Towards a sustainable railway infrastructure

Matthias Landgraf; Markus Enzi; Stefan Marschnig

Towards a sustainable railway infrastructure

Matthias Landgraf, Markus Enzi, Stefan Marschnig

Institut für Eisenbahnwesen und Verkehrswirtschaft (2110)

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Konferenzband › Beitrag in einem Konferenzband › Begutachtung

Abstract

The present study describes a methodology combining economic and ecologic evaluations for a sustainable decision-making in regards to railway infrastructure. The presented life cycle assessment and life cycle cost calculation is executed for railway track and switches. These are the main driver for costs and environmental impacts of railway infrastructure. It is shown that the methodology of Standard Elements enables for evaluating costs as well as environmental impacts caused by infrastructure assets throughout the whole life cycle. Within this comparison for Austrian boundary conditions it can be illustrated that concrete sleepers equipped with under sleeper pads are the most economic and ecologic choice of superstructure for both turnout and switches.

Originalsprache	englisch
Titel	Proceedings of World Congress on Railway Research
Erscheinungsort	Tokyo, Japan
Seitenumfang	8
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - Okt. 2019
Veranstaltung	12th World Congress on Railway Research: Railway Research to Enhance the Customer Experience - Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan Dauer: 28 Okt. 2019 → 1 Nov. 2019 Konferenznummer: 12 https://wcrr2019.org/

Konferenz

Konferenz	12th World Congress on Railway Research
Kurztitel	WCRR 2019
Land/Gebiet	Japan
Ort	Tokyo
Zeitraum	28/10/19 → 1/11/19
Internetadresse	https://wcrr2019.org/

Fields of Expertise

Sustainable Systems

UN SDGs

Dieser Output leistet einen Beitrag zu folgendem(n) Ziel(en) für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Dieses zitieren

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