Modern railways for the 21st century – a challenge not only for designers

Abstract

The paper outlines the basic goals for modern rail transport in the Czech Republic. This contribution points out some challenges and technical tasks that project engineers and operators of the rail transport in the Czech Republic will have to deal with if they want to succeed in the conditions of the liberalized European railway market after the year 2035. Moreover, the article assesses the demands placed on safety of the railway transport and presents suggestions for reduction of the consequences of a rolling stock-car collisions in the regional transport.

Keywords

• active safety
• design vehicles
• etcs
• high speed railway
• modern railway transport
• passive safety
• regional railways