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Information systems for railway infrastructure management
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Abstract
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| As the railway market becomes more disaggregated and complex, comprehensive and reliable information systems are necessary to enable the integration of information flows, driving modernisation in the railway sector. As a direct consequence of the implementation of EC Directive 91/440 splitting railway infrastructure from train operation, it has become necessary to know more about the core activities of the network provider, hence the development and implementation of information systems tailored to the specificities of the sector. Railway Infrastructure Managers need to be able to manage their level of activity against costs, while regulatory bodies, control bodies and researchers also require having such detailed information available, which is currently scarce and making a detailed analysis difficult. Such hurdles were felt along the development of the EC 5th FP Research Project IMPROVERAIL (www.tis.pt/proj/improverail/improverail.htm) IMPROVEd tools for RAILway capacity and access management, looking at some of the key issues towards the development of the railway infrastructure sector. Such need is stated in Directive 2001/14, by which Infrastructure Managers are obliged to set up fair pricing schemes based on effective costing mechanisms, regarding the provision of services to Train Operating Companies. To this end, information systems should be swiftly implemented, enabling timely and accurate management information support, on which modernisation of railways can depend. Top areas for integration include financial and economic issues (Charging), technical aspects (M&R), asset management and commercial information (market transparency). Such systems are expected to boost competitiveness of the sector along with optimised operational and management processes. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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COMPUTERS IN RAILWAY SIX
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9th International Conference on Computer Aided Design, Manufacture and, Operation in the Railway and Other Advanced Transit Systems, MAY 17-19, 2004, Dresden, GERMANY
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Publication
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Southampton
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Wit press
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2004
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ISBN
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1-85312-715-9
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Volume/pages
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15
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, p. 177-186
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ISI
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000223350500018
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