Reynolds, E, Ehrgott, M and Wang, JYT orcid.org/0000-0002-3361-6413 (2023) An evaluation of the fairness of railway timetable rescheduling in the presence of competition between train operators. Journal of Rail Transport Planning and Management. ISSN 2210-9706
Abstract
Using the output of optimisation models to make real-time changes to railway timetables can be an effective way to reduce the propagation of delay. In this study, we develop a methodology for evaluating the fairness of such optimisation models with respect to competing train operators. Whilst both fairness and optimisation-based railway timetable rescheduling have both been widely studied, they have not previously been studied together. We propose definitions of fairness and efficiency for timetable rescheduling, and analyse the fairness of efficiency-maximising solutions for a case study with seven train operators. We also investigate the pairwise trade-offs between operators and show that the priority given to different train classes has an important impact on fairness.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Railway optimisation, Fairness, Timetable rescheduling |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2023 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 05:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jrtpm.2023.100389 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:201099 |
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