TY - JOUR TI - Life cycle cost analysis of Europe‒Asia transportation systems AU - Szkoda, Maciej TI - Life cycle cost analysis of Europe‒Asia transportation systems AB - The effectiveness of East-West rail transportation systems significantly depends on the track gauge change from 1435 mm to 1520 mm, which requires complicated handling-shifting operations. Comparative analysis of hazardous materials transport, among others using SUW 2000 system of self-adjusted wheel-sets, was based on the established effectiveness model (LCC analysis). The analysis pointed out both economic effects and the application’s restrictions in assumed and presented variants. VL - 2014 IS - Mechanics Issue 1-M (4) 2014 PY - 2014 SN - 0011-4561 C1 - 2353-737X SP - 105 EP - 114 DO - 10.4467/2353737XCT.14.053.2503 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/czasopismo-techniczne/article/life-cycle-cost-analysis-of-europe-asia-transportation-systems KW - LCC analysis KW - life cycle cost KW - track gauge change