SIGNAL+DRAHT | Ausgabe 03/2023
Predictable performance capability of marshalling yards
The determining factor for the amount of traffic planned in marshalling yards is their daily performance capability. This indicates how many wagons can be processed per day in a marshalling yard. The hourly performance capability of the hump yard and the operating processes play a central role in this. The aim of this paper is to establish a simple link between the plannable daily performance capability of a train formation yard (ZBA) and the performance capability of its hump yard in order to link the operating requirements during the day with the resulting constructional and technical requirements...