A movable footboard for a door of a rail vehicle comprises a footboard extendable below a tread strip at least substantially transversely to the direction of travel. To minimize the level difference between the footboard and the tread strip a pivot shaft extends at least substantially parallel to the direction of travel on at least one longitudinal bar of the footboard at the end region of the footboard away from the vehicle, about which pivot shaft at least two pivoting bars are pivotably supported, which pivoting bars each bear a transverse profile element, each of the pivoting bars being rigidly connected to the transverse profile element associated with the pivot bar, while the other transverse profile elements lie freely on said pivot bar, and a lifting mechanism is fastened to the vehicle and lifts the transverse profile element located directly in front of the tread strip.

An on-board device controls the speed of the control target train so that the control target train is set to a given speed-controlled state upon reception of the earthquake detection signal, the given speed-controlled state being a state in which the speed of the control target train is set to be equal to or lower than a reduced speed, or the control target train is stopped. A speed control part estimates an estimated position and an estimated timing at which the control target train is set to a speed-controlled state when a given brake is continuously applied, and controls the speed of the control target train based on the positional relationship between the estimated position and the recommended avoiding-train-existence section when there is a time allowance between the estimated timing and the estimated earthquake arrival timing.

An IP-based monitor camera system has been used to accomplish savings in labor in operating railway vehicles, such as passenger-carrying vehicles, and to confirm safety at multiple doors thereof. A monitoring system installed in a leading or rearmost vehicle allows a train driver or a train crew to use monitoring cameras for visually confirming motions of passengers in association with opening or closing of doors of the passenger-carrying vehicles so as to ensure safe and efficient operation of the passenger-carrying vehicles. When areas of the trimming frames of images captured by the monitor cameras are set for displaying the images on a monitor screen, the areas of the trimming frames of the monitor cameras are automatically read and set quickly, readily and reliably.

An IP-based monitor camera system has been used to accomplish savings in labor in operating railway vehicles, such as passenger-carrying vehicles, and to confirm safety at multiple doors thereof. A monitoring system installed in a leading or rearmost vehicle allows a train driver or a train crew to use monitoring cameras for visually confirming motions of passengers in association with opening or closing of doors of the passenger-carrying vehicles so as to ensure safe and efficient operation of the passenger-carrying vehicles. When areas of the trimming frames of images captured by the monitor cameras are set for displaying the images on a monitor screen, the areas of the trimming frames of the monitor cameras are automatically read and set quickly, readily and reliably.

A floor structure of a railcar includes: a pair of side sills extending in a railcar longitudinal direction; cross beams extending in a railcar width direction and coupling the pair of side sills; a supporting member, which is arranged on upper surfaces of the cross beams, in which bottom surface portions and convex portions projecting upward from the bottom surface portions are alternately, continuously formed in the railcar width direction, and which extends in the railcar longitudinal direction; receiving members located at positions corresponding to the cross beams, arranged on an upper surface of the supporting member, and extending in the railcar width direction; and a floor panel arranged on upper surfaces of the receiving members. The receiving members include: a floor plate contact portion that contacts the floor panel; and leg portions, extending from the floor plate contact portion to the bottom surface portion of the supporting member.

A floor structure of a railcar includes: a pair of side sills extending in a railcar longitudinal direction; cross beams extending in a railcar width direction and coupling the pair of side sills; a supporting member, which is arranged on upper surfaces of the cross beams, in which bottom surface portions and convex portions projecting upward from the bottom surface portions are alternately, continuously formed in the railcar width direction, and which extends in the railcar longitudinal direction; receiving members located at positions corresponding to the cross beams, arranged on an upper surface of the supporting member, and extending in the railcar width direction; and a floor panel arranged on upper surfaces of the receiving members. The receiving members include: a floor plate contact portion that contacts the floor panel; and leg portions, extending from the floor plate contact portion to the bottom surface portion of the supporting member.

A train coach layout adapted for wheelchair access to a cabin of a train coach includes a plurality of cabins. The location of the cabin is different from an extremity of the train coach. The train coach layout includes a partition wall section of the train coach arranged with a triangular shape extending from a corridor of the train coach towards the cabin accessible by wheelchair. Each of two adjacent cabins include one partition wall corresponding to one side of the triangular shape. The cabin also includes a cabin access door, has dimensions and orientations to both allow movement of wheelchair and minimize loss of space in cabin.

A train coach layout adapted for wheelchair access to a cabin of a train coach includes a plurality of cabins. The location of the cabin is different from an extremity of the train coach. The train coach layout includes a partition wall section of the train coach arranged with a triangular shape extending from a corridor of the train coach towards the cabin accessible by wheelchair. Each of two adjacent cabins include one partition wall corresponding to one side of the triangular shape. The cabin also includes a cabin access door, has dimensions and orientations to both allow movement of wheelchair and minimize loss of space in cabin.

An arrangement for driving a vehicle coupled to a trailer has a vehicle with a traction engine for driving the vehicle and a trailer which is connected to the vehicle and has a tank in which a gas-bound energy source is stored. The vehicle has a galvanic cell as an energy generation unit, using which, by means of a chemical reaction of the gas-bound energy source that is continuously fed to it with an oxidant, drive energy is formed and fed to the traction engine for driving purposes. The vehicle and the trailer are connected to one another via a transmission line such that the gas-bound energy source passes from the tank of the trailer to the energy generation unit of the vehicle. The transmission line is coupled to a protection device such that, during operation of the vehicle connected to the trailer, damage to the transmission line is prevented.

A method and system for the flexible combined transport of persons and/or freight via rail or road. A coordination system coordinates the total transport capacity and the specific demand for transport of passengers and freight in real time and dynamically. The coordination system registers the existing capacity of persons and freight of a transport means, determines a residual capacity, defined by the difference between the passenger capacity and the passenger transport demand, and determines a transformation capacity, which is determined by the size of the residual capacity that can be transformed for the carriage of freight. The freight capacity is determined by the transformation capacity and the existing freight capacity. A multi-functional transport modality for rail or road and other support means for the realization of an efficient and resilient mobility system for passengers and freight.