Rail vehicles recycling

Merkisz-Guranowska, Agnieszka; Merkisz, Jerzy; Jacyna, Marianna; Pyza, Dariusz; Stawecka, Hanna

doi:10.2495/cr140351

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“…Since the amount of waste from end-of-life rolling stocks is much greater than general motor vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, busses), the importance for the development of recycling programs becomes even higher and more prioritized [1]. For instance, the disposal of a single cargo railcar, in relation to the weight of the waste, is the same as 16-20 passenger motor vehicles (e.g., road vehicles).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The conductor (or driver) of passenger trains has operational assistance from others crew members. Some passenger trains still may use bi-level (double deck) cars to carry more people per train [1]. Figure 1 shows an example of passenger trains and its internal components: At the end of a vehicle life, there should be appropriate disposal management, which includes reuse, recycling, and recovery.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The other benefits related to the rail vehicles with improved environmental friendliness also include reduction of the exploitation of resources, lower costs of production of those recycled materials, or even the profits from a good product image (market premium). Hence, an effective end-of-life rail vehicle treatment is needed to resolve major global concerns such as carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas emission), energy efficiency issues, higher raw materials costs, rigorous landfill legislation and need for landfilled waste minimization, and others environmental regulations associated with the manufacturers' responsibilities, the increase in customers' environmental requirements, and the benefits and profits earned from the eco-friendly products [1,[6][7][8]. A clear example for recyclability requirements of vehicles is the European Directive 2000/53/EC [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the same way, a three-part electric multiple unit (EMU) can originate as much waste as 126-156 passenger motor vehicles (e.g., >160 t) [1][2][3][4][5].…”

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Recycling of Rolling Stocks

Silva

Kaewunruen

2017

Environments

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This review paper highlights feasible and practicable approaches for managing end-of-life rolling stocks. It aims to promote and enable sustainable procurement policy for rolling stocks. Firstly, it demonstrates that modern rolling stocks can potentially gain the environmental benefits since almost all of their materials used in the rolling stock manufacturing can be recycled and reused. In this study, a brief definition and concept of various train types are introduced and discussed, accompanied by some demonstrative illustrations. Then, component analyses, recovery rates and percent proportion of each material in various rolling stock assemblies have been evaluated. The estimation of material quantities that can potentially be recycled has been carried out using industry data sources. The suitable management procedures for end-of-life rail vehicles are then discussed, together with the life cycle of the key materials in which the recyclability criteria take into account the environmental risks and the best and safest approaches to deal with them. The aim of this study is to increase the awareness of the public, train manufacturers and rail industries on the benefits to the environment from rolling stock recycling, which could result in sustainable society and urban livings.

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Section: Passenger Trainsmentioning

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“…In the same way, a three-part electric multiple unit (EMU) can originate as much waste as 126-156 passenger motor vehicles (e.g., >160 t) [1][2][3][4][5].…”

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Recycling of Rolling Stocks

Silva

Kaewunruen

2017

Environments

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“…This necessity also requires relevant decommission methods and frameworks (e.g., hazard and environmental risk framework using International Standard Organisation (ISO) 31000, inspection specifications based on recycling plants, transportation capacity, logistics legislations of local road/rail authorities, occupational safety procedure at the recycling plant, and so on) and can generate additional costs to asset owners. Hence, the life cycle of rolling stock and the possibilities to recycle should be taken into consideration, especially during the initial stages of procurement, design and manufacture of the rolling stock [5,6]. At the end of a vehicle life, there must be a proper disposal, after reusing, recycling, and recovery (or "RRR").…”

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Environmental Risks and Uncertainty with Respect to the Utilization of Recycled Rolling Stocks

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Abstract:The railway industry is one of the most important sectors driving growth of regional economies worldwide. The industry has long dealt with both infrastructure and rolling stock. Many of these have reached the end of their lives. This paper highlights the rail policy for managing end-of-life rail vehicles. Initially when manufacturing rolling stock, different materials are considered in design and manufacture such as steel, aluminum, copper, polymers, glass. Based on the high economic and carbon costs of these materials, it is worthwhile to reuse or recycle them after their end-of-life cycle. In this study, three types of trains have been evaluated for comparison: freight, passenger and high speed. The material breakdowns from rail vehicles are evaluated for feasible applications in terms of reusing or recycling train components. We consider every material, taking into account the process of production, remaining life, advantages, disadvantages and potential threats derived from using such residual materials. The key aspects are risks and uncertainty associated with chemical and physical processes, corrosion and its varieties, oxidation, impact on the environment, release of toxicity, and pollution to the soil. These negative effects can indeed harm people, children, and assets in the vicinity. This paper therefore highlights the possibilities of recycling residual materials derived from rolling stock waste and any danger to the environment and the community, so that hazardous waste management can be put in place at the right time. Such insight will better shape sustainability policy for rolling stock procurement in the future.

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