THE DIMENSIONS OF SORTING SIDINGS IN FREIGHT MARSHALLING YARDS

BEMESSUNG VON GLEISGRUPPEN IN GUETERZUGBILDUNGSBAHNHOEFEN

Expenditure for laying sorting sidings and for their maintenance together with costs for train formation represent the largest portion of overall costs of carload traffic. Through the science of railway operations, a number of methods have been developed for determining the capacity of sorting sidings in marshalling yards. The author describes a stochastic method separately from marshalling yard timetables which indicates the maximum capacity of sorting sidings.

• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Strieck, E
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 46-56
• Serial:
  • Archiv fuer Eisenbahntechnik
  • Volume: 31
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification yards; Layout; Operations; Planning; Railroad yards; Yard operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Operations planning; Yard capacity; Yard layout; Yard throughput
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM