THE RAILCON RESEARCH COLLECTION
RAILCON ’26PROCEEDINGSXXII INTERNATIONALProceedings2026
XXII International Scientific-Expert Conference on Railways
44 papers8 conference sections15–16 October · Niš, Serbia
SCIENTIFIC-EXPERT CONFERENCE
ON RAILWAYSNIŠ · SERBIA 2026
PL
Plenary Session
4 papers01
Rolling Stock
8 papersCALCULATION OF SELECTED PARAMETERS OF A SCREW COUPLER AND BUFFERS OF A LOCOMOTIVE SCALED MODEL
Ján DIŽO, Alyona LOVSKA, Miroslav BLATNICKÝ, Martin BUČKO, Marek ZOŠIAK
A STUDY OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE OF A BOX WAGON WITH CORRUGATED CLADDING SHEETS
Alyona LOVSKA, Juraj GERLICI, Ján DIŽO
ANALYSIS OF FRICTION COEFFICIENTS OF CERTIFIED COMPOSITE BRAKE BLOCKS IN FREIGHT RAILWAY WAGONS
Saša RADULOVIĆ, Dragan MILKOVIĆ, Goran SIMIĆ, Aleksandra KOSTIĆ MILIČIĆ
CONCEPTUAL SOLUTION OF A TEST STAND FOR CALIBRATION OF MEASURING RAILWAY WHEELSETS FOR DIFFERENT TRACK GAUGES
Milan BIŽIĆ, Dragan PETROVIĆ
PASS-BY NOISE ASSESSMENT OF CONTEMPORARY AND LEGACY RAIL VEHICLES ON SERBIAN RAILWAYS
Goran SIMIĆ, Aleksandra KOSTIĆ-MILIČIĆ, Dragan MILKOVIĆ, Saša RADULOVIĆ, Ognjen OBRADOVIĆ
MODELING AND PREDICTION OF STOCHASTIC VIBRATIONS IN TRAIN OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEMS
Ivan PAVLOVIĆ, Nikola DESPENIĆ, Milan BANIĆ
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OF CHARACTERISTICS OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM FOR KINETIC COLLISION ABSORPTION SYSTEMS – OGDEN MATERIAL MODEL
Jovan TANASKOVIĆ, Francis FRANKLIN, William NIGHTINGALE
BATTERY POWERED TRAINS FOR CROATIAN RAILWAYS
Dominik GLAVINA, Marina BOMEŠTAR GAŠPARIĆ
02
Traffic and Transport
6 papersCOST-MINIMIZING TRAIN PATH MANAGEMENT: CURRENT AND PROPOSED CALCULATION METHOD
Nemanja TOŠIĆ, Predrag JOVANOVIĆ, Dragana MACURA
APPLICATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN RAILWAY WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Nikola RISTIĆ, Predrag JOVANOVIĆ
APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SINGLE WAGON LOAD (SWL) OPTIMIZATION OPERATIONAL MODEL FOR RAILWAYS OF REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
Marko PAVLOVIĆ, Zoran GAJIĆ, Snježana CVIJANOVIĆ
IMPACT OF OPERATIONAL DISRUPTIONS ON QUALITY INDICATORS IN SOFIA METRO UNDER DIFFERENT LEVELS OF AUTOMATION
Mirena TODOROVA, Violina VELYOVA, Zlatin TRENDAFILOV, Aleksander GEORGIEV
METAHEURISTIC OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE PLANNING AND BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Irena PETROVA, Kostadin TRIFONOV
03
Infrastructure
5 papersLOWCOST ELECTRONIC INTERLOCKING SYSTEM FOR THE RAILWAY STATION ELEMIR
Dejan LUTOVAC, Tatjana LUTOVAC, Ana LUTOVAC
SUPERSTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION OF THE HEAVY GANTRY CRANE TRACK IN TPP REK BITOLA
Ivona NEDEVSKA TRAJKOVA, Riste RISTOV, Vasko GACEVSKI
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRACK QUALITY INDEX CALCULATION METHODOLOGIES USING REAL GEOMETRY DATA
Ivona NEDEVSKA TRAJKOVA, Zlatko ZAFIROVSKI, Jelena DIMITRIJEVIĆ, Nenad PETRESKI
WELDING OF COGIDUR BLOCKS (1.8715 GROUP 3.2) WITH SELF-SHIELDING WIRE-PROCESS 114
Mladen MITIĆ, Đorđe HADŽI-ĐOKIĆ, Miroslav MIJAJLOVIĆ, Dragan MITIĆ
TGPS+ MONITORING OF GOODS FLOWS AND PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS IN RAILWAY GOODS TRAFFIC
Zoran STOŠIĆ, Jovan STOŠIĆ, Života ĐORĐEVIĆ
04
Vehicle and Infrastructure Maintenance
8 papersSMART RAIL VEHICLE MONITORING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CNN ARCHITECTURES
Marko PERIĆ, Aleksandar MILTENOVIĆ, Emina PETROVIĆ, Damjan RANGELOV, Saša PAVLOVIĆ
A REVIEW OF WHEEL INSPECTION DEVICES AND CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES
Damjan RANGELOV, Aleksandar MILTENOVIĆ, Marko PERIĆ, Dušan STAMENKOVIĆ, Sanel PURGIĆ
FRICTION STIR WELDING OF ALUMINIUM ROOF PANELS FOR METRO VEHICLES
Miodrag MILČIĆ, Petar LJUŠIĆ, Branko SPASIĆ, Dragan MILČIĆ, Nataša ZDRAVKOVIĆ
MODERNIZATION OF RAILWAY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS AT ŽRS A.D. DOBOJ
Biljana SIMIĆ, Gordana ILINČIĆ, Boro MANJIĆ
SAFETY ASPECTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PLANS WITHIN THE EUROPEAN REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Marija VUKŠIĆ POPOVIĆ, Aleksandar BLAGOJEVIĆ, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ, Marko MARIČIĆ, Dragan RAJOVIĆ
FREIGHT WAGON FAILURES AS A BASIS FOR SAFETY-ORIENTED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT UNDER EUROPEAN RAILWAY REGULATIONS
Marija VUKŠIĆ POPOVIĆ, Aleksandar BLAGOJEVIĆ, Srđan STOJIČIĆ, Jevrem ROGIĆ, Dušan VUJOVIĆ
ENERGY HARVESTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAILWAY SENSOR SYSTEMS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BY APPLICATION AND DEPLOYMENT LOCATION
Anđela TONČEV, Teodor ĐORĐEVIĆ, Vukašin PAVLOVIĆ, Aleksandra CVETKOVIĆ, Miloš MILOŠEVIĆ
PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS FOR RAILWAY TRACK VIBRATIONS: A REVIEW OF STRUCTURAL DESIGNS AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES
Teodor ĐORĐEVIĆ, Anđela TONČEV, Nenad T. PAVLOVIĆ, Aleksandra CVETKOVIĆ, Miloš MILOŠEVIĆ
05
Strategy and policy
3 papersTHE MISSING INSTITUTION IN EUROPEAN RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDOR GOVERNANCE: LESSONS FROM AVIATION AND ELECTRICITY
Miroslav PROKIĆ, Branislav BOŠKOVIĆ
BALANCING CAPACITY, FLEXIBILITY AND RESILIENCE: LESSONS FROM AUTOMATED METRO SYSTEMS FOR FUTURE RAILWAYS
Mirjana BUGARINOVIĆ, Tihomir SUBOTIĆ, Branislav BOŠKOVIĆ
INTERMODAL RAIL-AIR TRAVEL – RECOMMENDED FUTURE SERVICES
Bernhard RÜGER, Jan HERBST
06
Other Railway Aspects
4 papersAPPLICATION OF PHYSICS AI IN RAILWAY VEHICLE DESIGN – A REVIEW
Nađa BRADIĆ, Aleksandar MILTENOVIĆ, Danijela RISTIĆ-DURRANT, Miloš SIMONOVIĆ, Miloš BOJIĆ
OPERATIONAL VALIDATION OF SPACE-ENABLED RAIL BUCKLING RISK MONITORING IN THE SPATRA RAILWAY PILOT
Danijela RISTIĆ-DURRANT, Milan BANIĆ, Alina KLAPPER, Dietrich KUHN, Miloš SIMONOVIĆ, Miloš MADIĆ, Milan TRIFUNOVIĆ
MANAGEMENT OF AI SMART MONITORING IN RAILWAY SYSTEMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE, RISK-INFORMED DECISION SUPPORT, AND OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE
Milena RAJIĆ, Giannis ADAMOS, Milan BANIĆ, Marko PERIĆ, Argyrios BALATSOUKAS
FROM RAILWAYS ACT 1993 TO GREAT BRITISH RAILWAYS: EVOLUTION OF UK RAIL REFORM AND RETURN TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP (1993–2026)
Aleksandar BLAGOJEVIĆ [Serbian]
07
The Graduates and the Future of Railway
6 papersFAILURE ANALYSIS OF TYPE R FREIGHT WAGONS ON THE SERBIAN RAILWAY NETWORK
Dragana PANIĆ, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ
ANALYSIS OF FAILURES OF TYPE “Z” FREIGHT WAGONS ON SERBIAN RAILWAYS
Jovana IVANOVIĆ, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ
FAILURE ANALYSIS AND AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT OF STADLER FLIRT EMU 413/417 TRAINS IN SERBIA
Katarina HRISTODULU, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ
FAILURE ANALYSIS OF H-SERIES FREIGHT WAGONS ON THE RAILWAY NETWORK OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Milica ANDRIĆ, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ
ANALYSIS OF FAILURES OF TYPE “E” FREIGHT WAGONS ON SERBIAN RAILWAYS
Zoran JOVIČIĆ, Jovan TANASKOVIĆ
AI-BASED REAL-TIME TRANSLATION OF RAILWAY ANNOUNCEMENTS: ACCESSIBILITY AND CYBERSECURITY
Kamila MATUSIK, Francesco FLAMMINI
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