Iurii A. Shcherbanin, D. Sc. Econ., professor, head of transport and logistical systems analysis and forecasting laboratory, Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEF RAS), oil and gas trading and logistics department chair, National University of Oil and Gas (Gubkin University)

The paper presents the results of analysis of development of railway communications in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China. It touches on certain political questions accompanying the BRI, looks at situations linked with transit development, European Union and Poland’s transport policies, and at the conditions of interaction of Sino-Russo-Belarusian-Polish railway transport at Belarusian-Polish border crossings. Forecasts for development of BRI cargo transport flows are presented.


Keywords: railways, container shipping, China, European Union, Poland, Belt and Road initiative, border crossings, Malaszewicze — Brest, transit, infrastructure.

Contacts: shcherbaninya@mail.ru

Sergei A. Semenov, Russian Maritime Security Service head

The paper presents an overview of the normative legal acts for maritime cyber security in the Russian Federation, and considers domestic and international sources of the law. On the basis of analysis, a forecast is made for the likelihood of collisions between various normative legal acts concerning maritime cyber security, and calls attention to the need to harmonise them.


Keywords: maritime transport, cyber security, information security, cyber attack, critical information infrastructure.

Contacts: semenov@msecurity.ru

Igor’ G. Malygin, D. Sc. Eng., professor, director of the Solomenko Institute of Transport Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Tamila S. Titova, D. Sc. Eng., professor, provost for research of the Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Vladimir I. Komashinskii, D. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, deputy director for research of the Solomenko Institute of Transport Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The paper considers the main features of the new industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) in the sphere of railway transport. The key technological platforms of the new industrial revolution in railway transport are information systems integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Intellectualization of railway transport would facilitate optimisation of consumption of fuel and power resources, increase the degree of utilisation of carrying capacity resources of railway network, and use locomotives for transportation of passengers and cargoes in a more efficient manner. Leading role of information telecommunication technologies and AI technologies in forming national and international intelligent systems of railway and multimodal transport in the period of the fourth industrial revolution is demonstrated.


Keywords: railway transport, fourth industrial revolution, information systems, platform-orientated approach, artificial intelligence, information telecommunications system.

Contacts: kama54@rambler.ru

Natal’ia A. Zhuravleva, D. Sc. Econ., professor, transport economy department chair, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS)

Growing competition in world commodity markets is a serious challenge for transportation of global and national transport systems. This transformation reflects the requirements of the new technological paradigm, formed under the influence of active production and consumption of digital technologies. Russian transport system is losing its competitive advantages due to slow reaction to digital challenges. The objective of this study is formalisation of problems of digital retardation linked to the need for switching to new business models. Main indices of such business models are value proposition for transportation and monetisation of digital technologies being used.


Keywords: digitalisation of transport systems, business model of transportation, value of transport service.

Contacts: ipebu@mail.ru

Aleksei V. Marusin, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior instructor of the technical operation of vehicles department, St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering Timur Kh. Abliazov, Cand. Sc. Econ., senior lecturer of the construction and housing utilities economy department, St Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

The paper argues for applicability of using the public-private partnership mechanisms on the basis of digital economy elements. Criteria and an efficiency evaluation mechanism for projects of development of automated digital systems in the transport system implemented on the basis of public-private partnerships are proposed.


Keywords: public-private partnership, transport sphere, automated digital systems, digital technologies, digital economy.

Contacts: 89312555919@mail.ru; 3234969@mail.ru

Vitaly V. Komarov, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, first deputy director for research, Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport Sergei A. Garagan, D. Sc. Eng., senior research associate, Scientific and Research Institute of Motor Transport

The paper considers the levels of automation of vehicles, approaches to evaluation of efficiency of driverless transport systems, and identifies the main directions for developing driverless transport systems. Terms and definitions required for creating and developing harmonised driverless transport systems in the Russian Federation are developed. Specific features of application of vehicles of various degrees of automation are determined.


Keywords: sustainable mobility, innovative technologies, driverless transport systems, safety, terminology.

Contacts: komarov@niiat.ru; garagan@niiat.ru

Dmitrii V. Efanov, D. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer, head of monitoring and diagnostics systems division, LocoTech-Signal LLC, professor of the automation, telemechanics and communications in railway transport department, Russian University of Transport (MIIT) Aleksandr S. Shilenko, project chief engineer, Giprotranssignalsvyaz Institute — subsidiary of the Roszheldorproject JSC Valerii V. Khoroshev, PhD student, assistant of the automation, telemechanics and communications in railway transport department, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), monitoring systems process control engineer, LocoTech-Signal LLC

The paper outlines advantages of using digital modelling technologies at all life cycle stages of control devices and systems and infrastructure objects on railway transport. A conceptual model for interaction between railway transport objects using digital modelling technologies was developed. Main advantages of using the new approach at every stage of technical objects’ life cycle are outlined. Technical solutions required for full transfer of railway transport to the digital platform are proposed.


Keywords: digital transport systems, digital modelling technology, BIM technologies, BIM model, digital twin.

Contacts: TrES‑4b@yandex.ru; Shilenko_as@icloud.com; hvv91@icloud.com

Sultan V. Zhankaziev, D. Sc. Eng., professor, traffic control and safety department chair, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) Andrei I. Vorob’ev, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior lecturer of the traffic control and safety department, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) Dmitrii Iu. Morozov, executive director of Intelligent Transport Systems Research Institute (OOO NII ITS)

The paper presents the information on the current situation in technological and technical areas of a projected driverless vehicle being developed by the Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI). The specific features of the process of robotization of the vehicle, of systems and instruments for collecting data, and of the main instruments of primary processing of this information are outlined. The paper also touches on the issues of prospective development of co-operative and complex intelligent transport systems on the example of technologies of automated column traffic and digital road model. The paper was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) as part of research project № 18–29–16162.


Keywords: intelligent transport systems, driverless vehicle, technical aspects, digital road model, co-operative intelligent transport systems.

Contacts: sultanv@mail.ru; andrey552@yandex.ru; tdr2004@mail.ru

Maksim A. Asaul, D. Sc. Econ., professor, deputy director of the transport and infrastructure department, Eurasian Economic Commission, automobile transport economy department professor, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI) Aleksei E. Mokhov, Cand. Sc. Educ., deputy head of the natural monopolies section of the transport and infrastructure department, Eurasian Economic Commission

The paper presents a brief exploration of the options for construction of a transport crossing to the island of Sakhalin, and prospects of its integration into transport communications of the Eurasian Economic Union and other conjugated Eurasian transport projects. Two options for projected railway transport crossing to Sakhalin, tunnel and bridge, are compared, and their respective advantages are shown in reference to geopolitical situation in the passage area, to the economy and to transport conditions. An outline of the prospective ways of interaction with the Asia-Pacific countries regarding transport flows with the objective of implementation of international cross-Pacific traffic is presented.


Keywords: tunnel, bridge, transport crossing, transport traffic, railway mainline, Eurasian Economic Union, Eurasian Economic Commission, single transport space, transport services market, transit potential, transport integration, international transport corridors.

Contacts: asaul@eecommission.org

Evgenii P. Dudkin, D. Sc. Eng., professor, head of Industrial and Urban Transport research and education centre, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Sergei V. Kitaev, Cand. Sc. Eng., senior research associate, advisor to the director — head of technical policy service, St Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise Urban Electric Transport (SPb GUP Gorelektrotrans) Oleg V. Vostrikov, line service head, St Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise Urban Electric Transport (SPb GUP Gorelektrotrans)

Over 140 km of tram tracks of various designs on isolated and separated roadbed. The paper presents the results of analysis of operation of various designs of tram tracks in St Petersburg conditions. Recommendations on using these designs under different operational conditions were developed on the basis of these research data. Advantages and disadvantages of various designs are outlined, recommendations for their operation provided.


Keywords: tram track designs, field of application, environment, noise, vibration, lubrication.

Contacts: ed@pgups-tempus.ru

Aleksandr V. Kalugin, bulk tanks department head, Centre for Transportation Technology Evgenii G. Pas’ko, senior research engineer, Centre for Transportation Technology Sergei A. Fedorov, Cand. Sc. Eng., director of the freight car design directorate, Centre for Transportation Technology Denis V. Shevchenko, Cand. Sc. Eng., director of the research and development directorate, Centre for Transportation Technology Vladimir A. Shnek, lead designer, Centre for Transportation Technology

The paper presents an analysis of regulatory requirements and operating conditions of tank containers in transportation of chemical cargoes on the railways of the Russian Federation. It shows that the choice of design solution has to be made at the initial stage of designing the tank containers. Mathematical simulation methods allow solving the task of finding the optimal design solution in the shortest amount of time for building reliable and economically efficient rolling stock.


Keywords: tank container, maximum laden weight, transportation, container design, carrying frame, boiler, underframe, pipe fitting, strength condition, application of load, area of stress concentration, stress-strain state.

Contacts: info@tt-center.ru

Iurii P. Boronenko, D. Sc. Eng., professor, wagons and rolling stock department chair, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Rustam V. Rakhimov, Cand. Sc. Eng., doctoral candidate, Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS) Iurii B. Zhitkov, Cand. Sc. Eng., head of rolling stock dynamics department, Wagons Innovative Centre SC (AO NVTs Vagony) Galina A. Povolotskaia, engineer of rolling stock dynamics department, Wagons Innovative Centre SC (AO NVTs Vagony)

The objective of the paper is selection of a scheme of measuring railway track for evaluation of vertical effect of rolling stock on railway track. With the purpose of solving the problem, a mathematical model of examination of a wheel during its movement through the measuring section was developed in the MathCad software package, various schemes for installation of sensors on the measuring section were considered, and the dimensions of inspected zones of the wheel as a factor of its diameter were established after passing through various schemes of the measuring section. As a result, the optimum option for the diagram of the measuring section of the railway track was selected, allowing for identifying wheel defects across the full surface of the wheels of various diameters.


Keywords: diagram of the measuring section of the track, track impact, rolling stock, measuring zone, wheel inspection, mathematical model.

Contacts: boron49@yandex.ru; rakhimovrv@yandex.ru