A challenge-driven framework for innovations in railways

The railway is often perceived as an industry where new technology is not utilised to its full potential. However, the future of the railway and its ability to respond to future transportation demands lies in its ability to adopt, adapt, implement, and integrate emerging technology. These technologies are expected to lead to, e.g. intelligent asset lifecycle management with a whole-life asset approach and digital railway industry supply chain management. The technology transformation and digitalisation affect not only the technical systems, e.g. railway infrastructure and rolling stock, but also regulations, organisations, processes, and individuals. The railway industry needs to recognise the challenges and define strategies, which enable the successful implementation of innovations in railway. Thus, the purpose of this research work is to study, explore, and investigate how implementation of innovations in a multi-stakeholder environment such as railway maintenance, can be facilitated through a systematic approach. Further, the main objective of this research is to develop and provide, a challenge-driven framework that can be used to facilitate implementation of innovations in the Swedish railway. To achieve the purpose of this research, nine (9) descriptive and exploratory case studies have been carried out. In these case studies, issues and challenges have been identified, related to: a) Lead times; b) Complex multi-stakeholder environment; c) Business incentives; d) Governance for data sharing; e) Regulations and maintenance; f) Technology; g) Assessment of innovations; h) Business models; i) Responsibilities, and j) Implementation.

• Record URL:
  • http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-93492
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• Authors:
  • Jägare, Veronica
• Publication Date: 2022

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 286
• Serial:
  • Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology
  • Publisher: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
  • ISSN: 1402-1544

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Condition surveys; Contracts; Data communications; Electronic data interchange; Maintenance; Railroad tracks; Tenders; Theses
• ITRD Terms: 115: Asset management; 3857: Condition survey; 146: Contract; 8604: Data exchange; 3847: Maintenance; 137: Procurement; 1062: Railway track; 8597: Thesis
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01909984
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• ISBN: 9789180481755
• Files: ITRD, VTI
• Created Date: Feb 27 2024 2:24PM