contains information about the modelling tools required, the products that are available and the companies that manufacture them and demonstrates in detail how to install catenary. It also describes, step-by-step, many of the techniques that can be used to create different types of scenery in several European locations. With top tips and advice throughout and including many interesting 'modelling interludes' describing and illustrating models of various railway subjects, this lavishly illustrated book, with over 440 beautiful colour photographs, will appeal to anyone plannning to model European railways.

Operating Rules and Interoperability in Trans-National High-Speed Rail

Author: Simon Collart-Dutilleul
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030720039
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 251

Book Description
This book examines the problem of interoperability related to operating rules and gives an overview of the formal method approaches related to this subject. The book examines the interoperability issues concerning implementation of European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) while crossing a boarder. It also looks at the implementing of the ERTMS and provides solutions regarding operating rules for ERTMS lines, using formal methods and simulation tools. The contributors will also discuss operating rule validation and formal methods for safety assessment.

Railway Modelling Skills

Author: Peter Marriott
Publisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847979564
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 470

Book Description
Do you enjoy running model trains but want to improve your layout? Do you want to gain expertise over a wider range of railway modelling skills and acquire the confidence to tackle modelling tasks that you have previously shied away from? If so, this is the book for you. Brimming with advice and tips, this well-illustrated book covers a wide range of modelling skills, including designing a layout, choosing the right scale, building baseboards, selecting the right track, controlling the trains, building the landscape, making realistic grass and weeds, and adding figures. Particular attention is paid to more modern techniques such as DCC train control, laser cut and downloadable kits, and the use of hard foam in baseboard construction. Step-by-step explantions of many techniques are provided accompanied by over 400 instructional colour photographs. Information is provided about the tools and materials required and the extensive range of commercial railway modelling products that are now available.

Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification

Author: Birgit Milius
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031433661
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification, RSSRail 2023, held in Berlin, Germany, during October 10–12, 2023. The 13 full papers presented in this book together with 3 keynotes were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers are divided into the following topical sections: modeling for security; tooled approaches and dependability of highly automated transport systems; formal methods for safety assessment; and formal model and visual tooling.

Operations research models for scheduling railway infrastructure maintenance

Author: Gabriella Budai-Balke
Publisher: Rozenberg Publishers
ISBN: 9036101263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
This thesis can be divided into two parts. In Part I we are dealing with the problem of finding optimal time intervals for carrying out routine maintenance works and large projects in such a way that the track possession costs and maintenance costs are minimized. In Part II of this thesis we focus on rescheduling of the rolling stock in the passenger railways due to changing circumstances and more precisely on the Rolling Stock Rebalancing Problem (RSRP). The main objectives of this thesis are formulated as follows: 1. Review the existing literature on maintenance planning in relation with production. 2. Identify some tactical and operational railway infrastructure maintenance planning problems and develop operations research models for providing decision support. Investigate the effect of planning railway infrastructure maintenance on the train operation and identify rolling stock planning problems that occur during planned infrastructure maintenance. 3. Analyze the considered models, investigate their computational complexity, propose solution methods and test the solutions of the models.

Advanced Modelling in N Gauge

Author: Noel Leaver
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 178500946X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 469

Book Description
Many aspects of railway modelling are the same whatever scale you choose, but N Gauge has particular benefits: namely, that there is more space for scenery, longer trains and extensive fiddle yards. This leads to specific challenges in the design and layout to ensure a realistic-looking model. Assuming some familiarity with the basics of N Gauge, this book provides guidance and instruction to extend and develop modelling skills to produce a layout that is scenically impressive: planning baseboards, integrating scenery with the backscene, and keeping everything in harmony. With over 250 colour photographs, it includes constructing baseboards and scenery; how to make models of real buildings; using different systems for moving vehicles and controlling them; building, painting and finishing rolling stock from kits and, finally, what is needed to make a successful exhibition layout and how to perform demonstrations.

Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification

Author: Simon Collart-Dutilleul
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030187446
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems, RSSRail 2019, held in Lille, France in June 2019. The 18 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. They cover a range of topics including railways system and infrastructure advance modelling; scheduling and track planning; safety process and validation; modelling; formal verification; and security.

Stochastic Modelling of Train Delays and Delay Propagation in Stations

Author: Jianxin Yuan
Publisher: Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.
ISBN: 9059721381
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description

Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems. Modelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification

Author: Thierry Lecomte
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319339516
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 261

Book Description
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the FirstInternational Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of RailwaySystems, RSSRail 2016, held in Paris, France, in June 2016. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed andselected from 36 initial submissions. The papers cover a wide range oftopics including failure analysis, interlocking verification, formalsystem specification and refinement, security analysis of ERTMS, safetyverification, formalisation of requirements, proof automation,operational security, railway system reliability, risk assessment forERTMS, and verification of EN-50128 safety requirements.

Computers in Railways XI

Author: John J. Allan
Publisher: WIT Press
ISBN: 1845641264
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 897

Book Description
This volume features the proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and other Transit Systems. It provides the latest information on the use of computer-based techniques, and promotes a general awareness of these throughout the business management, design, manufacture and operation of railways and other advanced passenger, freight and transit systems. Of interest to railway managers, consultants, railway engineers (including signal and control engineers), designers of advanced train systems and computer specialists, the proceedings will also be of interest to planners of railway network systems, manufacturers of the track, rolling stock, locomotives and other ancillary equipment and systems; who all have a common interest in the development and application of computer techniques for the solution of problems in the railway and other mass transit systems. Papers included in this volume cover the following topics: Planning; Safety and security; Passenger interface systems; Decision support systems, Computer techniques; Driverless operations; Advanced train control; Train location; Dynamic train regulations; Timetable planning; Operations quality; Communications, Energy management; Power supply; Dynamics and wheel/rail interface; Freight; Condition monitoring; Asset management; Maglev and high speed railway.