This research paper focuses on the optimization of train timetables and maintenance
windows, both of which significantly impact service quality and cost-effectiveness …

In this paper, we analyse how railway maintenance costs are affected by different levels of
railway line capacity utilisation. Previous studies have focused on the wear and tear of the …

Increased rail competitiveness has been the objective of many countries around the world,
including member states of the EU. Although railway market liberalization has always been …

Methods for economic assessment, eg, cost-benefit analysis, are often used in the rail sector
to evaluate large infrastructure investments such as building new high-speed railway lines …

ABSTRACT A multi-objective model for managing railway infrastructure asset renewal is
presented. The model aims to optimize three objectives, while respecting operational …

This paper addresses the issue of the treatment of foreigners and foreign-owned firms in the
costbenefit analysis of transport projects. The distinction between the indirect utility function …

As bridge infrastructure ages, the deterioration of materials and hazard events reduce the
service quality and compromise the safety of the structure. Therefore, there is a tremendous …

In this chapter, the experience of production and cost analysis in transportation is reviewed.
The key production and cost analysis needs of the sector can be identified providing …

Starting in 2013, VTI has been tasked with three government missions to improve
knowledge about the traffic's socioeconomic costs. SAMKOST 3 has covered all modes of …

We analyze the differences between corner solution and survival models in estimating the
marginal cost of track renewals. Both approaches describe the renewal process in intuitively …