THE APPLICATION OF MODELS OF SINGLE RAILWAY TRACK OPERATION TO EVALUATE UPGRADING ALTERNATIVES

The capacity of a single track railway line can be increased in several ways, having a wide range of cost and effectiveness. The article describes two models which enable the effect of upgrading measures to be examined. Programmed for computers, these models enable many combinations of traffic, track and signalling to be investigated. The question of the economic value of delays to different types of trains is also addressed and an example is given of the way model results can be used first to test hypotheses concerning the costs of delays and secondly how these costs can be applied to evaluating some of the benefit of upgrading.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Jones, JCM
  • Walker, A E
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 787-801
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Issue Number: 7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Network analysis (Planning); Railroad facility operations; Simulation; Single track
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050608
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Congress Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 15 1974 12:00AM