Iurii A. Shcherbanin, D. Sc. economics, professor, head of the laboratory for analysis and forecasting of transport and logistics systems of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The paper analyses the questions related to the development of “North - South” international transport corridor. Examples reflecting common approaches in the transport policies of the European Union and Russia regarding transport corridors are provided. Main focus is placed on the Caspian Sea region and the “North - South” international transport corridor’s failure to reach the parameters set out as key ones in the early 2000s. The author highlights the importance of marketing and logistical technologies to attract participants and clients of international transport corridors. In order to understand economic and time consumption of transporting containers from India to Astrakhan, results of monitoring conducted on the orders of India’s trade and industry ministry are cited.


Keywords: transport corridor, “North - South” international transport corridor, container shipping, Russian and Iranian ports on the Caspian Sea.

Contacts: shcherbaninya@mail.ru

Vladimir V. Petrakov, Cand. Sc. economics, senior lecturer at the Far Eastern Federal University Oleg V. Roi, head of international transport corridors section of the Infrastructural Projects Department of the Ministry for Development of the Far East

The main objectives of Russian Federation’s state policy in the Arctic in the sphere of international co-operation include ensuring the regime of mutually beneficial multi-sided co-operation of the Russian Federation with interested states on the basis of international agreements and treaties. Specific directions of strengthening Russia’s good-neighbour relations with Arctic states include efficient use of transit and cross-polar air routes in the Arctic, and the use of Northern Sea Route for international shipping. Development of a new economic model for the Northern Sea Route’s functioning and development is required to use its competitive advantages. Benefits from setting up an international container shipping line on the Northern Sea Route are considered as an example.


Keywords: Northern Sea Route, Arctic container line, container shipping, Arctic, icebreakers, Arctic container carriers, model.

Contacts: O.Roy@minvr.ru

Andrei M. Romanchikov, Cand. Sc. engineering, LocoTech-Signal LLC director general Vadim A. Gross, LocoTech-Signal LLC technical director Dmitrii V. Efanov, D. Sc. engineering, senior lecturer, LocoTech-Signal LLC monitoring and diagnotics systems section head Anton Iu. Vasil’ev, LocoTech-Signal LLC principal specialist

The paper sets out the principal ways for digitalization of railway transport in Russia. Fundamental ingredients of the transportation process which have to be developed in a complex manner, interacting amongst themselves, are identified. Main problems to be solved in order to hasten the transfer to digitalization of railway system are formulated, including identification of the ingredients to be actively developed over the next 10 years.


Keywords: railway infrastructure, digitalization, artificial intelligence, technical diagnosis and monitoring, digital copies.

Contacts: andrey.romanchikov@locotech-signal.ru, vadim.gross@locotech-signal.ru, dmitrii.efanov@locotech-signal.ru, anton.vasiliev@locotech-signal.ru

Igor A. Evstigneev, head of advanced systems section of the Information Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems Department of the Russian Highways State Company (Avtodor) Andrei K. Kanaev, D. Sc. engineering, Electrical Communication chair at Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Viktor V. Shmytinskii, Cand. Sc. engineering, head of Avtodor-Telekom SC Telecommunications Centre

The paper considers the questions of development of communication networks of high-speed motorways in connection with development of road network. The need for connecting individual sections into a unified road communication network is justified. Communication network’s influence on indices that characterize the effect from creating high-speed motorway network as a whole is shown.


Keywords: Russian Highways State Company (Avtodor), communication network, telecommunication structure, intelligent transport networks.

Contacts: victor.v.s@mail.ru

Aleksandr V. Grishchenko, D. Sc. engineering, professor at the locomotives and locomotive fleet department of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Otabek R. Khamidov, Cand. Sc. engineering, doctoral student at the locomotives and locomotive fleet department of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University

The paper presents an analysis of defects of asynchronous traction electric motors with short-circuit rotor. It shows that the technology of neural networks structures, applied to diagnostics of asynchronous traction electrical motor, possesses a number of important positive qualities such as rapid action capability, educability and so on. It is shown that the use of artificial neural networks is preferable in order to design diagnostic devices and hardware and software systems, as they constitute a powerful means for recognition and forecasting of signals, conform to the requirements of high integrity of data and accuracy of detection of defects and damage of an electric motor. Main strengths of a locomotive asynchronous traction electric motor with short-circuit rotor are considered. Expediency of forward diagnostics, which allows identifying defects at the earliest stage of their development, is justified.


Keywords: locomotive, asynchronous traction electric motor, model, diagnostics, neural networks, educability, structure, railways, defects.

Contacts: sanklok@land.ru, otabek.rustamovich@yandex.ru

Martyn G. Grigorian, D. Sc. economics, professor of the transport economy department at the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Farkhod Z. Karakulov, external doctorate student at the transport economy department of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University

The paper gives reasons for the need to increase efficiency of corporate management on the railway transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Primary results of the activity of the railway company are presented. On the basis of analysis of indices of its performance main directions for developing corporate management are proposed.


Keywords: corporate management, railway transport, efficiency, analysis of performance, directions for management development.

Contacts: f.z.karakulov@mail.ru

Natal’ia A. Zhuravleva, D. Sc. economics, professor, chair of the transport economy department at the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Igor’ L. Sakovich, Cand. Sc. economics, first deputy head of the Russian Railways JSC subsidiary Oktyabrskaya Railway in charge of economics, finances and corporate co-ordination

Development of major cities which form agglomerations reflects the most significant social and demographic processes of society’s development. It is an objective process which occurs spontaneously but requires task-oriented management. Inefficiently managed agglomerations can be identified as their transport problems become more acute. The world has accumulated sufficient experience of solving them but unfortunately it is insufficiently recognised in a major agglomeration centred on St Petersburg. The paper sets out the results of a study of economic advantages of combined passenger traffic on the basis of rail transport, primarily railways, in an agglomeration, and a mechanism for their cost estimate.


Keywords: intermodal transport, agglomeration, suburban railway services, advantages, economic evaluation.

Contacts: zhuravleva_na@mail.ru

Oleg V. Evseev, D. Sc. engineering, director of Scientific Center of Complex Transport Problems of Ministry of Transport of Russian Federation Mikhail R. Iakimov, D. Sc. engineering, professor of the Traffic Organisation and Safety of Traffic department of the Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University

The paper presents a systematization of problems, methods and instruments for simulation of urban agglomerations’ transport systems. A classification of models from the point of view of problems to be solved is provided. Links between models at the level of data input and output are provided, and an algorithm for their sequential application is proposed.


Keywords: transport planning, urban agglomeration, safe and quality roads, transport models.

Contacts: evseev@mintrans.org

Dmitrii M. Mel’nik, head of department for control of flight standards adherence and certification of air transportation operators of the State Aviation Supervision and Supervision over Transportation Security office for Central Federal District of the Federal Authority for Transport Oversight (Rostransnadzor)

Efficiency of functioning of flight operations safety management system (FO SMS) in an air transport enterprise is determined by, amongst other factors, by efficiency of managing flight safety risks. Risk level can be calculated by evaluation of air transport enterprise processes within the framework of quality control system integrated with FO SMS. As evaluation of danger factors risks is listed in the second component of the FO SMS, according to supplement № 19 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, evaluation of the air transport enterprise risk levels can be used as an element of the third component of the FO SMS and serve as a type of FO SMS efficiency evaluation. The author presents a method for evaluation of risk level when undertaking the process of evaluation of processes of air transport enterprise.


Keywords: quality, safety, process, evaluation, factor, risk, acceptable level, integration, air transport enterprise, operator.

Contacts: melnik.cugan@gmail.com

Tamila S. Titova, D. Sc. engineering, professor, first vice-rector, rector for academic work of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Andrei M. Evstaf’ev, Cand. Sc. engineering, senior lecturer, Electrical Traction department chair at the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Mikhail Iu. Izvarin, Cand. Sc. engineering, senior lecturer, Electrical Traction department at the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University Anton N. Sychugov, senior teacher, Electrical Traction department at the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University

Growing prices for energy resources force international producers of traction rolling stock to constantly seek engineering solutions to optimise operational expenses. On-board energy storage devices can fulfill a number of important functions contributing to efficient use of energy resources, including accumulating energy during stopping electrical braking, levelling of consumption schedule of power supply from the primary thermal engine, and accumulation of excess energy from regenerative braking. The paper presents an overview of engineering solutions for hybrid vehicles presented at the InnoTrans exhibitions.


Keywords: traction rolling stock, hybrid locomotive, traction converter, super capacitor, electric storage battery.

Contacts: evstam@mail.ru

Abzal U. Zhumanov, postgraduate student at Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University

The paper sets out the current technical state and development perspectives of Republic of Kazakhstan’s locomotive stock. A trend of growing negative consequences from aging of the traction rolling stock is noted. Main points of the programme for building and mastering manufacture of new locomotives, developed by the National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy SC, are characterised. Main technical indices of new-generation locomotives are listed, and perspectives for their application in the Republic of Kazakhstan and outside of it are discussed.


Keywords: locomotive fleet, rolling stock, technical characteristics, National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy SC.

Contacts: abzal-3188889@mail.ru

Evgenii I. Artamonov, postgraduate student, deputy head of performance trials department of the Tikhvin Testing Centre for Railway Engineering Aleksandr L. Koviazin, head of braking systems design department of the All-Union Scientific and Research Centre for Transport Technologies Anna M. Orlova, D. Sc. engineering, professor, deputy director general for research and engineering development of the United Wagon Company, director general of the All-Union Scientific and Research Centre for Transport Technologies Aleksei M. Sokolov, D. Sc. engineering, first deputy director general for strategy and product of the United Wagon Company Iuliia V. Savushkina, Cand. Sc. economics, director of the analytical studies department of the All-Union Scientific and Research Centre for Transport Technologies

The paper presents the results of testing of braking systems of new-generation wagons. Methods of integration of operating mechanisms of braking system into a cargo wagon bogie, calculation method and approbation of changes by tests were used in the work. As a result, braking systems for new-generation wagons were designed, including a braking system of a bogie compatible with pneumatic parts of the wagons. These newly developed braking systems permitted to increase the superstructure capacity and reduce the wagon’s dead weight.


Keywords: innovative cargo wagon, braking systems, cargo wagon bogie.

Contacts: info@railtest.ru, info@tt-center.ru, info@uniwagon.com info@railtest.ru, info@tt-center.ru, info@uniwagon.com