Publication detail

Design of new generation of switches and crossing

PLÁŠEK, O. RAIF, L. VUKUŠIČ, I. SALAJKA, V. ZELENKA, J.

Original Title

Design of new generation of switches and crossing

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Switches and crossings are the essential elements of railway lines. In 2016, the S-CODE (Switch and Crossing Optimal Design and Evaluation, Shift2Rail) project was initiated, which seeks radically new ways of changing trains between tracks concerning the growing capacity and reliability. The fundamental objective of the research activity at this stage was to find reliable and robust designs with low life-cycle costs, low carbon footprint and low maintenance. The use of new materials, manufacturing processes, electronic equipment, signal processing and mechatronic solutions were investigated.

Keywords

railway track, permanent way, switches and crossings, diagnostic systems, Shift2Rail, rail paradigm shift

Authors

PLÁŠEK, O.; RAIF, L.; VUKUŠIČ, I.; SALAJKA, V.; ZELENKA, J.

Released

17. 10. 2019

Publisher

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Location

Zagreb, Croatia

ISBN

978-953-8168-36-9

Book

Future trends in Civil Engineering

Edition number

1

Pages from

277

Pages to

301

Pages count

25

URL

htps://doi.org/10.5592/CO/FTCE.2019.13

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT159517,
  author="Otto {Plášek} and Lukáš {Raif} and Ivan {Vukušič} and Vlastislav {Salajka} and Jaromír {Zelenka}",
  title="Design of new generation of switches and crossing",
  booktitle="Future trends in Civil Engineering",
  year="2019",
  number="1",
  pages="277--301",
  publisher="University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering",
  address="Zagreb, Croatia",
  doi="10.5592/CO/FTCE.2019.13",
  isbn="978-953-8168-36-9",
  url="htps://doi.org/10.5592/CO/FTCE.2019.13"
}