David Krásenský

Proceedings of the conference LOGI 2017, České Budějovice

Proceedings of the Wayside Monitoring Forum, Leoben, 2017

Proceedings of the Intelligent Rail Summit, Naples, 2016

The Integrated transport systems (in UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries „Verkehrsverbund“ with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of the passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with unified pricing system (tariffs), and perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to the individual car transport. The author, who has been concerned with the public transit area more than a half of a… Show more

The Integrated transport systems (in UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries „Verkehrsverbund“ with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of the passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with unified pricing system (tariffs), and perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to the individual car transport. The author, who has been concerned with the public transit area more than a half of a decade, describes in his contribution the ground principles of the integrated transport, and then he introduces some of the key technologies for an effective planning and controlling of the public transport. He builds on his extensive experiences and case studies in the Czech Republic and Europe. Show less

An elective lecture at the Masaryk University of Brno, 2016

Krásenský, D.: Integrated transport systems and the ground principles of their integration
Proceedings of the conference LOGI 2015, České Budějovice

Modern visions of the railway traffic control in the FP7 project Capacity4Rail (C4R)
Proceedings of the colloquium ŽelAktuel 2015, Prague, SŽDC, 2015

Project FP7 Capacity4Rail (C4R): Vision for the European Rail of 2030 and 2050
Proceedings of the International Rail Freight Conference IRFC

Necessary conditions of the ongoing liberalization of the European railway transport market and its full-fledged functioning include also creating such an environment, which allow seamless cooperation of the carriers or railway undertakings (RUs). The author, concerning with the area since several years, focuses in his contribution on the issues of the information exchange among the cooperating carriers, and stresses the significance of the international standards, information systems and… Show more

Necessary conditions of the ongoing liberalization of the European railway transport market and its full-fledged functioning include also creating such an environment, which allow seamless cooperation of the carriers or railway undertakings (RUs). The author, concerning with the area since several years, focuses in his contribution on the issues of the information exchange among the cooperating carriers, and stresses the significance of the international standards, information systems and unified solutions for the European international railway transport. At the same time he discusses the implementation of the TAF TSI standards in the Czech Republic and opens the questions and challenges of the necessary further development for the nearest future. Show less

Ongoing liberalization means that on the European railway transport market more and more different subjects are operating. How these subjects may cooperate, how they really cooperate, and how are they exchanging information on the train operation, above all in the international traffic? The author emphasises not only the current state of the European data exchange standards called TAF TSI and that of the information systems for the international railway traffic, in whose implementation he is… Show more

Ongoing liberalization means that on the European railway transport market more and more different subjects are operating. How these subjects may cooperate, how they really cooperate, and how are they exchanging information on the train operation, above all in the international traffic? The author emphasises not only the current state of the European data exchange standards called TAF TSI and that of the information systems for the international railway traffic, in whose implementation he is engaged for several years, but also the general principles of cooperation, which, in coherence with the European transport policy and boosting the role of railways as one of the sustainable transport modes, gains further importance. Show less

Integrated transport systems (“IDS”, in the UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries “Verkehrsverbund” with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with a unified pricing system (fare policy), and a perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to individual car transport. The authors of this paper summarise 10 years of the KORDIS JMK company, which… Show more

Integrated transport systems (“IDS”, in the UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries “Verkehrsverbund” with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with a unified pricing system (fare policy), and a perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to individual car transport. The authors of this paper summarise 10 years of the KORDIS JMK company, which coordinates the Integrated transport system of the South-Moravian Region of the Czech Republic (“JMK IDS”), whose result is a sophisticated network of interconnected lines and connections, controlled in a unified way with the use of modern ICT technologies, for identification of the precise position of trains, whether by using the Central Dispatching System (ISOŘ CDS) of the infrastructure manager or generally the GPS positioning system. Show less

The White Paper of the European Commission for the transport area sets among others very ambitious goals concerning the modal split. Namely it is intended to reach 30% rate of the railway and waterborne transport over 300 km by 2030, and even 50% by 2050. May these goals be ever achieved, however? May they grow out of the political declarations into everyday reality? The author notices the biggest issue of the European freight transport as a whole, and sketches some possible ways of the future… Show more

The White Paper of the European Commission for the transport area sets among others very ambitious goals concerning the modal split. Namely it is intended to reach 30% rate of the railway and waterborne transport over 300 km by 2030, and even 50% by 2050. May these goals be ever achieved, however? May they grow out of the political declarations into everyday reality? The author notices the biggest issue of the European freight transport as a whole, and sketches some possible ways of the future developments. The solution itself is nevertheless a set of long-term measures, whose implementation all the mentioned subjects have to take an active part in. Show less

The Single Wagon Loads (SWL) – either individual wagons or small groups of them – comprise since ever one of the most important services provided to the customers by the railway organisations, or recently by the national railway undertakings (RUs). In the 19th century transporting goods on rail meant a rise and development for many rural areas – however, today the same service, being in shade of the ubiquitous road transport, falls into an unpleasant inefficiency and unprofitability or… Show more

The Single Wagon Loads (SWL) – either individual wagons or small groups of them – comprise since ever one of the most important services provided to the customers by the railway organisations, or recently by the national railway undertakings (RUs). In the 19th century transporting goods on rail meant a rise and development for many rural areas – however, today the same service, being in shade of the ubiquitous road transport, falls into an unpleasant inefficiency and unprofitability or financial loss. Is it anyhow possible to revert this undesirable trend, and to learn again to exploit the economies scale, which are very typical for the railway transport? The author discusses new approaches to the SWL services, and sketches the possibilities of their “resurrection” provided by the modern software tools. Show less

Traction energy comprises a huge costs share of any railway undertaking (RU) and therefore also for the railway transport as a whole. With thorough measuring, careful planning, and sophisticated optimizing, a significantly higher efficiency may be achieved, together with saving considerable financial and environmental resources, which boosts the position of railways on the strongly competitive railway market. An absolutely indispensable condition for any planning, optimizing and saving is… Show more

Traction energy comprises a huge costs share of any railway undertaking (RU) and therefore also for the railway transport as a whole. With thorough measuring, careful planning, and sophisticated optimizing, a significantly higher efficiency may be achieved, together with saving considerable financial and environmental resources, which boosts the position of railways on the strongly competitive railway market. An absolutely indispensable condition for any planning, optimizing and saving is, however, to have the data collected in the first place, namely at the general level of an infrastructure manager (IM). The authors of this contribution introduce therefore the “Energy Portal”, which is a web-based information tool being developed for the environment of the Central-European railways, concentrating the consumption data collected from the individual vehicles, and offering many specialized advanced functionalities, as structured storage of the data, automatic alarms based on user-defined conditions, various text-based, graphical and map-based reports, data aggregations, data filters, and also consumption predictions based on the activated train paths. The data validation based on the standard UIC 930 is also an integral part of the whole process. Show less

The ERA Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI), and namely in the field of ICT, the TSI TAF (“TSI relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system”) have been invoking huge changes in the European railway transport for several years, and therefore virtually everyone and every system involved in the railway transport is influenced by them. What is, however, the primary intent and aim of these standards, targeting the… Show more

The ERA Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI), and namely in the field of ICT, the TSI TAF (“TSI relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system”) have been invoking huge changes in the European railway transport for several years, and therefore virtually everyone and every system involved in the railway transport is influenced by them. What is, however, the primary intent and aim of these standards, targeting the unification of the European railway system? Author of this contribution reminds the overall structure of the TSI standards and details their current state of their implementation, with focus to the Czech and Slovak Republic. At the same time, he underlines the general position of the standards and their significance for strengthening the role of railway transport on the market. Show less

The Integrated transport systems (in UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries „Verkehrsverbund“ with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of the passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with unified pricing system (tariffs), and perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to the individual car transport. The author of this contribution introduces the solution of the Integrated transport… Show more

The Integrated transport systems (in UK “Transport Association”, in German speaking countries „Verkehrsverbund“ with the same meaning) comprise a unified system of the passenger transport in a given urban, metropolitan, or regional area with unified pricing system (tariffs), and perfectly interconnected network of lines and connections. Therefore they offer a viable alternative to the individual car transport. The author of this contribution introduces the solution of the Integrated transport systems of the South-Moravian Region of ČR (in Czech: IDS JMK), and then specifically mechanisms of discovering the precise position of trains using the Central Dispatching System ISOŘ CDS of the infrastructure manager, including the GPS positioning system. Such an integrated information system is a basic prerequisite for dispatching control of the network, and therefore also for overall correct functioning of the whole system. Show less

After several years of work, the liberalisation of the European railway market and wider opening of the rail transport to various subjects, whose final aim is increasing efficiency and quality of service in the railway transport, brings more tangible results. An important accompanying effect of the liberalisation is the unification of various railway industry standards by means of so-called Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI). Author of the contribution summarises the specific… Show more

After several years of work, the liberalisation of the European railway market and wider opening of the rail transport to various subjects, whose final aim is increasing efficiency and quality of service in the railway transport, brings more tangible results. An important accompanying effect of the liberalisation is the unification of various railway industry standards by means of so-called Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI). Author of the contribution summarises the specific results achieved after four years of a project focused to preparation and implementation of TSI TAF standards, based on the field of telematic applications for the freight transport, and at the same time he emphasises the importance of interoperability in the context of the European railways as a whole. Show less

The wayside devices for monitoring the railway vehicles on train, as the hot box detectors, faulty wheel spots, dynamic weights, etc., are a significant contribution to a higher safety of the railway operation and to lower risks and consequences of accidents caused by technical faults on vehicles. The authors introduce and compare the current state of the indicators within the network of SŽDC (Czech Republic) and ÖBB Infrastruktur (Austria), together with the concepts of their further… Show more

The wayside devices for monitoring the railway vehicles on train, as the hot box detectors, faulty wheel spots, dynamic weights, etc., are a significant contribution to a higher safety of the railway operation and to lower risks and consequences of accidents caused by technical faults on vehicles. The authors introduce and compare the current state of the indicators within the network of SŽDC (Czech Republic) and ÖBB Infrastruktur (Austria), together with the concepts of their further development, and also discuss possibilities of their interconnection with the operational systems, giving a potential of broader exploitation of the collected data. Show less

Every railway business involving more than two parties involves necessarily their cooperation, coordination, and also physical handover of the cargo and exchanging the accompanying information. During the decades many diverse standards and regulations on both technical and regulation side have been adopted by the national railways, however, and today they comprise one of the major obstacles for international cargo. The author pinpoints the most significant differences among various operated… Show more

Every railway business involving more than two parties involves necessarily their cooperation, coordination, and also physical handover of the cargo and exchanging the accompanying information. During the decades many diverse standards and regulations on both technical and regulation side have been adopted by the national railways, however, and today they comprise one of the major obstacles for international cargo. The author pinpoints the most significant differences among various operated standards, and discusses ways to overcome them, as an important prerequisite for seamless transcontinental cooperation. Show less

The important prerequisites of an effective and flexible operation of an intermodal terminal is a suitable information system, covering all the technological processes, including the import and export of containers, their movement on the surface, and communication with customers and other participants. The author introduces a specific solution of this issue, together with the process model, which the implementation of IS KONTI is based upon.

Intermodal transport is one of the most prospective and most dynamic transport modes. It aims to reach a bigger share (modal split) of the railway as a sustainable surface transport, therefore it is also supported by public funds, both national and European ones. Initiatives aiming to develop intermodal transport include also the SoNorA program (South-North Axis), financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); its general aim being the development of accessibility in the South -… Show more

Intermodal transport is one of the most prospective and most dynamic transport modes. It aims to reach a bigger share (modal split) of the railway as a sustainable surface transport, therefore it is also supported by public funds, both national and European ones. Initiatives aiming to develop intermodal transport include also the SoNorA program (South-North Axis), financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); its general aim being the development of accessibility in the South - North direction, between the Adriatic and Baltic seas, in particular improving multimodal freight logistics services and the infrastructure of intermodal terminals and the railway network as such. The author of the article introduces the overall structure of the project, the Czech participation in the SoNorA project and its specific results achieved by the Pre-Investment Case Study of market opportunities of the terminal in Brno and the analysis (Case Study) of developing the intermodal terminal in Lovosice. Show less

The ERA Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI), and namely in the field of ICT, the TSI TAF (“TSI relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system”) have been invoking huge changes in the European railway transport for several years, and therefore virtually everyone and every system involved in the railway transport is influenced by them. What is, however, the primary intent and aim of these standards, targeting the… Show more

The ERA Technical Specification for Interoperability (TSI), and namely in the field of ICT, the TSI TAF (“TSI relating to the telematic applications for freight subsystem of the trans-European conventional rail system”) have been invoking huge changes in the European railway transport for several years, and therefore virtually everyone and every system involved in the railway transport is influenced by them. What is, however, the primary intent and aim of these standards, targeting the unification of the European railway system? Author of this contribution reminds the overall structure of the TSI standards and details their current state of their implementation, including the huge projects newly started in the Czech Republic. At the same time, he underlines the general position of the standards and their significance for strengthening the role of railway transport on the market. Show less

To find a way from the economic crisis and to explore its recovery, a freight railway undertaking (RU) has to know how to utilize the market opportunities and to react in a flexible way to the needs of its customers. The contribution discusses not only this general position of a RU, among others in relation to the infrastructure manager (MI), but also the information systems which are indispensable tools of success. The comprehensive, integrated solution, introduced by the implementation teams,… Show more

To find a way from the economic crisis and to explore its recovery, a freight railway undertaking (RU) has to know how to utilize the market opportunities and to react in a flexible way to the needs of its customers. The contribution discusses not only this general position of a RU, among others in relation to the infrastructure manager (MI), but also the information systems which are indispensable tools of success. The comprehensive, integrated solution, introduced by the implementation teams, allows to deal with these needs, from acquiring the business account, to planning and online monitoring of the transport process. An integral part of the modern solution is also the communication with MI’s systems based on the European standards of TAF TSI. Show less

The fundamental processes of the passenger railway undertakings (RU) include planning the transport needs, trains, and vehicles circulation and crew rosters. The RU’s aim is to fulfil the sometimes contradictory requirements and also to achieve the maximum economical efficiency. The contribution introduces the information system KASO as a modern generation tool for planning and designing the circulations and rosters, mainly for the passenger RU, emphasizing the optimized design of the… Show more

The fundamental processes of the passenger railway undertakings (RU) include planning the transport needs, trains, and vehicles circulation and crew rosters. The RU’s aim is to fulfil the sometimes contradictory requirements and also to achieve the maximum economical efficiency. The contribution introduces the information system KASO as a modern generation tool for planning and designing the circulations and rosters, mainly for the passenger RU, emphasizing the optimized design of the circulations and rosters, and other development innovations. The new solution brings the RU not only a high efficiency, but also the necessary user friendliness. Show less

The article emphasizes the importance of the ground information, not only for the processes of planning freight transport in the usual sense, but also for the preliminary planning and deciding upon the railway transport. Then it describes the tool ERIC (European Rail Information Centre) and railway map RailMap, which comprises its integral part and which thanks to its unique properties has gained multiple awards, both domestic and international ones. At the conclusion, the authors pinpoint also… Show more

The article emphasizes the importance of the ground information, not only for the processes of planning freight transport in the usual sense, but also for the preliminary planning and deciding upon the railway transport. Then it describes the tool ERIC (European Rail Information Centre) and railway map RailMap, which comprises its integral part and which thanks to its unique properties has gained multiple awards, both domestic and international ones. At the conclusion, the authors pinpoint also the ways of future developments of both information tools. Show less

The paper analyses the area of fleet management in the sense of both the technological processes and the information support. Then it emphasizes the importance of an effective information tool for managing the wagon fleet, based on the precise transport orders, wagon positions, and a network-wide coverage. As an example of a successful implementation, it introduces IS ÚDIV which is operated in the environment of ČD Cargo and which has proven distinct positive effects for its productivity. To… Show more

The paper analyses the area of fleet management in the sense of both the technological processes and the information support. Then it emphasizes the importance of an effective information tool for managing the wagon fleet, based on the precise transport orders, wagon positions, and a network-wide coverage. As an example of a successful implementation, it introduces IS ÚDIV which is operated in the environment of ČD Cargo and which has proven distinct positive effects for its productivity. To reduce the cost burden of repositioning empty wagons, IS ÚDIV includes also a specialized module with mathematical optimization based on multiple-criteria heuristics, which helps the railway operator to cut its non-productive costs.
Together, the telematic system with the presented components results in a distinct cost reduction in the railway freight transport, and it contributes to an effective fleet management. Show less

A freight wagon is one of the most significant enterprise resources of a railway undertaking (RU) or an operator in the setting of a highly competitive transport market. Therefore as a primary concern any operator aims for an efficient fleet management, which is a necessary condition of the positive financial results of the enterprise. This paper emphasizes the importance of an effective information tool for managing the wagon fleet, based on the precise transport orders, wagon positions, and a… Show more

A freight wagon is one of the most significant enterprise resources of a railway undertaking (RU) or an operator in the setting of a highly competitive transport market. Therefore as a primary concern any operator aims for an efficient fleet management, which is a necessary condition of the positive financial results of the enterprise. This paper emphasizes the importance of an effective information tool for managing the wagon fleet, based on the precise transport orders, wagon positions, and a network-wide coverage. Then it introduces IS ÚDIV as an example of a successful implementation of this tool within the environment of ČD Cargo with positive effects for its productivity. At the same time, it underlines the significance of a fundamental technological process reengineering in the field of the dispatching control, which is a necessary prerequisite of the successful implementation. Show less

The information systems of an infrastructure manager (IM) are today an indispensable part of its basic technological processes. Their significance has been growing even more in the setting of the liberalized transport market, where many private railway undertakings (RU) or operators enter the railway network and content for its spare capacity. The contribution discusses covers the high-level structure of the key information systems of the infrastructure manager, their coverage of the… Show more

The information systems of an infrastructure manager (IM) are today an indispensable part of its basic technological processes. Their significance has been growing even more in the setting of the liberalized transport market, where many private railway undertakings (RU) or operators enter the railway network and content for its spare capacity. The contribution discusses covers the high-level structure of the key information systems of the infrastructure manager, their coverage of the aforementioned technological processes, from designing the timetables and ordering ad hoc paths, to the operational control in all of its spatial and time levels, to assessing the traffic and resolving the exceptional situations. As the most important feature, the authors emphasize a profound integration of all these systems, which involves unifying all the databases and facilitates reusing the captured data, which boosts the overall efficiency of the system. The authors draw from their huge experiences of developing, solving, implementing, and operating these systems, above all in the environment of Czech and Slovak railway networks. Show less

Providing outsourced services, among others in the field of information systems operation, is nothing new now and railway organisations are no exception. The paper describes outsourced operation of the mission-critical systems for the Czech railway, underscores its benefits and offers a view under the hood of the company OLTIS Group, which is a leading Czech vendor of information systems in transport industry.

Providing outsourced services, among others in the field of the operation of information systems, is nothing new under the sun, and the railway organisations are no exception. The contribution describes the outsourced operation of the mission-critical systems for Czech railways, underscores its benefits, and offers a view under the hood of the company OLTIS Group, which is a leading Czech vendor of the information systems in the transport industry.

The undergoing liberalization of the railway transport market involves not only a growing number of authorized operators (railway undertakings, RU) and therefore a sharper competition, but also implementing the fair, non-discriminatory access to the railway network. For the infrastructure manager it also means a fair access to information and many information systems. Authors of the contribution introduce the development innovations of the latest year, whose keystone idea is to open the systems… Show more

The undergoing liberalization of the railway transport market involves not only a growing number of authorized operators (railway undertakings, RU) and therefore a sharper competition, but also implementing the fair, non-discriminatory access to the railway network. For the infrastructure manager it also means a fair access to information and many information systems. Authors of the contribution introduce the development innovations of the latest year, whose keystone idea is to open the systems and to implement TSI TAF standards, and they notice some challenges of the extensive changes. Show less

On the liberalized railway transport market, a growing number of minor, independent operators (railway undertakings, RU) are competing with the dominant national company. Along with the legal conditions of the fair, non-discriminatory access to the railway network, their surviving is facilitated also by modern information technologies – which are completely different from the national operator, however. The paper details the information needs of the independent private railway operators and… Show more

On the liberalized railway transport market, a growing number of minor, independent operators (railway undertakings, RU) are competing with the dominant national company. Along with the legal conditions of the fair, non-discriminatory access to the railway network, their surviving is facilitated also by modern information technologies – which are completely different from the national operator, however. The paper details the information needs of the independent private railway operators and introduces the projects which address them, provided by the vendor OLTIS Group. Show less

In the introduction, the contribution discusses the general significance of information for railway traffic controlling and points out at legacy railway technologies and former ways of information processing. Nevertheless its main focus are modern information systems of the railway traffic control, above all the ISOŘ family (Information systems of operation control), operated in the Czech railway network. Along with the overall conceptual structure of these systems their historical, present… Show more

In the introduction, the contribution discusses the general significance of information for railway traffic controlling and points out at legacy railway technologies and former ways of information processing. Nevertheless its main focus are modern information systems of the railway traffic control, above all the ISOŘ family (Information systems of operation control), operated in the Czech railway network. Along with the overall conceptual structure of these systems their historical, present, and future development is presented, including their operation in the form of an outsourced service of joint development and operational expert teams. Show less

Liberalization of the railway transport market and the fair access to the railway network is a big challenge for all the subjects operating on the railway network, i.e. mainly for the infrastructure managers (IM’s) and railway undertakings (RU’s). An integral part of these conditions is the information interoperability, i.e. the mutual ability to provide all the necessary information and the mutual connection of the information systems in question. The paper touches the information provided to… Show more

Liberalization of the railway transport market and the fair access to the railway network is a big challenge for all the subjects operating on the railway network, i.e. mainly for the infrastructure managers (IM’s) and railway undertakings (RU’s). An integral part of these conditions is the information interoperability, i.e. the mutual ability to provide all the necessary information and the mutual connection of the information systems in question. The paper touches the information provided to RU’s via the MI’s web portal, and then it covers a project defining standards of information interoperability among the information systems of RU’s and MI, based on the TSI specifications (TSI TAF, TSI TAP, TSI WAG). Show less

The GSM-R (GSM for Railway) networks have been built as an implementation of the GSM digital communication technology. As a pilot project in Czech Republic, a part of the 1st National Railway Corridor Děčín – Praha – Kolín has been covered by the GSM-R network. This dedicated private network of the railway operator provides modern, robust communication services, which can be used for the purposes of both controlling the railway traffic and for dispatching the railway carrier. The paper… Show more

The GSM-R (GSM for Railway) networks have been built as an implementation of the GSM digital communication technology. As a pilot project in Czech Republic, a part of the 1st National Railway Corridor Děčín – Praha – Kolín has been covered by the GSM-R network. This dedicated private network of the railway operator provides modern, robust communication services, which can be used for the purposes of both controlling the railway traffic and for dispatching the railway carrier. The paper discusses a project of a railway wireless transport network (ŽBPS), which use especially infrastructure of the GSM-R or GSM network, is based on the open standards of TCP/IP and UDP, and offers a unique way of the dynamic translation of the train numbers and vehicles numbers to IP addresses and routing packets among various network elements. This project is a joint research of the RADOM s.r.o., ČD a.s., ČD-Telematika a.s., Oltis Group a.s. and University Pardubice. These companies, are leading vendors, administrators and inventors of mobile communication devices, communication technologies, and information systems for controlling the railway traffic, respectively. Show less

The paper covers supporting the logistic operations and supplying the armies using the information systems. It describes a general architecture of the information system for supporting the logistics and transport, and then it proceeds to a real solution for planning and monitoring the railway military transports developed by Oltis Group company, which is a leading vendor of the information systems in the field of transport and logistics.

The modern technologies for controlling the railway traffic cannot get along without a wide support of various information systems, structured in several geographic and time levels. The paper concerns new trends in the development of the network dispatching systems, namely their integration in all the described levels, the significance of their widespread use, and massive usage of their data. The text also emphasizes the new conditions on the railway transport market, which call for the… Show more

The modern technologies for controlling the railway traffic cannot get along without a wide support of various information systems, structured in several geographic and time levels. The paper concerns new trends in the development of the network dispatching systems, namely their integration in all the described levels, the significance of their widespread use, and massive usage of their data. The text also emphasizes the new conditions on the railway transport market, which call for the independent role of the infrastructure manager (railway operator), and for the non-discriminating access of all the authorized train operators. In the case studies, the authors also describe implementing the solution in the Czech and Slovak railway network. Show less