Impact of Regional Climate Change on the Infrastructure and Operability of Railway Transport

Impact of Regional Climate Change on the Infrastructure and Operability of Railway Transport

This article considers various aspects of the impact of climate change on the railway infrastructure and operations. A brief international overview and the importance of this issue for Russia are given. Temperature effects, permafrost thawing, strong winds, floods and sea level rise, long-term effec...

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Main Authors: Kostianaia Evgeniia A., Kostianoy Andrey G., Scheglov Mikhail A., Karelov Aleksey I., Vasileisky Alexander S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-04-01
Series:Transport and Telecommunication
Subjects:
regional climate change
extreme weather events
rail transport
railways infrastructure
buckling of tracks
flooding of tracks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2021-0014

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