Track degradation analysis in the scope of railway infrastructure maintenance management systems

Abstract

The condition of railway infrastructure elements is the key factor influencing the traffic safety, infrastructure availability, total maintenance and renewal costs, and revenues. The measurement and analysis of the condition of railway infrastructure elements is the only correct approach enabling an efficient monitoring of their behaviour and proper planning of maintenance activities. An optimum structure of the railway Maintenance Management System - RMMS is presented in the paper, with a special emphasis on the utilization of deterioration models, as one of the RMMS's key components.