深化改革促进发展努力强化新体制新布局下的物资管理

回顾上海铁路局物资处2005年物资管理体制改革的实践及效果,并对2006年全局物资重点工作进行了安排.     

测定球面多点坐标计算球面参数的方法

无协作目标电子全站仪无需安置棱镜和反射片作为反射目标而能测定待定点的空间位置。采用无协作目标电子全站仪这一特性,可以方便地测定球面上多于4个点的三维坐标。以球心坐标和半径为未知数列出误差方程式,平差计算球心坐标和半径,并评定球心点位精度,实例证明该方法是可行和可靠的。     

Development and Deployment of Public Transport Policy and Planning in Taiwan

Over the past decade, the escalating roadway congestion and environmental deterioration due to heavy use of private vehicles have provoked the Taiwan government to realize the importance of public transport systems. Under the “carrot-and-stick” rationales, the government has formulated public transport policies and exercised a series of related initiatives by providing sufficient and higher quality of public transport services so as to attract more private vehicle users. In this paper, the planning philosophy and policy formulation of Taiwan’s public transport development are highlighted. The most important initiatives, including the Five-year Enhancement of Mass Transportation Program and the upgrading public transport schemes in the National Development Plan are examined. Based on previous experience and lessons, we point out the most challenging issues that the government will encounter. Suggestions for the future of public transport planning are also addressed.     

Analysis of Driver's Decelerating Strategy in a Car-following Situation

This report describes a decelerating driver-model expressed by driving mode transition in car-following situations. The assumptions for constructing the model are that decelerating strategy of a driver is classified into several simple driving modes and that a driver changs his driving modes based on his perceptible characteristics and experiential rules. Deceleration action is divided into three states; following, standing and braking, which are applied to the model. The model has two paths for driver's decelerating action, one of which is selected by the driver based on the perceptible characteristics and experiential rules. The suitability of the model has been experimentally verified.     

Multiphysic modelling of railway vehicles equipped with pneumatic suspensions

This article presents a multidisciplinary approach of railway pneumatic suspension modelling: both multibody and pneumatic aspects are taken into account. The work aims at obtaining a realistic model of the secondary suspension and coupling it with a multibody model of a train. Various components of the pneumatic circuit such as bellows, tanks, pipes and valves are taken into account. The article focuses on the bellow-pipe-tank subsystem for which several modelling approaches are presented and compared. Differences between differential and algebraic models are highlighted, and an application-dependent choice between them is suggested. A complete model of the pneumatic circuit is then obtained and coupled with a multibody model of the train. As a result, the behaviour of a suburban train equipped with a pneumatic secondary suspension is analysed, in particular undesired oscillating motions which affect the comfort. Topological modifications and improvements of the suspension are also investigated and discussed.     

提高船员综合素质,适应水运经济发展

即将施行的《船员条例》是第一部提高船员素质,维护船员合法权益的专项条例。从科学文化素质、航海教育资源配置、船员培训质量等方面分析船员素质不高的原因,从大力倡导船员职业专科教育,提高船员培训质量,海事机构加强市场监管,提高船员待遇,全社会都来关爱船员等方面来提高船员的综合素质,适应水运经济发展的需要。     

Impact of information technology on public transport fares data

The work described was undertaken as part of the CASSIOPE project in the EC DRIVE programme. A range of fare collection procedures in public transport is described, and the importance of these for data collection by operators is stressed. It is suggested that such data management could be standardized and to this end four case studies were carried out in different European cities. Data models were built for each city, and these models are merged into a preliminary version of a generalized model. The need and uses for such a fare collection data model is explained.     

Should the user pay?

The paper puts the case that historical analysis helps to understand current discussions on user-pays principles and practice. In particular, (a) it is demonstrated that the nature of funding systems is dominated by political considerations, and (b) user-pays systems lead to inadequate funding of infrastructure when politically controlled, but provide funds for expansion when “market-driven” (in pursuit of profit maximisation). The case is illustrated by reference to the experience of interregional transport infrastructure in 19th century in England and 20th century Australia. Revenue deficiencies arising from government-controlled rates can lead to the demise of private transport infrastructure. The problem is considered in the context of the history of interregional roads and railways in England between the 15th and 19th century in England and in Australia in the 19th and 20th century. The current embrace by government of the user-pays system in transport services arises from fiscal deficiencies, as much from economic philosophy. User-pays policies are part of the global re-emergence of economic rationalism since the 1970s. The lesson for other nations from Australia's experience is twofold. First, in a federal system of government, despite the efficiency benefits of user-pays in interregional land transport, fiscal and political objectives will prevail. Second, in sparsely populated and/or developing countries, deregulation of long distance road transport will make funding a national highway system a critical concern.     

The market for second-hand ships: Further results on efficiency using cointegration analysis

This paper examines the dynamic behaviour of second-hand prices of tankers and dry-cargo vessels over various time periods, with a view to determining whether or not the markets for such assets are efficient. It extends and re-analyses the results of an earlier study by Hale and Vanags, published in this journal in 1992. Using a more modern method of testing for cointegration, it is shown that both the tanker and dry cargo markets appear to be cointegrated, a fact which would suggest that these markets are inefficient. It is suggested that the existence of cointegration does not necessarily imply market inefficiency, if the factors that create the common trends are themselves stochastic in nature. With this in mind, it is argued that the evidence put forward in this paper is still consistent with market efficiency in the long run.     

“泉州学“/跨文化研究/文化并存

深秋季节,北方的寒意可比隆冬的南方;一次涉及"文化互动"的学术会议[1],定在依然温润的东南滨海之城泉州举行.会议联络人之一,是福建省泉州海外交通史博物馆馆长王连茂学长.他约我以"海上丝绸之路泉州"为例,来讨论中外文化互动的历史、作用及意义.不讳言我不是这一行的专家;所幸者,我自己生在泉州,对家乡文化史之爱,没有随着时间的流逝而降温.我更景仰家乡文史界前辈的成就,欣赏曾活跃于地方史学界的<泉州文史>杂志及中国海交史研究会(会址设在泉州海外交通史博物馆,简称"海交馆")会刊<海交史研究>的学术追求及人文关怀.况且,在过去这二十多年里,我可以说与"泉州"与"文化互动"这两个名称结下了一种特殊的学术缘份.因而,来谈谈这个城市与她的世界,侃侃她那"有容乃大"的胸怀,无论是否合适,是否深刻,是否令人满意,却能尽一抒己见、以文会友之欢.