Railway simulation in the United Kingdom

摘要

Many railway infrastructure managers, including Network Rail in the United Kingdom, are finding that there is an ever-increasing demand for train paths on their networks, requiring capacity management of one form or another to help meet the emerging requirements. Investment in the infrastructure to increase capacity is often the only option, but this is expensive and will not always represent the best value for money. It is often better, and certainly more cost-effective, to ensure that the capacity already available is used as efficiently as possible.