‘A train path is a commitment, and when not used it should be returned’
Photo: Pexel. Angelina Zhang.
When a train path is missed or cancelled, it is lost. This is the reality railway undertakings and infrastructure managers face regularly, and that is a shame when considering that the available capacity on the European network is scarce. This is why rail lobbyists in Brussel are advocating financial incentives towards a more efficient usage of the available infrastructure.
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With current “attending maintenance” (an “optimal maintenance” strategy…) regrettably track (railway) strategy is sub optimal – and now planning is “mission impossible”.
Alternatively, as with all other contemporary modes, with resiliency (robustness) provided for and track, etc… is safely calculable – and service (maintenance) sequences may be planned for…,
then basics for high capacity and high utilisation, of vast railway assets – inter modality, etc. – safely will be provided for!