Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways

D. Hasegawa; G. Nicholson; C. Roberts; F. Schmid; V. Novak

Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways

D. Hasegawa
, G. Nicholson
, C. Roberts
, F. Schmid
, V. Novak

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

In various businesses, waste is minimised and value increased by applying Mean' principles. Adopting a lean perspective, we have analysed the operation of a planned new high-speed railway to identify parameters that have the potential to influence positively the resource requirements during construction and the long term sustainable operation. We have found that, by optimising rather than minimising running times, combined with better management of turnarounds at termini, we can reduce both the first and the life-cycle cost of high-speed railways. Despite reducing land-take in city centres and lowering energy consumption, it is still possible to ensure reliable operations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
Publisher	Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	815-824
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510855830
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Apr 2015 → 23 Apr 2015

Publication series

Name	Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
Volume	2015-April

Conference

Conference	Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	21/04/15 → 23/04/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanical Engineering

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Hasegawa, D, Nicholson, G, Roberts, C, Schmid, F & Novak, V 2015, Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways. in Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015. Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015, vol. 2015-April, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 815-824, Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015, London, United Kingdom, 21/04/15.

Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways. / Hasegawa, D.; Nicholson, G.; Roberts, C. et al.
Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015. Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2015. p. 815-824 (Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015; Vol. 2015-April).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Lean principles and sustainable operation of high-speed railways

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