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Railway and mass transit networksDevelopment of the strategy for the track and switches asset category
Railway infrastructure managers face a dual challenge:
- Fewer resources to maintain and renew their assets.
- Greater pressure: Increasing traffic and climate change will place greater demands on infrastructure and expose it to higher risks.
It is therefore essential to adapt strategies and allocate resources in the right place at the right time.
Context and objectives
In line with good asset management practice set out in ISO 55’000, an infrastructure manager has a strategic asset management plan (SAMP, in the terminology of the standard), together with asset management plans (AMPs) for individual asset categories. The Federal Office of Transport, which oversees railway infrastructure funding in Switzerland, also requires these documents to ensure the best possible allocation of public resources.
Against this background, Appenzeller Bahnen has begun formalising its strategy and asset management plans. IMDM supports the development of the strategy for the track and switches asset category (category 200 under RTE 29’900).
Approach and results
IMDM models Appenzeller Bahnen’s track and switches asset portfolio, covering life cycles (standard elements), asset quantities, age and condition, unit costs and other relevant parameters.
Several distinct scenarios are then developed using the Eqylibr® platform to determine the optimal strategy for track and switches renewal and maintenance.
IMDM also prepares an initial version of the documentation, which Appenzeller Bahnen can develop further.
We take the following into account:
- asset condition
- performance requirements
- risks.
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