The Effect of Track Stiffness on Track Performance
Cost and Benefit of Outsourcing
The Track Construction (Aiming at High Performance)
The Changing External Environment for the Infrastructure Manager
Management of Infrastructure Data
From Tactical to Strategic Outsourcing
Maintenance Planning Using LCC KAI RAMS
Factors Affecting the Track Quality Behaviour
The “Stakeholders” of the Railway System
Technological Developments and Tendencies for the Railways
What Kind of Contracting Is Suitable for Track Maintenance?
Types of Contracts and Its Characteristics
Measuring Contractor’s Performance
The Future Railway as a System
Cost Factors of Track Construction and Maintenance
Infrastructure Data Management in Case of Outsourcing of M&R Activities
Maintenance Outsourcing Scenarios
Common Risks Associated with Contracting
Guiding Principles for an Effective Track
The System “Railway Infrastructure”
Discrete Track Defects as Cause of Track Deterioration
The Deterioration of the Track Components
A Case Study of Applications of RAMS and LCC in the Design Process
Modelling Costs of Service Contract
LCC and WLC (Whole Life Costing)