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Optimization by price (cheapest, most flexible fare, etc.) is usually done by a separate algorithm or engine, though trip planners that can return fare prices for the trips they find may also offer sorting or filtering of results by price and product type. For long-distance rail and air trip planning, where price is a significant consideration ...
Railway costing is the calculation of the variable and fixed costs of rail movements. Variable costs are those that increase or decrease with changes in the traffic volumes or service levels and include fuel, maintenance and train crew costs, for example.
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...
The Type 10 cars will be fitted with positive train control equipment, to be used with the future Green Line Train Protection System. [10] The Green Line Train Protection System program has been delayed substantially after the MBTA fired an underperforming contractor in June 2024, and will enter service well after the previous estimate of 2025 ...
Heavier rail can support greater axle loads and higher train speeds without sustaining damage than lighter rail, but at a greater cost. In North America and the United Kingdom, rail is graded in pounds per yard (usually shown as pound or lb), so 130-pound rail would weigh 130 lb/yd (64 kg/m). The usual range is 115 to 141 lb/yd (57 to 70 kg/m).
The Turin–Lyon high-speed railway is an international rail line under construction between the cities of Turin and Lyon, [1] [2] which is intended to link the Italian and French high-speed rail networks. [3] It will be 270 km (170 mi) long, of which over 100 km (62 mi) will be tunneled.
The service from Newcraighall through to the North Clyde Line was later electrified as a byproduct of the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, leaving that from Newcraighall to Dalmeny and through to the Fife Circle Line with diesel trains. [38] [39] Crossrail was a success, and provided forward momentum for the Borders Railway project. [35]
As of 2009, the line hosted 12 to 15 freight trains per day. [31] It had at least some Class 4 track [ 32 ] which limits freight to 50 mph (80 km/h) and passenger traffic to 79 mph (127 km/h), but this would need to be upgraded to Class 5 and Class 6 in order to support 90 and 110 mph (140 and 180 km/h) speeds, respectively. [ 12 ]