NOISE AND VIBRATION CONTROL AS AN ESSENTIAL CONDITION FOR THE FUTURE OF RAILWAYS
This paper assesses the present levels of noise and vibration from rail transport, especially rail freight, and considers the scope for replacing existing rolling stock by quieter stock. Several rail networks already face big problems relating to noise control legislation. The following examples are considered: (1) cost for rail noise control provisions; (2) noise legislation procedures; (3) different types of rail noise, including rail traffic and marshalling yards; (4) reradiated rail noise; and (5) international cooperation and third party funding. Various possibilities for reducing noise from rolling stock are discussed, but progress seems likely to be slow, partly because rail vehicles tend to have long lives, and partly because of other problems. Efforts to develop European guidelines for noise emission limits have recently been resumed. Possible approaches to improving this situation include: (1) scientific: more noise control research; (2) organisational: finalisation of draft European guidelines for noise control; (3) economic: introduction of road pricing, etc., so that rail rolling stock can be improved without loss of rail competitiveness; and (4) cultural: making rail companies proactive, modern, and innovative.
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Corporate Authors:
International Railway Congress Association
17-21 rue de Louvrain
1000 Brussels, Belgium -
Authors:
- DE VOS, P H
- Publication Date: 1995-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 57-61
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Serial:
- RAIL INTERNATIONAL
- Volume: 26
- Issue Number: 5
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Competition; Control; Financing; Freight transportation; Legislation; Noise; Railroad transportation; Vibration
- Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
- ITRD Terms: 235: Competition; 3874: Control; 9009: Decrease; 244: Financing; 741: Goods traffic; 1556: Legislation; 2492: Noise; 1173: Rail bound transport; 5558: Vibration
- Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Law; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00713448
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 22 1995 12:00AM