Article discusses the possibility of using technological advances of today in rail freight transport, with an emphasis on automatic identification systems and communications. Due to the need of finding an element that is sufficiently resistant to the rigors of the railways and flexible enough to replace the current system of rail freight was selected application the RFID technology. Purpose of ...

Wheel wear has been a concern in the railway for several decades. Studying the form change of the wheel/rail contacts in particular railways consisting of sharp curves helps to identify the risk of severe or catastrophic wear to minimize maintenance costs in order to be competitive in the transportation business. In this paper, the wheel/rail contact was studied on the particular railways. The ...

Abstract The fundamental pillars of the emerging European integrated railway area include improving safety rail transport and quality parameters lines ensuring their interoperability. As is one safest systems most environmentally friendly, Slovak Railways (ŽSR) have developed strategic investment plans to increase competitiveness in relation other modes transport. current modernisation or recon...