LAWS OF RUNNING GIVING THE LEAST TRACTION COST

The writer demonstrates that on any particular journey, among the infinite number of possible solutions, there is always one solution and one running chart which, following the optimum running, produces the least total cost for each value of the journey time. The equations for this running and the chart system used to explain them are very simple and easy to use. A few examples are given of the optimized charts which are characterised by a continuous variation of the tractive effort through all the running phases.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • di Majo, F
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 499-516
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking performance; Cost finding; Mathematical models; Routing; Scheduling; Traction
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies; Tractive effort
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170571
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM