Speeds on railway sections according to actual timetablees (2010 - 2011) |
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Railway sections are often classified according to their maximum design speeds. Design speeds are the maximum speeds that can be travelled along a section, based on its technical parameters. Due to various reasons speeds that are actually travelled are much lower. On behalf of DG Regio of the European Commission RRG generated a new geodataset (ArcView Shapefile) representing the maximum railway section speeds, based on actual timetables. The dataset takes account of different types of train services operating along a railway section, such as fast high-speed or IC train services, and slow regional and urban trains. The dataset was developed on top of the RRG GIS Database, providing the railway geometries, in combination with actual timetable information, allowing deriving actual highest rail section speeds.
In an extension to this calculation, conducted in summer 2011, RRG provided similar geodata on maximum average speeds based on summer timetables for the year 2000. With this is now possible to compare the development of maximum average speeds over a period of 10 years, illustrating improvements of the tracks and of rolling stocks, but also positive (or negative) changes in the timetables.
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