CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR NON-SCHEDULED TRAFFIC IN A TIMETABLED SYSTEM

This paper has outlined a possible approach to strategic area control of untimetabled vehicles and a method of simulating its effects upon traffic flow in a timetabled railroad system. It is concluded that in order to provide a reasonable quality service, using demand scheduled traffic for wagon-load freight, the level of activity will be such that traditional movement control will not be adequate. Under these new operating conditions a semi-automated approach to decision making will be required. Economic constraints will impose an upper bound on the strategic complexity which may be adopted. Further investigation is being undertaken to evaluate the performance-cost characteristic of these types of control.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at a meeting in London, Aug. 28-30, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Electrical Engineers

  Savoy Place
  London WC2R 0BL, NY  England  10016-5997
• Authors:
  • MELLITT, B
  • Ward, D P
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 170-176
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland
  • Issue Number: 117
  • Publisher: Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland
  • ISSN: 0355-6654

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated vehicle control; Operations research; Scheduling; Timetables
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131229
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Publ.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM