Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China
Impact of climate change on railway transport manifests in a variety of consequences, such as rail buckling, rail flooding, expansion of swing bridges, overheating of electrical equipment and its damage, bridge scour, failure of earthworks, ground settlement, pavement deterioration, damage to sea wa...
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| description | Impact of climate change on railway transport manifests in a variety of consequences, such as rail buckling, rail flooding, expansion of swing bridges, overheating of electrical equipment and its damage, bridge scour, failure of earthworks, ground settlement, pavement deterioration, damage to sea walls, coastal erosion of tracks and earthworks, and an increased number of railway accidents in general. Such impacts can cause considerable disruption of railway operations and lead to substantial financial expenses for repair of the railway infrastructure. Therefore, it is crucial to include adaptation strategies already in the design phase of the railway construction to ensure stability and integrity of the railway operations. This paper provides a literature review of adaptation considerations in Canada, China and Sweden and discusses climate change challenges that these countries face in their railway systems. In conclusion, the authors provide recommendations for adaptation approaches based on the reviewed international experience which can be useful for policymakers and managers of railway companies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6246020309044200ae288df8876699a32023-05-06T15:50:46ZengSciendoTransport and Telecommunication1407-61792023-04-0124218019410.2478/ttj-2023-0016Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and ChinaKostianaia Evgeniia A.0Kostianoy Andrey G.11Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia, 36, Nahimovskiy Prospekt1Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia, 36, Nahimovskiy ProspektImpact of climate change on railway transport manifests in a variety of consequences, such as rail buckling, rail flooding, expansion of swing bridges, overheating of electrical equipment and its damage, bridge scour, failure of earthworks, ground settlement, pavement deterioration, damage to sea walls, coastal erosion of tracks and earthworks, and an increased number of railway accidents in general. Such impacts can cause considerable disruption of railway operations and lead to substantial financial expenses for repair of the railway infrastructure. Therefore, it is crucial to include adaptation strategies already in the design phase of the railway construction to ensure stability and integrity of the railway operations. This paper provides a literature review of adaptation considerations in Canada, China and Sweden and discusses climate change challenges that these countries face in their railway systems. In conclusion, the authors provide recommendations for adaptation approaches based on the reviewed international experience which can be useful for policymakers and managers of railway companies.https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2023-0016regional climate changerailway transportrailway infrastructureextreme weather eventsadaptation strategies |
| spellingShingle | Kostianaia Evgeniia A. Kostianoy Andrey G. Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China Transport and Telecommunication regional climate change railway transport railway infrastructure extreme weather events adaptation strategies |
| title | Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China |
| title_full | Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China |
| title_fullStr | Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China |
| title_short | Railway Transport Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change at High Latitudes: A Review of Experience from Canada, Sweden and China |
| title_sort | railway transport adaptation strategies to climate change at high latitudes a review of experience from canada sweden and china |
| topic | regional climate change railway transport railway infrastructure extreme weather events adaptation strategies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2023-0016 |
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