The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0

Y. Bezin; H. Magalhães; P. M. Jorge; C. P. Casanueva; S. Marschnig

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_92

The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0

Y. Bezin^*, H. Magalhães, P. M. Jorge, C. P. Casanueva, S. Marschnig

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Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economics (2110)

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Abstract

The Universal Cost Model (UCM) is a comparison framework originally developed in the EU S2R project Roll2Rail, that accounts for all aspects of running gear innovations that influence the whole railway system's Life Cycle Costs. It is a simulation-based framework enabling the comparison of a reference vehicle against an innovative one, showcasing the differential costs and benefits of said innovation. In the recently completed EU project NEXTGEAR, the UCM 2.0 was re-developed to address shortcomings of the original version, in particular the user friendliness but also refining some the theoretical foundation in aspects of wheel and rail wear, ballast damage and track settlement. One key aspect, not present in the original version and developed from scratch in UCM 2.0 was the addition of a switches and crossings (S&C) metal parts calculation to the infrastructure module, otherwise focused on plain line ballast settlement and rail degradation through wear and RCF. This paper describes the modelling work done to show how the driving forces on track damage were derived from a number of representative cases to achieve a simpler calculation process for the user. This enables the UCM 2.0 user to carry out the calculation without the need for access to detailed expert knowledge on S&C simulation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III. IAVSD 2023
Editors	Wei Huang, Mehdi Ahmadian
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Pages	892-901
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-66971-2
ISBN (Print)	9783031669705
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_92
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	28th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, IAVSD 2023 - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 21 Aug 2023 → 25 Aug 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	28th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, IAVSD 2023
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Ottawa
Period	21/08/23 → 25/08/23

Keywords

Cost Model
Rolling Stock Innovation
Switches and Crossings
Track damage
Track Forces

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Bezin, Y., Magalhães, H., Jorge, P. M., Casanueva, C. P., & Marschnig, S. (2025). The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0. In W. Huang, & M. Ahmadian (Eds.), Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III. IAVSD 2023 (pp. 892-901). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_92

The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0. / Bezin, Y.; Magalhães, H.; Jorge, P. M. et al.
Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III. IAVSD 2023. ed. / Wei Huang; Mehdi Ahmadian. Springer, Cham, 2025. p. 892-901 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › peer-review

Bezin, Y, Magalhães, H, Jorge, PM, Casanueva, CP & Marschnig, S 2025, The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0. in W Huang & M Ahmadian (eds), Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III. IAVSD 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Cham, pp. 892-901, 28th IAVSD Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks, IAVSD 2023, Ottawa, Canada, 21/08/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_92

Bezin Y, Magalhães H, Jorge PM, Casanueva CP, Marschnig S. The Initial Development of Infrastructure Switches & Crossings Module of the Universal Cost Model 2.0. In Huang W, Ahmadian M, editors, Advances in Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks III. IAVSD 2023. Springer, Cham. 2025. p. 892-901. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-66971-2_92

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