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A Petri net asset management framework for railway switches and crossings

Litherland, Jack; Andrews, John

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Authors

Jack Litherland

JOHN ANDREWS john.andrews@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Infrastructure Asset Management



Abstract

Switches and Crossings (S&C) are a fundamental part of any railway network, they allow trains to switch between tracks and to cross over other tracks. They consist of various electrical and mechanical components to which there is a substantial maintenance cost. Failure of an S&C unit can cause significant disruption to traffic and have large financial implications. Therefore, planning their maintenance is of critical importance to railway asset managers. This research proposes an asset management framework, which models the degradation, failure, inspection and maintenance for the S&C unit. The framework comprises nine Petri net sub-models for the S&C component availability and predicts the number of maintenance interventions in a given time period. This can be used to inform maintenance decision making, with the aim of reducing the life cycle cost of the S&C.

Citation

Litherland, J., & Andrews, J. (2022). A Petri net asset management framework for railway switches and crossings. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, https://doi.org/10.1177/09544097221110970

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 24, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 27, 2022
Publication Date Jun 27, 2022
Deposit Date Jul 13, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Print ISSN 0954-4097
Electronic ISSN 2041-3017
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/09544097221110970
Keywords Mechanical Engineering
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8951218
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09544097221110970

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