@article{207a7acfe80c4d6d85c33f335c068c46,
title = "Editorial for S&C benchmark special issue",
abstract = "Switches and Crossings (S&C, turnouts) constitute key components in railway networks as they allow for trains to change track. This functionality comes at a cost as the rail discontinuities in switches and crossings induce greater loading and faster degradation compared to plain line. S&C are frequently characterised as {\textquoteleft}hungry assets{\textquoteright} with maintenance costs equivalent to about 0.3 km of plain line track [Citation1]. It is therefore clear that modelling and simulation efforts that can further the understanding of S&C performance and allow for design optimisation is extremely valuable in a stressed economical context.",
keywords = "Switches and Crossings (S&C), Railway networks, Railway dynamics",
author = "P{\aa}lsson, {Bj{\"o}rn A.} and Yann Bezin",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank the European Commission for partly funding this work within project In2Track (Grant agreement No 730841) and In2Track2 (Grant agreement No 826255) and UK EPSRC Track to the Future (Grant agreement No EP/M025276/1). In particular project partners Network Rail and Trafikverket (The Swedish Transport Administration) for their support in providing the necessary input data that made this Benchmark possible. We would like to thank all the authors for their contributions to this special issue, and their institutions for allowing them to contribute to this work. We also wish to thank the reviewers for their insights and recommendations that greatly helped the authors to enhance their contributions. Finally, we would like to thank the editor, Professor Simon Iwnicki for his guidance, and the journal{\textquoteright}s editorial team for their commitment to the publication of this special issue and the IAVSD for they support throughout. ",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1080/00423114.2023.2178942",
language = "English",
volume = "61",
pages = "639--643",
journal = "Vehicle System Dynamics",
issn = "0042-3114",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "3",
}
