Analysis of technical maintenance and repair system of modern passenger rolling stock

Abstract

For passenger transportation, safe rolling stock operation and to secure maximal value of fleet preparedness, during exploitation scheduled technical maintenance and scheduled repairs are performed. Currently, only passenger operator in Lithuania is SC “Lithuanian railways” that carries scheduled technical maintenance and repair system. It means that repairs are performed accordingly the run and exploitation period of particular rolling stock. This system allows keeping up high level of rolling stock reliability, but economic index of exploitation in this case is low. Researches not only confirm the expedience of the modern rolling stock procurement in economical sense, but that allows also the higher degree of comfort and safety.