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THE PORTUGUESE RAIL NETWORK AND EUROPE

Raul Vilaca E Moura

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The author discusses obstacles in the way of developing a high- speed railway in Portugal, in particular the topography and use of broad gauge track. Comprehensive infrastructure modernisation planned in 1988 to provide safer running conditions, higher speeds, higher axle loads and greater use of electric traction on the existing network is described. In view of this investment decisions were taken not to change the gauge and that any high speed rail link would have to be a separate system. The Portuguese are therefore looking to design a system which will allow the two networks to be coordinated. Current studies on possible high- speed lines are outlined, in particular links between Lisbon, Porto and Madrid. The financial implications and justification for such schemes are considered. This paper was presented at the EURAILSPEED 92 conference held in Brussels, April 27-29, 1992. For the covering abstract see IRRD 853180.

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The author discusses obstacles in the way of developing a high- speed railway in Portugal, in particular the topography and use of broad gauge track. Comprehensive infrastructure modernisation planned in 1988 to provide safer running conditions, higher speeds, higher axle loads and greater use of electric traction on the existing network is described. In view of this investment decisions were taken not to change the gauge and that any high speed rail link would have to be a separate system. The Portuguese are therefore looking to design a system which will allow the two networks to be coordinated. Current studies on possible high- speed lines are outlined, in particular links between Lisbon, Porto and Madrid. The financial implications and justification for such schemes are considered. This paper was presented at the EURAILSPEED 92 conference held in Brussels, April 27-29, 1992. For the covering abstract see IRRD 853180.

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The author discusses obstacles in the way of developing a high- speed railway in Portugal, in particular the topography and use of broad gauge track. Comprehensive infrastructure modernisation planned in 1988 to provide safer running conditions, higher speeds, higher axle loads and greater use of electric traction on the existing network is described. In view of this investment decisions were taken not to change the gauge and that any high speed rail link would have to be a separate system. The Portuguese are therefore looking to design a system which will allow the two networks to be coordinated. Current studies on possible high- speed lines are outlined, in particular links between Lisbon, Porto and Madrid. The financial implications and justification for such schemes are considered. This paper was presented at the EURAILSPEED 92 conference held in Brussels, April 27-29, 1992. For the covering abstract see IRRD 853180.

Key concepts: Portuguese, Rail network, Modernization theory, Axle, Transport engineering, SAFER, Electric traction, Track (disk drive)

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