Asaul N. A.

The paper analyses a number of basic current issues regarding legal regulation in the sphere of freight transportation by motor transport, and provides commentary on the 'Social standard for transport service provision in performance of passenger transportation', passed in 2017. An overview of legislative innovations in freight transportation is provided. Special attention is paid to regulation concerning self-driving vehicles.

Keywords: passenger transportation, freight transportation, transport service standards, pilotless technologies.

Contacts: khikmatovth@mintrans.ru

Kostyuchenko I. V.

Kostyuchenko I. V. 'Safe and high-quality roads' priority project: tasks and progress // Transport of the Russian Federation. 2017. № 5 (72). P. 7–10.
The paper provides an analysis of tasks and progress of implementation of the 'Safe and high-quality roads' priority project. Analysis of programmes for complex development of urban agglomerations' transport infrastructure is carried out. Perspectives for introduction of a publicly available informational and analytical system for control over forming and efficiency of spending of road-building funds are described.

Keywords: road network maintenance, traffic organisation, qualifications levels, state purchases

Contacts: khikmatovth@mintrans.ru

Krivoshey V. A.

The state of Russian Federation's inland waterways is analysed. Main directions of the 'Strategy for development of the GDP through to 2030' are considered. Transport Ministry's position on a number of key points of government policies regarding inland water transport is criticised. Suggestions regarding improving the situation in inland water transport are made.

Keywords: inland waterways, inland navigation fleet, Unified deep-water system of European Russia, all-freight service, hydroelectric installation, navigation water depths.

Contacts: np_ncvp@mail.ru

Zvorykina Yu. V.

The paper provides an analysis of the state of the Northern Supply Haul (deliveries of goods to Russia's northern territories), and sets out reasons for improving its efficiency. Recommendations regarding implementation of legal, organisational, technological and financial changes are provided. Digitisation of logistical services is to play a special role in that.

Keywords: Northern Supply Haul, digitisation of logistical services, natural gas motor fuel, transport strategy, territories of Russia's Far North.

Contacts: kpss2008@mail.ru

Skufyina T. P., Serova N. A.

Main aspects of development of the Murmansk transport hub are considered as factors of strengthening of Russia's positions in the Arctic, formation of the country's new transport infrastructure and ensuring socioeconomic development of Murmansk Region. An overview of progress of realisation of the 'Complex development of the Murmansk transport hub' project is carried out.

Keywords: Murmansk transport hub, Russian Federation's Arctic zone, Murmansk Region, transport infrastructure, seaports.

Contacts: skufina@iep.kolasc.net.ru

Vorontsova S. D.

The paper considers main problematic questions of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region transport system and their causes. Objectives and tasks of the region's transport development strategy for mid- and long-term perspective are outlined. Main directions and projects for construction of transport objects by modes of transport are listed.

Keywords: strategy, transport system, intelligent transport system, mode of transport, transit potential

Contacts: vorontsova@ti-g.ru

Roy O. V.

The paper justifies the necessity for development of international transport corridors Primorye-1 and Primorye-2. Calculations regarding their competitive advantages over other routes are provided. The work done on implementation of the projects is commented on. Tasks regarding further development of the outlined plans are set.

Keywords: through traffic, freight transportation, railway transport, ports, Maritime Territory

Contacts: o.roy@minvr.ru

Dyatlova Ye. I.

The paper provides an analysis of the situation with provision of transport services, including through traffic, to the residents of Kaliningrad Region. Programmes for the development of the Kaliningrad transport hub are outlined and commented on. Main projects in the transport sphere are identified and justified, and the progress of their implementation is described.

Keywords: accessibility by transport, through traffic, Primorskoye ring road, road infrastructure.

Contacts: i.telegina@gov39.ru

Kolin A. V.

The paper considers expediency of setting up the institution of private freight rail transport carriers using state-owned infrastructure. Analysis of the operation of private carriers on US railways is provided. Comparative characteristics of Russian and American railways are provided.

Keywords: private railway carrier, rolling stock operator, Russian Railways, freight turnover, US railways

Contacts: alex5959@yandex.ru

Rozenberg Ye. N., Umanskiy V. I., Dzyuba Yu. V.

The paper provides an analysis of the concept of digital railway. Digital railway which is being designed by the Russian Railways JSC is defined. Concepts and requirements for such projects are described. Main technological solutions in creating the domestic version of a digital railway are described. Primary directions of the project and their objectives are outlined. The need for application of the Internet of things technology and a specialised geographic information system is shown. Project security questions are covered.

Keywords: digital economy, digital railway, intelligent control, technology integration

Contacts: cvj2@mail.ru

Mazalov A. A.

The paper identifies principal directions of information technologies development at Russian federation's airports, including improving the quality of passengers' awareness, speeding up the procedure of dealing with formalities, introduction of self-service check-in systems and so on. Evidence of the need of legal support from the state is provided, as that may help ensure the possibility of applying efficient innovative approaches to passenger service processes.

Keywords: consolidated mobile applications, silent airport, queue management, smart phone.

Contacts: MazalovAA@transport-strategy.org

Bukovskiy V. V.

The paper offers a solution to the problem of degradation of local regional transport by introducing extensive operation of an innovative means of transport —
high-speed amphibia. Some problems in development of high-speed amphibia (organisational, technical, operational) are considered. Methods for solving appearing problems are proposed.

Keywords: high-speed amphibia, ground-effect craft, accessibility by transport.

Contacts: oleg_timof@mail.ru

Titova T. S., Yevstafyev A. M.

Titova T. S., Yevstafyev A. M. Energy-efficient secondary electric drive systems of electric vehicles // Transport of the Russian Federation. 2017. № 5 (72). P. 60–63.
The paper justifies a possibility of increasing efficiency of electric vehicle traction drive at the expense of reducing transport packaging weight, components and assemblies design development or application of new, lighter materials, reduction of power consumption by various on-board systems, traction motor ventilation by air conditioning systems, optimising control of air delivery temperature and so on. The issues of applying modern electric drive control systems of electric vehicles and their advantages are considered.

Keywords: vector control, pulse width modulation, secondary electric drive.

Contacts: evstam@mail.ru

Budnik V. Yu.

A characteristic of Kerch Strait is provided. The need of radical improvement of navigation and control software on board of maritime mobile objects is justified. Main directions of development of navigation and ship manoeuvring in the Kerch Strait water area are described. Perspectives for increased equipping of vessels with navigation and control equipment are analysed, in particular creation of integrated orientation and navigation systems as part of unified vessel-wide navigation and stabilisation systems.

Keywords: vessel, navigation and control software, navigation, informatisation of vessel control, Kerch Strait.

Contacts: sergiiblack@gmail.com

Shurukhin L. A., Pantina T. A.

The article presents technical and economic results of design and survey works on construction of the Bagayevsky hydroelectric installation on the river Don to solve the problems of liquidation of bottlenecks in the inland waterways of the Unified deep-water system of the European part of the Russian Federation.

Keywords: inland waterways, Unified deep-water system, Bagayevsky hydroelectric installation, freight traffic flows, efficiency, reservoir, full reservoir level, spillway, dam.

Contacts: pantina05@yandex.ru

Trishchenko V. I.

The paper analyses the state of aluminium bridge building in Russia and across the world. Causes for insufficient demand for aluminium bridges are uncovered. Suggestions for regulators and commercial structures regarding activation of innovation application in motor and railway bridge building are formulated.

Keywords: aluminium bridge, metal industry, bridge building, structure life cycle.

Contacts: aleksey.rubtsov@aluminas.ru