Optimisation of track geometry inspection interval
The measurement and improvement of track quality are key issues in determining the time at which railway maintenance must be performed and its cost. Efficient track maintenance ensures optimum allocation of limited maintenance resources which has an enormous effect on maintenance efficiency. Applyin...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0954409713484711 2024-05-19T07:46:07+00:00 Optimisation of track geometry inspection interval khouy, Iman Arasteh Larsson-Kråik, Per-Olof Nissen, Arne Juntti, Ulla Schunnesson, Håkan 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954409713484711 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0954409713484711 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0954409713484711 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit volume 228, issue 5, page 546-556 ISSN 0954-4097 2041-3017 journal-article 2013 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0954409713484711 2024-05-02T09:38:53Z The measurement and improvement of track quality are key issues in determining the time at which railway maintenance must be performed and its cost. Efficient track maintenance ensures optimum allocation of limited maintenance resources which has an enormous effect on maintenance efficiency. Applying an appropriate tamping strategy helps reduce maintenance costs, making operations more cost-effective and leading to increased safety and passenger comfort levels. This paper discusses optimisation of the track geometry inspection interval with a view to minimising the total ballast maintenance costs per unit traffic load. The proposed model considers inspection time, the maintenance-planning horizon time after inspection and takes into account the costs associated with inspection, tamping and risk of accidents due to poor track quality. It draws on track geometry data from the iron ore line (Malmbanan) in northern Sweden, used by both passenger and freight trains, to find the probability distribution of geometry faults. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden SAGE Publications Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 228 5 546 556 |
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The measurement and improvement of track quality are key issues in determining the time at which railway maintenance must be performed and its cost. Efficient track maintenance ensures optimum allocation of limited maintenance resources which has an enormous effect on maintenance efficiency. Applying an appropriate tamping strategy helps reduce maintenance costs, making operations more cost-effective and leading to increased safety and passenger comfort levels. This paper discusses optimisation of the track geometry inspection interval with a view to minimising the total ballast maintenance costs per unit traffic load. The proposed model considers inspection time, the maintenance-planning horizon time after inspection and takes into account the costs associated with inspection, tamping and risk of accidents due to poor track quality. It draws on track geometry data from the iron ore line (Malmbanan) in northern Sweden, used by both passenger and freight trains, to find the probability distribution of geometry faults. |
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khouy, Iman Arasteh Larsson-Kråik, Per-Olof Nissen, Arne Juntti, Ulla Schunnesson, Håkan Optimisation of track geometry inspection interval |
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