The key features for railway transport, especially the high-speed service, are safety, punctuality and comfort. At least as far as the passengers are concerned. Equally important for operators are the factors are its high efficiency in terms of the high…
Disabled accessibility poses a wide-ranging challenge that needs to be tackled from many different angles. In fact, each different type of disability calls for its own solution. In the particular case of transport, Spain’s Certification and Standardization Association, AENOR, points…
The new intelligent mobility technologies being developed over recent years will substantially boost road safety not only of the car passengers themselves but also the more vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists, all in the overarching effort to reduce…
Public-transport planning allows authorities and operators to make the best possible use of their limited resources, mainly vehicles and drivers. At the highest level, public-transport planning can be broken down into three stages; strategic planning, operational planning and a posteriori…
Passenger- and staff-safety has always been a prime concern of public-transport operators and authorities. Over twenty five years ago now new technologies allowed ITS to be brought to bear on public-transport safety. Ever since that moment safety itself has gone…