In this paper, results from full-scale tests on a corrugated soil-steel flexible culvert for railway traffic are presented. The bridge was instrumented with strain gauges, accelerometers and displacement gauges, measuring the response from passing trains. The aim of the measurement campaign was to gain knowledge of the dynamic behaviour due to train induced vibrations, both of the bridge struct...

Train induced vibrations are a major environmental concern both in Europe and China. Besides the effect of vibrations due to passenger and freight trains and subways at relatively low speed, the study of the vibrational impact of high speed trains is of high interest. In Belgium, for example, new high speed train lines connect Brussels with Paris and London, while extensions to Amsterdam and Co...

A trackside computer tracks all trains in the assigned section of line and calculates an appropriate movement authority for each train. As a result, trains are routed continuously and can run at shorter headways than when driven manually on sight. In fully automated mode, metro trains are driven by the Automatic Train Control (ATC) in combination with control and protection of the line by inter...

High-speed capsular vehicles are firstly suggested as an idea by Elon Musk of Tesla Company. Unlike conventional high-speed trains, individual vessels carrying passengers and freight with the expected maximum speed near 1200 [km/h] in a near-vacuum tunnel. More vehicle speed, dispatch, position control operational aspect over connected trains. This numerical study investigation evaluate analyze...