ON THE EFFICIENCY OF USING AUTONOMOUS LOCOMOTIVES ON THE RAILWAYS OF MONGOLIA

Abstract

[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The requirements of speed, reliability, safety and cost-effectiveness of cargo transportation pose a number of complex logistics tasks for Ulaanbaatar Railroad (UBZhD), including the choice of optimal train mass, series and number of locomotive sections for driving a freight train of a given weight. The mass of the train selected in the course of the study was checked by the condition of starting from the place on the calculated ascent. Based on the analysis of the longitudinal track profile, a computational profile scheme was compiled. Calculation of the minimum traction force of the locomotive was given by the mass of the train, the series and the number of sections. Using the diagrams of the specific slowing and accelerating forces, the train speed curve was constructed by the method of A. I. Lipets, after which by the method of G. V. Lebedev the total train travel time and the operating time of TED in various modes was found, which allows finding the specific fuel consumption. After considering three possible variants, it is established that the combination of locomotives 2TE116UM-23AGAL allows for faster and more economical cargo transportation. Given the equipment of the UBZhD with these locomotives, the idea proposed in the article can be realized on the most heavily stressed sections. Keywords: railway, locomotive, Mongolia, cargo transportation optimization, calculations, efficiency.