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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 and predict...journal article 2023
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Versluis, N.D. (author), Pellegrini, Paola (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Rodriguez, Joaquin (author)Conflict detection and resolution models are being developed to support railway traffic management in taking optimised rescheduling decisions in case of disturbances. Existing models mostly concern fixed-block signalling systems, in which minimum train separation distances are determined based on a preset number of blocks representing worst-case...abstract 2023
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Li, Tianqi (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The periodic train timetable is one of the most widely used train timetables in passenger railway systems worldwide. However, how to expand well-coordinated daily train services from a single-period timetable pattern is rarely studied. This paper develops a multi-objective mixed integer programming model to solve the periodic train timetable...abstract 2023
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Hydrogen fuel cell multiple unit vehicles are acquiring a central role in the transition process towards carbon neutral trains operation in non-electrified regional railway networks. In addition to their primary role as a transport mean, these vehicles offer significant potential for applications in innovative concepts such as smart grids....abstract 2023
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Tian, Zhongbei (author), Liu, Xiao (author), Su, Shuai (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Railway, as one of the most energy-efficient transport, plays an essential role in improving the world’s energy and environmental sustainability. Statistics about rail share of transport activities and the corresponding energy consumption will demonstrate the energy efficiency of railway and indicate the potential of developing railway...book chapter 2023
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Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Scheepmaker, Gerben M. (author)Running time calculation is an essential ingredient in train timetabling. Traditionally, the technical minimum running times are computed in detail after which a running time supplement is added to obtain the scheduled running times. This running time supplement must be translated into lower cruising speeds or coasting regimes to cover the...book chapter 2023
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Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Su, Shuai (author), Tian, Zhongbei (author)This chapter gives the basic conclusions about energy-efficient train operation covering energy-efficient train driving, energy-efficient train timetabling, regenerative braking, energy storage systems and power supply networks. Future work that will develop energy-efficient train operation further include the interaction of connected driver...book chapter 2023
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van der Knaap, R.J.H. (author), de Bruyn, Menno (author), van Oort, N. (author), Huisman, Dennis (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Train passenger demand fluctuates throughout the day and week and these fluctuations are expected to increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to let train services, such as the line plan and timetable, match this fluctuating demand, insights are needed into how the demand is changing and for which periods the demand is relatively stable....abstract 2023
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Wang, Z. (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Bartholomeus, Maarten (author), Cunillera, A. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Automatic Train Operation (ATO) is a technology to support or automate train driving for increasing service punctuality, energy efficiency and rail infrastructure capacity. Conflict-free train path planning is crucial to the effective deployment of ATO, which allows ATO-equipped trains to operate according to schedule with different train...abstract 2023
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Aoun, J. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Nardone, Roberto (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Vittorini, Valeria (author)Moving Block (MB) and Virtual Coupling (VC) rail signalling will change current train operation paradigm by migrating vital equipment from trackside to onboard to reduce train separation and maintenance costs. Their actual deployment is however constrained by the industry’s need to identify configurations of MB and VC signalling equipment which...abstract 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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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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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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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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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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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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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