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C. Archut¹, N. Jendrny¹, A. Schulte-Marxloh², M. Eberius³, U. Conrath² and C. Schindler¹

¹Institute for Rail Vehicles and Transport Systems (IFS), RWTH Aachen University, Germany
²Plant Physiology Department (iPP), RWTH Aachen University, Germany
³crop.zone GmbH, Aachen Germany

doi:10.4203/ccc.1.10.2

C. Archut, N. Jendrny, A. Schulte-Marxloh, M. Eberius, U. Conrath, C. Schindler, "Selection of a non-chemical method for weed management on railway tracks", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 10.2, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.10.2

Keywords: herbicide-free weed management, railway infrastructure maintenance, vegetation management requirements, alternative methods for vegetation management.

Abstract

Vegetation on railway lines causes negative effects on the infrastructure and endangers the safe operation of railway systems as well as worker’s safety. The current methods for vegetation control are primarily based on different herbicides, which in future might lose their approval by regulatory bodies. This paper presents a systematic analysis of the state of the art for the selection of a nonchemical method for weed management. The aim is to compare different physical methods either individually or in combination and to evaluate their capacity for vegetation control. The development and evaluation of such a method involves knowledge from the areas of biology, agriculture, railway technology and mechanical engineering, which is difficult to combine. In order to get an overview and to select the most promising methods, this paper presents a systematic analysis of the state of the art. Additionally requirements for a future method were gathered and used to rate the different methods. As a result, the most promising methods for weed management on railway tracks have been identified. This work is part of a project commissioned by the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research at the Federal Railway Authority (DZSF at the EBA). It aims to build a prototype and define procedures to allow sustainable and economically viable vegetation control on railway tracks.

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Front Page Browse CCC CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Conferences ISSN 2753-3239 CCC: 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 10.2 Selection of a non-chemical method for weed management on railway tracks C. Archut¹, N. Jendrny¹, A. Schulte-Marxloh², M. Eberius³, U. Conrath² and C. Schindler¹ ¹Institute for Rail Vehicles and Transport Systems (IFS), RWTH Aachen University, Germany ²Plant Physiology Department (iPP), RWTH Aachen University, Germany ³crop.zone GmbH, Aachen Germany doi:10.4203/ccc.1.10.2 Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper C. Archut, N. Jendrny, A. Schulte-Marxloh, M. Eberius, U. Conrath, C. Schindler, "Selection of a non-chemical method for weed management on railway tracks", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, Online volume: CCC 1, Paper 10.2, 2022, doi:10.4203/ccc.1.10.2 Keywords: herbicide-free weed management, railway infrastructure maintenance, vegetation management requirements, alternative methods for vegetation management. Abstract Vegetation on railway lines causes negative effects on the infrastructure and endangers the safe operation of railway systems as well as worker’s safety. The current methods for vegetation control are primarily based on different herbicides, which in future might lose their approval by regulatory bodies. This paper presents a systematic analysis of the state of the art for the selection of a nonchemical method for weed management. The aim is to compare different physical methods either individually or in combination and to evaluate their capacity for vegetation control. The development and evaluation of such a method involves knowledge from the areas of biology, agriculture, railway technology and mechanical engineering, which is difficult to combine. In order to get an overview and to select the most promising methods, this paper presents a systematic analysis of the state of the art. Additionally requirements for a future method were gathered and used to rate the different methods. As a result, the most promising methods for weed management on railway tracks have been identified. This work is part of a project commissioned by the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research at the Federal Railway Authority (DZSF at the EBA). It aims to build a prototype and define procedures to allow sustainable and economically viable vegetation control on railway tracks. download the full-text of this paper (PDF, 396 Kb) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the volume description
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