Currently, there is a need to unify railway systems across all European Union member states to ensure safe and uninterrupted train traffic. This is a necessity of the 21st century. The compatibility of the trans-European conventional and high-speed rail system affects the efficiency, safety, service quality, and costs of rail transport throughout Europe and within individual railway administrations. The implementation of the modern European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) will be a significant step in the development of interoperability and safety of the railway network in Europe. The increasing congestion of the road network provides a perspective for increasing the attractiveness of rail. While the road network still requires expansion, the railway network is not fully utilized because necessary investments in infrastructure modernization are lacking. The quality of rail services in Europe depends, among other things, on the compliance of infrastructure features (according to the subsystems of the trans-European railway system) and rolling stock characteristics. The level of efficiency, safety, and costs also depends on this compliance. There are significant differences in the functioning of railways in individual countries, which is manifested in both technical and organizational aspects. The most significant technical differences occur in relation to: − railway track (e.g. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine
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