sonRAIL -- computer model to calculate noise levels along the Swiss rail network

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:02 in Mathematics & Economics

Goods trains move at night because during daytime the Swiss rail system is used to full capacity by passenger traffic. Unfortunately, it is goods trains which make the most noise – and they operate at exactly the time when most people want to sleep. If the policy of shifting goods transport from the roads to the rail network is to succeed, then goods trains must be made significantly quieter.

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