Andrei L. Redin, Cand. Sc. Eng., power equipment department chair of the Rolling Stock Scientific, Research, Design and Technology Institute SC (AO VNIKTI) Dmitrii O. Onishchenko, D. Sc. Eng., professor of the Piston Engine department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University Valerii S. Kossov, D. Sc. Eng., professor, director general of the Rolling Stock Scientific, Research, Design and Technology Institute SC (AO VNIKTI) Viktor I. Zakharov, Cand. Sc. Eng., advisor to the rector's office, South Ural State University

The paper presents an analysis of the current state of engine building in Russia. Results of implementation of the 'Creation and organisation of production of new-generation diesel engines and their components in the Russian Federation in 2011-2015' sub-programme under the federal special-purpose programme 'National Engineering Capability' as concerns creation of diesels of traction rolling stock for railways are outlined. An analysis of the projected strategy for development of piston engine building in the Russian Federation is provided. Ways of solving the problems of development of piston engine building, proposed during the 'Engine of Russia' all-Russian inter-industry forum, are presented.


Keywords: engine, engine building, strategy for development of piston engine building in the Russian Federation, components, competence centres, 'Engine of Russia' forum.

Contacts: vnikti@ptl-kolomna.ru, e2@bmstu.ru, info@susu.ru

Iurii Ia. Komarov, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Motor Transport department chair, Volgograd State Technical University (VolgGTU) Sergei V. Ganzin, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Motor Transport department, Volgograd State Technical University (VolgGTU) Dmitrii Iu. Komarov, lead specialist of Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.

The paper considers the problems of operation of public transport and transport infrastructure in large cities and prospects for their development on the basis of systemic approach. Main shortcomings of functioning of public transport are analysed using the example of the city of Volgograd. Setting up a single centre for organisation of transportation and traffic safety functioning on logistical principles is proposed, with its work based on newly developed principles of interaction between government bodies and transport operators.


Keywords: transport infrastructure, administration, traffic organisation, traffic safety.

Contacts: atrans@vstu.ru, ganzin_fat@mail.ru, komarovdima@inbox.ru

Anatolii V. Postolit, D. Sc. Eng., professor, Russian Academy of Transport academician, Kompas-Tsentr LLC deputy director for research

As part of implementation of National Technological Initiative's Avtonet roadmap, a project 'Development and implementation of intelligent hardware and software system for processing big data for analysis of passenger flows and automated fare payment on unmanned passenger vehicles using Bluetooth Low Energy technologies' is being carried out. The project is based on Bluetooth technologies' capability for contactless identification of objects and monitoring of their transportation, and implementation of registration and payment services on the basis of these technologies is proposed. The paper outlines basic approaches to setting up systems for contactless identification of passengers and cargoes, for monitoring of their transportation, and for automation of fare payment on passenger transport, and considers possible spheres of application of these technologies to solve various problems of transport systems.


Keywords: software, information systems, databases, identification, Bluetooth, monitoring, payment systems, passenger transport, telematics platform, unmanned transport.

Contacts: anat_post@mail.ru

Dmitrii V. Efanov, D. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, monitoring and diagnostics systems department manager of LokoTekh-Signal LLC, professor of the Automation, Telemechanics and Communications in Railway Transport department, Russian University of Transport (MIIT) German V. Osadchii, technical director of the Complex Monitoring Systems Scientific Research Centre LLC

The paper proposes a model for introduction of environmentally-friendly technologies in control of train movement by instituting energy consumption classes for movement control systems. It is based on applying smart power network technologies, using renewable energy sources and implementation of decentralised location of power supply sources and of control facilities in close proximity to automation objects. This new evolutionary approach to building an architecture of movement control systems is motivated by the appearance of a whole number of key prospective IT technologies, by economic conditions and by new environmental norms.


Keywords: automated railway control, smart power networks, renewable power sources, green interlocking.

Contacts: TrES-4b@yandex.ru, osgerman@mail.ru

Elena L. Khabibullina, assistant, Applied Mathematics department, Lipetsk State Technical University Anton S. Sysoev, Cand. Sc. Eng., deputy dean for research of Automation and Information Science Faculty, senior lecturer, Applied Mathematics department, Lipetsk State Technical University Nikita V. Voronin, 4th year transport engineering faculty student, Lipetsk State Technical University

Controlling road traffic and managing transport corridors is possible by obtaining results of analysis of heterogeneous data sources produced as a result of development of telecommunications technologies permitting identification of an object, its condition and location. The paper presents the results of operation of using heterogeneous sources for calculation of necessary characteristics of transportation flow, describes existing approaches ton aggregation of information received from heterogeneous sources, and proposes a conceptual framework for a heterogeneous data aggregation module based on big data methods and an organisational and technological model of a data bank. The study was carried out thanks to a Russian Science Foundation grant (project № 18-71-10034).


Keywords: intelligent transport system, transportation flow, heterogeneous data.

Contacts: e_khabibullina@stu.lipetsk.ru, anton_syssoyev@mail.ru, stels650n@mail.ru

Aleksandr A. Ivanchenko, D. Sc. Eng., professor, Internal Combustion Engines and Automation of Shipping Power Plants department chair, Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping Ivan I. Kostylev, D. Sc. Eng., professor, Thermal Engineering, Marine Boiler and Auxiliary Engines department chair, Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping Irina V. Prikhod'ko, senior instructor, Waterborne Transport Economy department, Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping

The paper considers problems linked to environmental danger of transport in large cities — megalopolises and regions. It outlines the need to introduce in the practice of operation of means of transport the complex systemic administrative and organisational measures including monitoring of pollution of atmosphere in the territories adjacent to locations of movement and processing of means of transport, regulation of movement and arrangement of means of transport in the location of their processing, redistribution of cargo and passenger flows between various types of transport. Systemic principles and a model for their implementation on regional or basin level are proposed. Results of approbation of the proposed principles are presented, using the example of inland waterways vessels.


Keywords: means of transport, car, vessel, diesel locomotive, emissions of hazardous substances, motorway, port, rail terminal, adjacent atmosphere.

Contacts: prof_ivanchenko@mail.ru,

Oleg V. Belyi, D. Sc. Eng., professor, St Petersburg Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences research director Liudmila D. Barinova, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, St Petersburg Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences lead researcher Liubov' E. Zabalkanskaia, Cand. Sci. Phys.-Math., senior lecturer, St Petersburg Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences lead researcher

Development of public transport provides for the need in necessary mobility on a qualitatively new level under the condition of minimising negative impact on urban environment and human health. The paper proposes a set of indices of the state of a public transport system in relation to chief sustainability criteria, allowing for objective evaluation of the present state of the system and the results of controlling actions to ensure long-term environmentally sustainable development.


Keywords: transport system sustainability criteria, public transport, social, economic and environmental aspects of public transport development.

Contacts: nvan-chen-man@mail.ru

Anatolii M. Plotnikov, D. Sc. Eng., professor, St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and State University of Aerospace Instrumentation Dmitrii O. Balandin, M.A., State University of Aerospace Instrumentation

The paper evaluates the efficiency of calculation method for evaluation of traffic safety in accident clusters of St Petersburg's street and road network in 2018 at x-shaped single-level road crossings. The method uses visualised and formalised models of single-phase traffic patterns with conflict loading. It is shown that forecasting of road traffic accidents at such crossings can be carried out on the basis of conceptually new conceptual framework of evaluation of levels of demands for traffic safety depending on types and numbers of conflict points in the maneuvers of transport and transport and passenger flows. Experimental studies confirmed practicability of applying the aforementioned calculation method of evaluation of traffic safety in actual practice.


Keywords: traffic safety, traffic organisation scheme, conflict loading, conflict points, motion trajectory of transport and passenger flows.

Contacts: pamspb@yandex.ru, gima_1996@mail.ru

Iurii S. Afanas'ev, engineer, National Research University Higher School of Economics

The paper consider the problems of cargo transportation in large cities linked to occurrence of transport collapse characterised by reduced speed of transport movement in particular areas of the street and road network and decreased efficiency of planning cargo transportation expenses, which makes the transported goods less competitive in the consumer market. Primary causes of occurrence of collapses and consequent logistical risks are considered. Scientific-methodological foundation for improving large cities' logistical systems is proposed. It is shown that optimisation of managing urban logistical system's transport flows and increasing efficiency of planning cargo transportation is possible by creating a centralised system allowing logistical operators using address data on implementation of each cargo traffic activity, obtained from the city-wide road traffic management system.


Keywords: managing transport flows, logistical operator, transport collapse, logistical risks, efficiency of transportation, navigation systems, intelligent transport systems.

Contacts: dialog-project@mail.ru

Andrei E. Gorev, D. Sc. Econ., professor of Transport Systems department of Automobile and Road-Building Faculty, St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering Ol’ga V. Popova, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer of Transport Systems department of Automobile and Road-Building Faculty, St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

An optimised vehicle is required for further development of urban passenger transport. The paper considers economic and environmental efficiency of using various types of electrobuses. The data obtain through this analysis indicate the need to develop traditional trolleybus systems using both ordinary trolleybuses and trolleybuses with increased autonomous run (dynamically charged electrobuses).


Keywords: urban passenger transport, trolleybus, electrobus, bus.

Contacts: a-gorev@mail.ru

Evgenii P. Dudkin, D. Sc. Eng., professor, Industrial and Urban Transport research and education centre head, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Anton V. Koltakov, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Construction of Transport System Roads department, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Nariman N. Sultanov, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Construction of Transport System Roads department, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS)

Switch assembly frogs of tram tracks are the most labour-intensive elements of switch assemblies. In the railway transport, they are mostly produced by casting method, but due to a large variety of types of crossings of tram tracks, it is more economically viable to produce them by profile welding method. The paper proposes an improvement to the technology of producing check rails of frog assembly by milling work. Application of the new technology significantly cuts the production time and provides significant economic effect.


Keywords: tram switch assemblies, check rails, frog production technology, channel forming, welded tram frog, frog rolling zone.

Contacts: ed@pgups-tempus.ru, koltakovpro@mail.ru, 79046117746@yandex.ru

Tamila S. Titova, D. Sc. Eng., professor, first vice rector — provost for research of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Andrei M. Evstaf'ev, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Electric Traction department chair, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Mikhail Iu. Izvarin, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, Electric Traction department, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Anton N. Sychugov, senior instructor, Electric Traction department, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS)

The paper is a continuation of the overview of technical solutions for hybrid vehicles presented at InnoTrans exhibitions over the last few years (locomotives and special self-propelled rolling stock). An analysis of main circuit engineering solutions of the world's leading producers of railway hybrid vehicles is provided.


Keywords: traction rolling stock, hybrid locomotive, traction battery, super condenser, power circuit.

Contacts: evstam@mail.ru