Sustainability Optimisation of Electrified Railways

Dear Colleagues,

As the cleanest and greenest high-volume transport, the electric railway has an essential role in creating sustainable lifestyles and economies. Particularly, the ever-increasing mileage of high-speed railways in the last decade around the world has demonstrated that it is the fastest and most cost-efficient way to decarbonise people’s daily mobility and logistics chains. The railway sector is not only responsible for enabling fast, comfortable and punctual train service, but also playing an important societal role in relation to ecosystems and biodiversity, both in urban and rural areas. In this context, we are pleased to announce this Special Issue with the general theme of “Sustainability Optimisation of Electrified Railways”. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Numerical modelling of railway systems;
• Experimental and field tests in railway systems;
• Optimisation of rail electrification system;
• Emerging power supply techniques for electric trains;
• Assessment of railway system service performance;
• Train driving speed optimisation for improving energy efficiency;
• Regenerative braking energy harvest and utilisation of electric trains;
• Timetable scheduling and optimisation of rail networks;
• Intelligent monitoring and maintenance of railway infrastructures;
• On-board monitoring techniques on railway vehicles;
• Magnetic levitation technology;
• New-concept technologies for future railways.

We invite researchers and experts to submit original research and review articles that describe the state-of-the-art and further stimulate innovations in the field.

Dr. Yang Song
Dr. Ruichen Wang
Dr. Yunguang Ye
Dr. Fuchuan Duan
Guest Editors

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