Aristov S. A.

The paper provides analysis of staff composition of Russia’s transport system enterprises, and sets out tasks for long-term staff policies stemming from strategic objectives set for Russia’s transport system.

Keywords: staff policy, transport industry, development strategy, skills set.

Contacts: khikmatovth@mintrans.ru

Koren A. V.

The paper analyses the results of development of Russia’s civil aviation in 2017, looking at aspects of state regulation, financial and economic results, structural changes, new technologies in aviation, aircraft engineering etc. Main problems in development of civil aviation are identified, and possible solutions proposed.

Keywords: civil aviation, low cost carrier, airline company, airport, air transportation market.

Contacts: korenav@aviacenter.org

Kiselev I. P., Kitunin A. A.

Retrospective analysis of development of high-speed rail transportation and magnetic levitation transport technologies in China is provided. Key problems faced by advocates of the new type of transportation, methods for solving them are considered, and mid-term forecast is offered.

Keywords: igh-speed transportation, magnetic levitation transport, transport safety, Chinese railways.

Contacts: kis1347@mail.ru

Lapidus B. M., Macheret D. A.

The article sets out the need for creating a network of high-speed transport connections deploying vacuum levitation technologies, proposes a concrete template for a projected topology of a network of vacuum-levitation mainlines and high-speed railway lines in Russia, and analyses related economic effects.

Keywords: socioeconomic trends, vacuum levitation transport systems, rail transport, convergence, investment.

Contacts: macheretda@rambler.ru

Akkerman G. L., Akkerman S. G., Zamukhovskiy A. V., Kopylenko V. A.

The paper considers the questions linked to the ban on aligning transition horizontal curves with vertical elevation curves in designing railway lines, which complicates designing high-speed mainlines, and argues for removing this ban.

Keywords: designing railway lines, railway curve, high-speed mainline, plan and elevation of railway track

Contacts: kopylenko2012@mail.ru

Kaminskiy D. Yu., Kaminskaya S. V.

The paper analyses the possibility for forming flexible prices under conditions of monopoly markets of Russian Federation’s civil aviation airport operators, and considers competition for the right to provide ground services to airlines at the territory of an individual airport; for transit flows; between airports located within the same megalopolis; and for attracting new clients between airports with crossing catchment areas.

Keywords: marketing, price discrimination, discounts, decreasing coefficients, airport activity, antimonopoly legislation, natural monopoly holder, air transportation, passenger flow

Contacts: dinya1986@yandex.ru

Batishchev I. I.

Russia’s motor freight transportation market in 2017 is subjected to analysis. Main problems in development of Russian Federation’s motor transport are considered, and suggestions for overcoming them are outlined. The state of legal regulatory framework and the motor fleet are given special attention.

Keywords: motor transportation market, vehicle, freight turnover, volume of transportation, weight and dimensions control

Contacts: mir@niiat.ru

Strimovskaya A. V., Bazhina D. B.

The paper analyses recent trends regarding the transport component of the manufacturing facilities’ supply chain, showing the applicability of using analytics as a means for increasing competitiveness of supply chains, and setting out the role of software applications and IT solutions in the transportation sphere to increase the efficiency of an enterprise’s operation.

Keywords: transport logistics, efficiency of transportation management, supply chains, multimodal transport, transport components

Contacts: astrimovskaya@hse.ru

Timofeyeva Ye. Yu.

The paper is dedicated to the issues of improving customs operations with a view of developing international mixed (multimodal) transportation in the Eurasian European Union territory and unification of transport and customs legislation.

Keywords: international mixed (multimodal) transportation, Eurasian Economic Union.

Contacts: eytimofeeva@yandex.ru

Semenov S. A.

The article evaluates the present state of information security of maritime and inland water transport, and looks at its legal foundations in Russian and international law. The analysis allows forecasting the emergence of the problem of excessive administrative and legal regulation of the waterborne transport activities, and methods for overcoming it are considered.

Keywords: maritime transport, inland water transport, information security, cyber security, cyber threats, cyber risks, critical IT infrastructure.

Contacts: semenov@msecurity.ru

Khoroshev V. V., Yefanov D. V., Osadchiy G. V.

The paper proposes to view railway crossing as a complex system when organising a continuous monitoring system, organising control of each component and information exchange between components. This calls for fully connected monitoring system, results of which can be used most efficiently.

Keywords: railway crossing, infrastructure, continuous monitoring, fully connected monitoring concept, Internet of things (IoT), Ubiquitous sensor networks (USN).

Contacts: tres-4b@yandex.ru

Lakin I. K., Pavlov V. V., Melnikov V. A.

The 2016 launch of the Smart Locomotive project by Lokomotivnyye Tekhnologii LLC and Clover Group LLC is considered. The project aims to analyse the locomotives’ mechanical control system data by BigData methods to identify undetected interrelations between equipment operation parameters, determine trends in their changes, and forecast technical condition.

Keywords: smart locomotive, scheduled preventive locomotive repair, microprocessor control system, BigData methods, diagnostics

Contacts: alekseevati@locotech.ru

Yenin D. V., Lysenko A. Ye., Samarina O. D., Gunderov I. A.

The paper provides justification of practicability of new route-orientated model of organisation and evaluation of conditions of urban environment accessibility for disabled people, as well as an overview of methods and results of study of accessible environment conducted on its basis in the regions of the Russian Federation in 2017.

Keywords: accessibility, urban environment, transport, disabled persons, route-orientated model.

Contacts: info@iptis.ru

Sokolov A. M., Orlova A. M., Romanov A. V., Narkizova Ye. A., Semenov Ye. Yu.

Intermediate results of tests of trains formed from wagons with axial load of 27 ton-force, carried out on the Russian Railways JSC networks, are considered. First reliable data on economic efficiency of new freight wagons are analysed, and measures to detail the economic effects are set out.

Keywords: innovative wagon, economic efficiency, railway transport infrastructure, railway track

Contacts: vsomov@uniwagon.com

Tsypin P. Ye., Razumayev A. D.

The paper considers the history of development of ballastless railway track design, analyses various options taking international experience in consideration. Various track designs are compared. Perspectives for development of ballastless track on Russia’s railways are set out.

Keywords: railway track, ballastless track, track superstructure, assembled rails and sleepers.

Contacts: macheretda@rambler.ru

Rakhimov R. V.

The paper presents an analysis of the state of O’zbekiston Temir Yo’llari JSC’s wagon fleet, formulates chief proposals in developing and introducing advanced freight wagons with increased axial load on Uzbekistan’s railways.

Keywords: O’zbekiston Temir Yo’llari JSC, wagon fleet, innovative rolling stock.

Contacts: rakhimovrv@yandex.ru