Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
4.3 Measures to improve the availability of public railway infrastructure
Measures to relieve bottlenecks on the lines of the railway infrastructure in Slovenia are defined in the
National Programme of the Slovenian Railway Infrastructure (NPRSZI) and other strategic projects,
mainly related to an increase in capacity of the existing single-track trails: Ljubljana-Jesenice-state
border; Divača-Koper, Maribor-Šentilj section and Pragersko-Ormož section and track Ormož-Murska
Sobota-Hodoš-state border. By balancing bottlenecks, especially with the two-tier upgrade, to avoid
the implementation of train crossings, in order to significantly reduce journey times, which affects the
quality of rail services and, consequently, also on better terms with the use of sidings.
To ensure the appropriate axle load on public railway infrastructure (axle load category D4 (22,5 t /
axle and 8 t / m)) on the lines of V. and X. Pan-European corridor, which is also defined in the
agreements AGC and AGTC. This allows higher utilization of wagons and locomotives.
Ensure of loading gauge UIC-C1 on the main lines for the purpose of implementation of piggy-back in
the way to meet the loading gauge UIC-C1. This profile is also defined in the AGTC Agreement.
Overhaul of tracks, carrier and fixing material and thresholds on the lines of the public railway
infrastructure, which will increase the speed (elimination of slow runs) and improve the technical
characteristics of lines and the resulting increased utilization of separate rail sections.
Measure 17: Improve the technical characteristics of existing public railway
infrastructure.
With the optimization of technological processes of work in the railway traffic between carriers and
operators of public railway infrastructure, the efficiency of rail transport, in order to ensure a higher
quality, can be improved. Train routes that enpower the sidings, would be required to coordinate with
other ongoing train timetable, because of the specifics of the flow of cargo on the sidings over long
period of time this is not possible. In addition, freight trains serving the sidings are usually at a
disadvantage because of lower ranking of the trains.
In the context of optimization it is necessary to simplify the procedures for procurement of wagons and
ensure the timely delivery of these sidings due to their unavailability or unforeseen extension of freight
wagons, which the carrier did not include.
The vast majority of cargo transfers to trains in shunting yards. There are still reserves to reduce the
time of technological processes of shunting trains for the needs of empowering the sidings. By
reducing the time, delivery times on private sidings can be shorten, which increases the
competitiveness of rail transport.
Measure 18: Optimization of technological processes on the relation carrier-public
railway infrastructure manager.
5. CONCLUSION
As demonstrated by the survey results, the majority of private siding owners are of the opinion that
railway transport is environmentally friendly form of transportation and allow the movement of large
amounts of cargo and heavier loads, which is definitely an advantage of rail transport compared to
road transport. Among respondents there is also to indicate strong dissatisfaction with railway
transport due to lower average speed of railway transport, poor rail connections and transport
delays in delivery and removal, which is certainly impact on the poor state of infrastructure and
diversification compared to road infrastructure. More than half of respondents believe that the price of
railway transport is too high, and that the railway transport would be more frequently used in the
event of price reductions of 10-50 %. Railway transport would be more frequently used also in the
case of a more accurate delivery of carriers and by receiving government benefits. The state may
contribute to the increased interest of private sector to invest in the development of private sidings
and, consequently, also to increase their use.
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