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Aoun, J. (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Developments in the railway industry are continuously evolving and long-term transition strategies can enable an efficient implementation of signalling technologies that provide a significant increase in network capacity and operation efficiency. Virtual Coupling (VC) advances moving block signalling by further reducing train separation to...journal article 2023
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Lentink, Ramon M. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The dynamics of a moving train are usually described by means of a motion model based on Newton’s second law. This model uses as input track geometry data and train characteristics like mass, the parameters that model the running resistance, the maximum tractive effort and power, and the brake rates to be applied. It can reproduce...journal article 2023
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van Hövell, Madeleine E.M.A. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author)Trains consist of one or more railway vehicles called rolling stock, which need interior and exterior cleaning and small technical checks on a daily basis. These services are executed at service locations (SLs). Scheduling rolling stock servicing tasks during an operational day is important to guarantee the fulfilment of servicing deadlines....journal article 2022
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Wang, Z. (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Bartholomeus, Maarten G.P. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is well-known in urban railways and gets increasing interest from mainline railways at present to improve capacity and punctuality. A main function of ATO is the train trajectory generation that specifies the speed profile over the given running route considering the timetable and the characteristics of the...journal article 2022
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Wang, P. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Corman, F. (author)Employing regenerative braking in trains contributes to reducing the amount of energy used, especially when applied to commuter trains and to those used on very dense suburban networks. This paper presents a method to fine-tune the periodic timetable to improve the utilization of regenerative energy and to shave power peaks while maintaining...journal article 2022
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Non-electrified regional railway lines with typically employed diesel-electric multiple units require alternative propulsion systems to meet increasingly strict emissions regulations. With the aim to identify an optimal alternative to conventional diesel traction, this paper presents a model-based assessment of hydrogen-powered propulsion...journal article 2022
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Quaglietta, E. (author), Spartalis, Panagiotis (author), Wang, Meng (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), van Koningsbruggen, Paul (author)To address the ever-growing rail transport demand, the concept of Virtual Coupling train operations is gradually gaining ground within the railway industry. Thanks to a Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication, trains could be separated by less than an absolute braking distance and even form connected platoons to increase capacity at bottlenecks....journal article 2022
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Ning, Lingbin (author), Zhou, Min (author), Hou, Zhuopu (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Wang, Fei Yue (author), Dong, Hairong (author)This paper proposes a novel train trajectory optimization approach for high-speed railways. We restrict our attention to single train operation scenarios with different scheduled/rescheduled running times aiming at generating optimal train recommended trajectories in real time, which can ensure punctuality and energy efficiency of train...journal article 2022
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Optimal network electrification plan for operation of battery-electric multiple unit regional trainsKapetanović, M. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The Netherlands have one of the highest rail electrification rates in the EU with over 75% of the railway network electrified (European Comission, 2018), offering environment-friendly trains operation. However, in order to achieve carbon neutral railway sector by 2050, significant investments are required to further improve environmental...abstract 2022
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The railway sector is facing significant challenges in addressing the increasing concerns related to climate change, environmental pollution and scarcity of resources. This especially applies to often non-electrified regional railway networks, with passenger services provided by diesel-driven vehicles. Innovative propulsion system concepts offer...conference paper 2022
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Tang, Ruifan (author), De Donato, Lorenzo (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Flammini, Francesco (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Lin, Zhiyuan (author), Liu, Ronghui (author), Tang, Tianli (author), Vittorini, Valeria (author), Wang, Z. (author)Nowadays it is widely accepted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly influencing a large number of domains, including railways. In this paper, we present a systematic literature review of the current state-of-the-art of AI in railway transport. In particular, we analysed and discussed papers from a holistic railway perspective,...review 2022
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Train movement dynamics are usually modelled by means of Newton's second law. The resulting dynamic equation can be very precise if the parameters that it depends on are determined accurately. However, these parameters may vary in time and show wide variations, making the calibration task nontrivial and jeopardizing the performance of a broad...journal article 2022
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Lentink, Ramon (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)An accurate train motion model is a key component of a wide spectrum of railway applications, from timetabling algorithms to Automatic Train Operation systems. Therefore, model calibration has become crucial in the railway industry, although this topic has not received the attention and recognition in academia that its practical relevance...conference paper 2022
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Zomer, Jordi (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Due to increasing railway use, the capacity at railway yards and maintenance locations is becoming limiting to accommodate existing rolling stock. To reduce capacity issues at maintenance locations during nighttime, railway undertakings consider performing more daytime maintenance, but the choice at which locations personnel needs to be...journal article 2021
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Wang, Yihui (author), Zhu, Songwei (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Tang, Tao (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)In big cities, the metro lines usually face great pressure caused by huge passengers demand, especially during peak hours. When disruptions occur, passengers accumulate quickly at stations. It is of great importance for dispatchers to take passenger flow control into consideration for the traffic management to ensure passengers' safety and to...journal article 2021
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Scheepmaker, G.M. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Energy-efficient train driving is an important topic to railway undertakings (RUs) for sustainability and cost reduction. The timetable affects the possibilities for energy-efficient train driving by the amount of running time supplements, which is the topic of energy-efficient train timetabling (EETT). The scientific literature on EETT...journal article 2021
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Vajihi, Mohammad (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper presents a simulation-based analysis of hybrid and plug-in hybrid propulsion system concepts for diesel-electric multiple unit regional railway vehicles. These alternative concepts primarily aim to remove emissions in terminal stops with longer stabling periods, with additional benefits reflected in the reduction of overall fuel...journal article 2021
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Unexpected disruptions occur in the railways on a daily basis, which are typically handled manually by experienced traffic controllers with the support of predefined contingency plans. When several disruptions occur simultaneously, it is rather hard for traffic controllers to make rescheduling decisions, because (1) the predefined contingency...journal article 2021
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Dekker, Mark M. (author), van Lieshout, Rolf N. (author), Ball, Robin C. (author), Bouman, Paul C. (author), Dekker, Stefan C. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Huisman, Dennis (author), Panja, Debabrata (author), Schaafsma, Alfons A.M. (author), van den Akker, Marjan (author)Railway systems occasionally get into a state of being out-of-control, meaning that barely any train is running, even though the required resources (infrastructure, rolling stock and crew) are available. Because of the large number of affected resources and the absence of detailed, timely and accurate information, currently existing...journal article 2021
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Hybridization of diesel multiple unit railway vehicles is an effective approach to reduce fuel consumption and related emissions in regional non-electrified networks. This paper is part of a bigger project realized in collaboration with Arriva, the largest regional railway undertaking in the Netherlands, to identify optimal solutions in...journal article 2021