Browsing Grupo de Ferrocarrís e Transportes by Issue Date

The tram-train: a new public transport system

Novales, Margarita; Orro, Alfonso; Bugarín, M. R. (Sage, 2002)

[Abstract:] In response to the demand for improved mobility in metropolitan areas, the 1990s saw the development in Europe of a new transport system known as the tram-train. This system is based on the use of conventional ...

Vía sin balasto

Bugarín, M. R. (M. R. Bugarín, 2002)

[Resumen:] Sin modificar la solución básica de disponer los carriles sobre las traviesas que, a su vez, se asientan sobre una banqueta de balasto, mejoras en sus elementos han permitido que los vehículos se muevan a más ...

Evolución de los sistemas tranviarios

Bugarín, M. R.; Novales, Margarita; Orro, Alfonso (Universidade da Coruña, Grupo de Ferrocarriles y Transportes, 2003)

[Resumen:] La revolución que ha supuesto el metro ligero en muchas ciudades europeas y americanas ha vuelto a hacer de los sistemas ferroviarios ligeros un modo de transporte atractivo para los desplazamientos urbanos. ...

Transporte por cable

Orro, Alfonso; Novales, Margarita; Bugarín, M. R. (Universidade da Coruña, Grupo de Ferrocarriles y Transportes, 2003)

[Resumen:] El transporte por cable es un instrumento adecuado, en ocasiones el único, para resolver determinadas necesidades de transporte. Se emplea principalmente para transportes en pequeñas distancias con desniveles ...

Use of a Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Wheel Profile Geometry

Novales, Margarita; Orro, Alfonso; Bugarín, M. R. (Institution of Mechanical Engineers ; SAGE, 2007-07-01)

[Abstract] Wear is a very important subject for Railway Administrations because it entails very important costs. So, it seems to be logical to develop a new methodology for designing wheel profiles in order to improve its ...

Track geometry for light rail systems

Novales, Margarita; Orro, Alfonso; Bugarín, M. R. (Sage, 2010)

[Abstract:] As it is known, light rail systems are characterized by their running over the streets, with semi-exclusive (or “reserved”) right of way. This fact leads to the necessity of adapting the track geometry to the ...

Overhead wires free light rail systems

Novales, Margarita (Sage, 2011)

[Abstract:] Light rail systems are experiencing a revival in several countries in the world. Nevertheless, they are facing a more and more demanding market which implies continuous new evolutions and technologies. An ...

High speed turnouts’ geometry

Bugarín, M. R.; Orro, Alfonso; Novales, Margarita (Sage, 2011)

[Abstract:] Turnouts are singular points of the railway track. A series of advances have been added to their design in the last 20 years, in the same way as the other elements that constitute the track structure. These ...

Turf (grass) track for light rail systems

Novales, Margarita; Conles Barrera, Emilio José (Sage, 2012)

[Abstract:] Light rail systems are experiencing a revival in several countries in the world. In many of the new networks, as well as in refurbished ones, turf (grass) tracks are being used as a means to get a reserved right ...

Alicante light rail: improving the use of existing railway lines

Novales, Margarita; García Cerezo, Juan Antonio; Ortega, Román (Sage, 2013)

[Abstract:] The TRAM Metropolitano de Alicante (TRAM) is a unique metric (1,000 mm) gauge system that was born as the first Spanish tram-train, but later lost the tram-train characteristic of sharing the railway tracks ...

LRT urban insertion and safety: European experiences

Novales, Margarita; Teixeira, Manuel; Fontaine, Laetitia (Sage, 2014)

[Abstract:] This paper provides a rough design toolkit for improving the safety of LRT (Light Rail Transit) urban insertion. This toolkit has been prepared after the analysis of more than 130 examples of good and ...

Bus with high level of service in Nantes, France: Characteristics and results of the bus way in relation to light-rail transit

Conles Barrera, Emilio José; Novales, Margarita; Orro, Alfonso; Anta, Javier (Sage, 2014)

[Abstract:] This paper is intended to identify and analyze the reasons that have led the BusWay of Nantes (France) to be one of the most – if not the most – outstanding and successful cases of setting up of a BHLS system ...

Modelos avanzados de elección de localización residencial

Pérez-López, José-Benito; Orro, Alfonso (2015)

Tranvitrén y Tren-Tranvía. Hacia una mejora del aprovechamiento de las infraestructuras ferroviarias

Novales, Margarita (Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos., 2016-09)

[Resumen] Este libro explica qué son los sistemas de tranvitrén y tren-tranvía, estableciendo sus principales ventajas, y planteando, de forma sucinta, los retos tecnológicos y de explotación que implica su implantación ...

A proposed new approach to light rail safety management in Spain and other countries

Novales, Margarita; Bertrand, Dominique; Fontaine, Laetitia (Elsevier, 2019)

[Abstract:] The light rail transit (LRT) has experienced considerable growth in Spain since 1994; to date, this has led to the installation of more than 200 km of light rail lines and LRT operations in 11 metropolitan ...

Impact on City Bus Transit Services of the COVID–19 Lockdown and Return to the New Normal: the Case of A Coruña (Spain)

Orro, Alfonso; Novales, Margarita; Monteagudo, Ángel; Pérez-López, José-Benito; Bugarín, M. R. (MDPI, 2020)

[Abstract] The COVID–19 pandemic led to restrictions on activities and mobility in many parts of the world. After the main peak of the crisis, restrictions were gradually removed, returning to a new normal situation. This ...

The Influence of Economic Barriers and Drivers on Energy Efficiency Investments in Maritime Shipping, From the Perspective of the Principal-Agent Problem

Longarela-Ares, Ángeles; Calvo-Silvosa, Anxo; Pérez-López, José-Benito (MDPI, 2020)

[Abstract] Maritime transport stands out as a strategic sector; the increasing trend in maritime traffic makes it essential to reduce energy consumption and emissions through investment in energy efficiency. However, ...