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      <title>Decreasing the Passenger Waiting Time for an Intercity Rail Network</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[To improve the robustness of timetables for a network of passenger train services, this paper seeks to minimize a waiting cost function that includes running time supplements and different types of waiting times and late arrivals. The approach is applied to the whole intercity (IC) network of the Belgian railways. The IC network consists of 14 fast trains connecting all major cities in Belgium. In the first phase of the approach, ideal running time supplements are calculated to safeguard connections when the feeder train is late. These supplements are based on the delay distributions of the trains, the passenger counts and on the weighting of different types of waiting times. In a second phase, continuous Linear Programming (LP) is used to construct an improved timetable with well-scheduled connections and, whenever possible, with ideal running time supplements. Simulation evaluates different timetables and makes further improvement of the LP timetable possible. For the case of the IC network, the final result is a timetable with suitable transfer times and a waiting cost, that is, 40% lower than the current timetable. Since continuous LP modelling is applied, the proposed technique is very promising for developing better timetables – even for very extensive railway networks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:03:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Belgian Railways Make a Fresh Start</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The article discusses the reorganization of Belgian National Railways (SNCB) into two separate infrastructure and operations companies according to European Union directives.  The new Belgian railway infrastructure company, Infrabel, and the new operating company, SNCB, start debt free as a result of the state taking over the existing debt that will be handles by a new umbrella company, SNCB Holding that will not impinge on either Infrabel or SNCB.  SNCB Holding, Infrabel, and SNCB are autonomous public enterprises with their own boards.  The overall objective of the new set-up is: that the railway should play a major mobility role by offering customers safe, reliable, punctual, and high quality services while maintaining balanced budgets.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 21:25:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BELGIAN STOCK TO WOO COMMUTERS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Double-deck commuter cars for push-pull service have been introduced on the Belgian National Railways (SNCB).  The 130 cars will be utilized primarily on Brussels suburban lines; maximum car capacity for second class configuration will be 144 seated and 172 standees.  The Belgian cars represent the fourth major fleet of double-deck cars to be built for western Europe after French National Railways began reequipping its Paris suburban services in 1975.  Other operators are Italian State Railways, Netherlands Railways and Swiss Federal Railways.  SNCB is also obtaining 30 new single-level two-car electric multiple unit sets for intercity service.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2004 04:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NORTHERN EUROPE'S HIGH-SPEED HUB TAKES SHAPE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Belgium's first high speed line opened over three years ago when King Albert II inaugurated Thalya service on the high speed link between Brussels and Paris in December 1997.  The article looks at the planning of the Belgian National Railways (SNCB) to push ahead with the expansion of its high speed network, which will eventually provide vital links with the rest of Europe.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SCHOUPPE FIGHTS TO SAVE SNCB FROM SEPARATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Belgium has stood firm against the EU until now on the controversial issue of breaking up its national railway and creating separate units for infrastructure  and operation.  The article is looking at the seeming tide now turning against Belgian National Railways (SNCB) following last month's decision by the EU Parliament to ratify the so called infrastructure package of three directives for rail transport.  It still appears that SNCB is determined to hold out against pressure from EU to force it to separate  completely; it argues that such a move will precipitate the decline of rail services in Belgium.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SAFETY DEVICES FOR TRACK LAID ON CONCRETE OR STEEL SLEEPERS. THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF TRACK CIRCUITS ON TRACKS WITH WOODEN, CONCRETE AND STEEL SLEEPERS AS WELL AS WAYS AND MEANS OF IMPROVING THE INSULATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Contents:  1. Requirements of the signalling Departments. 2. Methods of electrical insulation for various types of sleepers and various methods of rail fastening.  3. Loss of electric resistance and measure to improve the electrical resistance.  4. Final conclusions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CARRIAGE AND RAILCAR HEATING. ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR HEATING SYSTEMS WITH AND WITHOUT THERMOSTATIC REGULATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report is, in effect, a summary of reports made to ORE by the DB and by the SNCB on some tests carried out for ORE by those two Administrations, using carriages of the SNCB to determine the economy in the consumption of electrical energy for train heating when automatic (thermostatic) control is substituted for hand operated control of the heating.  In addition the report includes the results of similar tests made by the DB, on its own account, with its own carriages, and described in its own report.  The tests covered 460 heating days in all and were spread over most of two heating seasons and took place in conditions representative of average weather conditions in Central and Western Europe.  The average economy was found to be 22.5%. The value of this saving in money depends on so many factors, varying from one Administration to another, that no generally applicable value can be stated, but the data given will permit any Administration to make an estimate to suit its own circumstances.  This saving can be set against the additional cost of fitting automatic control to new carriages, which  usually so fitted for reasons of increased passenger comfort, or against the cost of converting existing carriage stock, which cost may vary greatly for different Administrations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>STANDARDISATION OF CATENARY CONSTRUCTION: SECTION INSULATORS</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANNEL TUNNEL AND HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRAFFIC ON SNCB</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/346503</link>
      <description><![CDATA[No abstract provided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 1992 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>HEDONIC VERSUS HOMOGENEOUS OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS OF RAILROAD TECHNOLOGY : BELGIAN RAILROADS 1950-1986</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[No abstract provided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 1992 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MECHANISED REPLACEMENT OF SWITCHGEAR ON SNCB</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[No abstract provided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MINISTER SPONSORS BELGIAN RAIL PLAN</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TABLE: INVESTMENT NEEDS FOR STAR 21 AND HIGH SPEED PROJECT: EXPENDITURES 1990-2020 INCLUSIVE]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CAB DESIGN DEVEOPMENTS ON SNCB ELECTRIC MOTIVE POWER UNITS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/322636</link>
      <description><![CDATA[No abstract provided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>INTRODUCTION AND USE OF PRODUCTIVITY INDICES USING THE SNCB'S CFTC SYSTEM</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/319529</link>
      <description><![CDATA[GEM, CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM, TRACKING FREIGHT CAR AND FREIGHT MOVEMENTS]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SNCB : REVIEW AND PROSPECTS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/257993</link>
      <description><![CDATA[No abstract provided.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 1988 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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