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Train Scheduling and Rescheduling In Pakistan

  • Abid, Malik Muneeb;Khan, Muhammad Babar
    • International Journal of Railway
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2013
  • This paper provides an overview of Pakistan Railways scheduling and rescheduling. First of all, Pakistan Railways is introduced with its brief history and importance in this country. Assets of this network with passengers and freight using this are given. Current hope less situation is leading to privatization of this system as well as promoting short distance traveler to use road and Government efforts to retain is also presented. Train scheduling in Pakistan is being done manually, based on manual time distance graph preparation and resolution of conflicts based on manager's experience and ability. In Real-time management of this traffic Lahore head office is connected with six control stations in the Pakistan, decision for resolution of any disturbance is coordinated among them. It is recommended that computer aided tools must be developed for this system to help traffic managers and it is needed to invest on the segments to increase their speed limits which might attract passengers to use this mode of transportation with high priority.

Shielding Effects of an Overhead Ground Wire in the Electric Railway Systems due to Direct Lightning Strokes (전기철도시스템에서 직격뇌에 대한 가공지선의 내뇌효과)

  • 임성정;김재철;추동욱;정용철;창상훈
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.91-96
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    • 2001
  • This paper describes the effect of an overhead ground wire in Power distribution lines of electric railways due to direct lightning strokes. Using the EMTP, the effects of an overhead ground wire and a s-horn are analyzed quantitatively. Also, the influences of the structure of electric railways and of peak value and time-to-half value of a stroke currents are evaluated. The analysis show that in installation of in overhead ground wire into a existing railway system, the induced voltage in power distribution lines of electric railways in suppressed.

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The Conservation Status and Vitalization Plan for Railroad Car Heritage (철도차량유산의 보존현황과 활성화 방안)

  • Seok, Min-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Heritage: History & Science
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.38-57
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    • 2018
  • Led by the Cultural Heritage Administration, studies on the cultural heritage of railways have merely focused on modern registered cultural heritage and on excavating the cultural heritage of modern rail transportation. Endeavors of institutions relevant to railways to protect the cultural heritage of railways were not sufficiently made. Only the internal guideline to protect the cultural heritage of railways made by the railway corporation is being implemented. This study aims to assert the need to examine the protective measures of the heritage of railroad cars and to vitalize plans of conserving the heritage of railroad cars. Also, plans to protect the heritage of railroad cars and methods to invigorate schemes of protecting the heritage of railroad cars will be suggested. The current situation of protecting the heritage of railroad cars was investigated via a field trip. Through exploring overseas examples of protecting the heritage of the railroad cars, ways to vitalize plans of widely publicizing the heritage of the railroad cars with their historical values were suggested. Results showed that first, the way of openly exhibiting conserved railroad cars by setting up stands other than the way of exhibiting and conserving in one site was necessary. Second, in order to properly preserve and manage the cultural heritage of railways, railroad cars, much like natural monuments or intangible cultural properties, need to be perceived as cultural properties. Also, it is necessary to amend the Cultural Properties Protection Law to include railway heritage. Third, the perception of the cultural heritage of railways should be heightened, and SNS, blogs, and cafes need to strategically promote this heritage in order to increase the public's interest. Fourth, in addition to enacting legislations and gaining institutional support for the cultural heritage of railways, the budget to operate the responsible department, and employing staff for the heritage of railroad cars should be resolved as a priority in order to enhance the capability of managing this cultural heritage. In order to rationally protect the cultural heritage of railways and invigorate plans to protect the cultural heritage of railways, it is necessary to garner administrative and financial support, and enact the appropriate legislation. The heritage of railroad cars is priceless and has a social value in terms of regional icons, historic marks, and the record of life. It is considered that in this situation, the standard of amending both policy and the Cultural Properties Protection Law for the heritage of railroad cars should be urgently established.

Evaluating the Relative Operational Efficiency of Korean National Railroad (한국철도의 상대적 운영효율성 평가)

  • 김성호;홍순흠;최태성
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relative efficiency of Korean National Railroad (KNR). Railways can be seen as multi-product firms which produced both passenger and freight transportation services. For evaluating the operational efficiencies of 23 UIC (International Union of Railways) members including KNR we use data envelopment analysis (DEA) in which multiple inputs and multiple outputs can be handled explicitly.

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Introduce and application of the angular velocity sensing type of wheel flange lubricator for the railways in KOREA (국내 철도차량용 각속도 감지식 도유기의 적용 및 소개)

  • La, Won-Ki;Yang, Bang-Sub;Lee, Won-Sang;Chang, Dae-Sung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.958-962
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    • 2010
  • Most of operating railways in domestic, it is used to be Wheel flange lubricator system applied liquid spray type. Wheel flange lubricator are reduced the abrasion of wheel flange through spraying in accordance with operating on the curve or operating function of time base and/or distance base. this paper is written to introduce and study the efficiency for the angular velocity sensing type of lubricant systems.

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Development of Tunnel Management Database System for Korea National Railways (철도 터널 유지관리 데이타베이스 시스템 개발)

  • 황희수;홍선호;박지원;양재성
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 1998.11a
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    • pp.111-118
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    • 1998
  • This paper describes the development of the database system for tunnel management of Korea National Railways. In order to make the system both target independent and accessible by KNR network or modem, authors developed the system as a web-based application using java language and IBM DB2 database. The system includes the searching, reporting, graphical representation and statistical functions for tunnel data, maintenance records and checking records. Later, the system will be extended to include the process for tunnel state rating and maintenace prioritiy decision-making.

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A Study on the Protection System for AT Feeding on the Electric Railway (전기철도 AT급전방식 보호시스템 최적구성 방안 연구)

  • 창상훈;이형수;홍재승;김정훈
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 1999.11a
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    • pp.344-351
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    • 1999
  • The safe operation of electro railways is greatly dependant on its protective systems. The system so-called Fault Protection Wire(FW) is now widely adapted to protect in AT feeding systems. It is connected between the feeder and trolley circuit to return the fault current to autotransfonmers at substation. This paper computed the distribution of fault currents at FW in the system and also evaluated the safety from electric shock when ground fault or flashover occur in the feeding system. The results show FW is useful to protect power supply network from fault in electric railways

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Development of Catenary Arc Detection System (전차선 아크 검측 시스템 개발)

  • Song, Sung-Gun;Lee, Teak-Hee;Cho, Seong-Jae;Moon, Chul-Yi;Park, Seong-Mo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.37-43
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    • 2010
  • Catenary (Overhead Contact Lines) and Pantograph are used to transmit electrical energy to electric railways. An Arc occurs by unstable contact between catenary and pantograph during electric railways operation, which causes malfunctioning or even an accident. Therefore, to prevent a arc or electric contact loss are required arc detection systems with catenary maintenance capability. This paper describes developing of catenary arc detection system using photo detector in order to detect arc incidence in a indirect way. This developed system can also achieve Video-recordings and environmental conditions such as wire voltage/current, pantograph height, speed, position of electric railways, and temperature/humidity. This system have been evaluated at the section that bounds for dongdaegu from seoul. From the experimental results, the occurrence of arc and intensity of arc are mainly effected by wire voltage/current, pantograph height and speed of electric railways.

Proposal of Wireless Communication Method and Candidate Frequency Band for Constructing the Integrated Radio Networks for Railroads (철도통합 무선망 구축을 위한 무선통신방식과 후보주파수대역 제안)

  • Park, Duk-Kyu;Lee, Sang-Yun;Yoon, Byungsik;Kim, Yong-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.510-518
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    • 2013
  • These days, interest in radio networks for railways has increased both at home and abroad. In response to this trend, not only the existing radio networks which focus on railway control signals but also the next-generation integrated radio network that can send videos and manage mass storage data are actively being investigated. This paper proposes wireless communication methods to establish integrated radio networks for railways. The paper further suggests a candidate frequency band that could be allocated as the frequency band for railways among the frequency bands currently used in Korea. Based on this paper, we can expect that the domestic railroad will operate more efficiently and that security and convenience of the railroad will reach a superior level. In addition, the Korean integrated radio networks for railways, which cope with the changes in the global technology market, will be established.