Investigation and development of safety measures in the European Union railway transport

Mechanika ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Chruzik ◽  
M. Sitarz
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Safety Measures

scholarly journals Determining the moment and form of concluding a passenger transport contract based on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in joined cases C-349/18 to C-351/18

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Karol Lange
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
European Union Law ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
Railway Systems ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
The Moment

The article focuses on discussing the norms of Polish transport law and European Union regulations on the correctly defined of the moment and form of concluding a contract of passengers transport in railway systems. The article also describes the problem of discourse between the content of these legal norms and the jurisprudence practice and doctrine opinion. Moreover, was performed to present a comparative analysis of the relation of the Court of justice of the European Union judgment to the norms of Polish and European law and the case law. Commented on the practices of carriers in regulating the said matter. Internal law acts applicable to the means of transport of Polish railway companies were also analyzed. Keywords: Transport law; Contract of passenger transport; European Union law; Railway transport

scholarly journals One Health approach for West Nile virus surveillance in the European Union: relevance of equine data for blood safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna J Young ◽  
Denis Coulombier ◽  
Dragoslav Domanović ◽  
Hervé Zeller ◽  
Céline M Gossner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Human Case ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Blood Safety ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Virus Surveillance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Eu

West Nile virus (WNV) infection is notifiable in humans and equids in the European Union (EU). An area where a human case is detected is considered affected until the end of the mosquito transmission season (week 48) and blood safety measures have to be implemented. We used human and equine case notifications between 2013 and 2017 to define the WNV distribution in the EU and to investigate the relevance of using equine cases as a complementary trigger for blood safety measures. Adding areas with equine cases to the definition of an affected area would have a major impact on blood safety measures. Adding areas with equine cases where human cases have been reported in the past would increase the timeliness of blood safety measures with only a limited impact. Although the occurrence of human and/or equine cases confirms virus circulation in the EU, no evidence was found that occurrence of equine cases leads to human cases and vice versa. We conclude that information about equine data should contribute to raising awareness among public health experts and trigger enhanced surveillance. Further studies are required before extending the definition of affected areas to areas with human and/or equine cases.

scholarly journals RESEARCH ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE CALCULATION METHODS OF ROLLING‐STOCK BRAKES

Transport ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gintautas Bureika ◽  
Šarūnas Mikaliūnas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Service Market ◽  
Railway Systems ◽  
Technical Specifications

One of the main tasks approached by the European Union is the liberalisation of railway transport service market. The foremost problem solved in this paper is the interoperability of various railway systems in the countries of the European Union. Thus, the immediate goal is to solve the problem of the interoperability of different railway systems used in the European Union. A distinction between railway track gauges (from 1435 to 1668 mm), particular couples of wagons, various clearances of rolling stock, different systems of infrastructure etc. are the main impediments. One of the problems in the nearest future will be the evaluation of the brakes of different wagons produced in Western Europe and the former Soviet Union. Freight trains in Lithuania consist of these two types of wagons, and therefore some problems of correcting the results of calculating braking distances and brake force may arise. The main object of this research is to investigate the methods evaluating the brakes of rolling‐stock and to assess the possibilities of integrating and harmonizing these different methods. The reliability of the methods evaluating the brakes of rolling‐stock is one of the most important components enabling the interoperability of railway transport in the EU network. The brakes of Russian wagons are calculated by MPS Rules for Traction Calculations, approved by the Russian Ministry of Transport (till 2004 ‐ Ministry of Communication Ways of Russia)). On the other hand, the brakes of the wagons produced in Western Europe should be calculated applying TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability) methodology. The main parameter following TSI (Technical Specifications for Interoperability) methodology is braked mass and following MPS (Railway Transport Ministry of Russia) method ‐ a pressing force of the brake shoes. The questions of determining the braked mass of wagons and correcting mean braking distance are presented. The compatibility of two different evaluating methods is discussed. Finally, the basic conclusions are given.

scholarly journals European experience application in replacing hydrofluorocarbons in air conditioning units in domestic railway transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
I. M. Mazurin ◽  
S. N. Naumenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Air Conditioning ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Montreal Protocol ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Acceptable Alternative ◽  
European Experience ◽  
The Eu

Adoption by Russia of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer posed a very difficult task for consumers of artificial cold, including rail transport, to find an acceptable alternative to the R134a freon and mixtures based on it, which is being phased out. Considering that there are no equivalent alternatives to these substances on the market, it was proposed to consider the use of widely known and previously used working fluids in climate technology, based on the positive experience of the European Union (EU) countries. The article analyzes the reasons for the bans on the use of hydrofluorocarbons, presents the mechanism for the legal use of refrigerants that are safe for humans and nature in the EU and a version of the roadmap for converting the climatic units of the Russian Railways holding to R22 freon and other types of fluorocarbons within the framework of the Kigali Amendment.

scholarly journals Multi-criteria method of selection the way of conducting railway traffic on the open line for modernized and revitalized railway lines

2019 ◽  
Vol 294 ◽  
pp. 04015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Gołębiowski ◽  
Marianna Jacyna ◽  
Jolanta Żak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Basic Group ◽  
Railway Line ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Multicriteria Method ◽  
Open Line ◽  
The Way

Nowadays, thanks to funds coming from various sources -including the European Union, intensive modernization and revitalization works regarding railway transport infrastructure are carried out. These works include both the railway surface and the change in the way of conducting railway traffic on both open lines and operating control posts. During modernization and revitalization, efforts are being made to introduce more and more new solutions in both mentioned areas. However, there is no multi-criteria method that would allow to assess which method seems to be the most advantageous. The aim of this article is to present a multicriteria method of choosing the method of conducting railway traffic on the open line for modernized and revitalized railway lines. It should be noted that the basic group of criteria in the method applies to the organization of railway traffic. The article discusses the basic issues regarding the modernization and revitalization of railway lines, ways of conducting railway traffic on open lines and multi-criteria assessment methods. A multicriteria method for selecting the method of conducting trains was presented and it was verified for a selected railway line in Poland.

Railway transport liberalization in the European Union: Freight, labor and health toward the year 2020 in Spain

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (8) ◽  
pp. 1388-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio López Peláez ◽  
Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo ◽  
Dimitris Kyriakou
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport

scholarly journals Methodology for Complex Efficiency Evaluation of Machinery Safety Measures in a Production Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Hana Pačaiová ◽  
Miriam Andrejiová ◽  
Michaela Balažiková ◽  
Marianna Tomašková ◽  
Tomáš Gazda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
European Union ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Efficiency Evaluation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Industrial Operations ◽  
Production Organization

Even though the rules for the free circulation of machinery within the European Union (EU) market have existed for more than 30 years, accidents related to their activities have constantly been reaching significant value. When designing a machine, the design must stem from a risk assessment, where all stages of its life cycle and the ways to use it must be taken into consideration. In industrial operations with old machinery, despite fulfilling its function reliably, the safety level is below the developing requirements for safe operations. The proposed methodology to assess machinery safety conditions comes from the assumption of the proper application of risk assessment steps and their effectiveness in risk reduction mainly through implementing both effective and efficient preventive measures. The objective of the research applied in three operations was to verify the methods concerning machinery safety and its management. The created methodology, based on 19 requirements for safety, evaluates the level of current measures using a criterion of the current safety status and the total effectiveness of safety measures. Its output is the assessment of the efficiency level of the implemented safety measures of each machine as well as of the whole operation.

scholarly journals Main Problems of Railway Cross-Border Transport Between Poland, Germany and Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 4900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Gamon ◽  
José Manuel Naranjo Gómez
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Special Case

Railway cross-border transport is a special case of railway transport, which, due to the necessity of crossing the state border, raises many difficulties. They result from factors, among which the most important are other power systems, control systems, a variety of regulations regarding traffic management or even problems with communication, resulting from the different languages. These difficulties involve a number of consequences for the fluency and efficiency of transportation, but more importantly, have negative effects on safety. The article describes the main problems of cross-border transport on the example of Poland and two neighbouring countries (Germany and Czech Republic), which are also members of the European Union. For this purpose, in cooperation with the Polish railway undertakings, an analysis was carried out of processes conducted by these in the field of cross-border transport and identifies the main problems in this area. As part of the conducted research, potential solutions and improvements were also proposed. The article focuses solely on the issues of crossing the border and manoeuvring operations at stations close to the German and Czech borders, inasmuch as these processes constitute the largest area of activity of Polish railway undertakings within the framework of rail cross-border transport.

scholarly journals The Effect of COVID-19 on Land Transport Within the European Union and Guidelines for its Stable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Svetla Tzvetkova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Present Article ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
Limited Demand ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Stable Development ◽  
The Eu

The COVID-19 pandemic delivered a devastating blow to land transport in Europe. The measures adopted for its containment drastically reduced services provided by railway transport and motor transport. Despite the limited demand during the pandemic, transport carriers did not cease their activities and proved their place in Europe’s logistics chain. In order to overcome the negative effects of the crisis and restore mobility within the EU, transport firms require financial help and support. The present article reveals the negative results of the activity of passenger and cargo carriers within the EU in 2020 and makes inferences and recommendations for overcoming the negative situation faster on the basis of data presented by Eurostat about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on land transport. The presented data from Eurostat on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a basis to make the respective inferences and indicate the fundamental guidelines for the stable development of land transport within the EU. Since railway transport is the safest, most secure and environmentally friendly type of transport, the focus is on the necessity for priority support of its activities.

scholarly journals Problems of providing international railway transport

2018 ◽  
Vol 230 ◽  
pp. 01007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mykola Kurhan ◽  
Dmytro Kurhan
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
The Other ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Cargo Transportation

Due to its geographic location and developed transport infrastructure, Ukraine has a significant potential in the development of cargo transportation, primarily in international traffic, in particular as a transistor country in the logistics chain of trade between Asia and Europe. The possibilities of railway transport for the organization of transportation between the countries of the European Union and Ukraine are not used to the full extent, since there is a number of technical reasons of the transport systems incompatibility between Ukraine and European countries. In the course of the research, methods of analysis and synthesis were used to study prospects of the European and domestic system of international railway transportations, the experience of creating, operating and optimizing these systems. To compare the above mentioned options, the authors developed a model for predicting and assessing the efficiency of railway transport from the border of one state to the border of the other one.

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