Scientific Review of Transport

Sustainability in bridge management

László Gáspár — 2025-08-27

Public roads are a crucial element of a country's economic life. Within them, the adequacy of bridges is also of paramount im-portance for the national economy. Sustainability aspects have recently gained increasing importance. The aim of this article is to review the sustainability issues of road bridge management, mainly based on the literature research results of a PhD thesis in progress, and to discuss the aspects of Building Information Modeling (BIM). It presents the most important results achieved in these areas worldwide and outlines the main development directions.

In the Light of the West: Career Development, Income Relations and Social Mobilisation on the Hungarian Railways until World War I

Gábor Balázs — 2025-08-27

When analysing Hungarian railway wages and comparing them with the Bavarian example, it can be said that in Hungary wages rose less in the lower categories, while for clerks they rose at a rate roughly similar to that in Bavaria. Railway workers, especially manual workers, were not satisfied with their working conditions and income situation at the beginning of the century. This frustration was compounded by the fact that the incomes of other public sector employees improved significantly in the early years of the last century. The political leadership was also aware of the problem: during the debate on the 1907 Salaries Act, even. Pál Hoitsy, the rapporteur of the Finance Committee, drew attention to the fact that the railwaymen’s complaints were realistic, not only because living conditions had deteriorated in previous years due to high prices, but a few years earlier, in 1904, salaries for civil servants in other sectors had also risen significantly.
All in all, it can be said, that until the outbreak of the First World War, the income framework for railway workers was established and fixed in a way that ensured financial stability. This is particularly true for clerical workers, where the increase was not even lower than in the Western example under consideration. However, this income structure, which had been achieved over several decades and guaranteed a decent standard of living, was steadily weakened and devalued by the outbreak of the First World War. All this was made even more difficult by the additional burdens associated with warfare. This, however, belongs to the next chapter in the history of the domestic railway society.

Background and Lessons from the History of Railway Property Development. Part 1.

László Köller — 2025-08-27

This series of articles is about property management in railway areas from the change of regime to the present day. In a market economy, real estate has regained its traditional importance in the economy, its importance in the use of railway areas has also increased. Building on this, the article explores the evolving role and objectives of railway property management, from the beginning to the development of complex railway and property development plans. Through concrete examples, it describes issues relating to the use of railway land and the lessons that can be learned from them. Railway stations, passenger stations, and freight transport areas, marshalling yards, which have slightly different characteristics, are discussed in a separate group, along with their utlization plans and resultsand failures of them. At the end of the article series, the general conclusion and suggestions drawn from the practice so far are summarised based on concrete examples. At the end of the series of articles, general conclusions and recommendations based on specific examples will be summarized, which arte particularly relevant considering the recently publicized bwornfield development program in the Rákosrendező area.

In PArt 1, general issues or railway property development are discussed, and the Western Railway Station is presented as an example.

The Role of Generations in Rail Transport and Maintenance, in the Light of Ongoing Developments in Infrastructure and Equipment

János Stánicz — 2025-08-27

Economic developments in Europe, the associated increase in demand for mobility and the achievement of climate policy objectives are all impossible without a transformation of rail transport. This transformation cannot be achieved without widespread digitalisation and automation in the rail sector. At the same time, the current labour market situation and the need to replace an ageing and shrinking workforce are key issues that all railway companies must address. This article presents the results of a generational study that identified the characteristics and preferences of the workforce. This information can be used to develop strategies that will make railway companies’ workplaces more attractive. The research focused on data-based
statements about the population of Hungary, with the expected changes in the labour market there forming the starting point. That was followed by the examination of the impact of ongoing and anticipated rail network developments, digitalisation and automation. The results of this will provide a guidance about
the number of employees required following these changes. This highlights areas where the change should result in the acquisition of new competences for employees who continue to work for the company.

Encounter of Schemes in Road Safety

Diána Dr. Henézi — 2025-08-27

In our country, there are several times as many road accidents with personal injuries that end in „property damage only”. These accidents are also traffic externalities, causing traffic congestion, multiplying the work of the police and causing daily annoyance to road users. The right design of infrastructure can go a long way towards influencing road users’ behaviour, whether they react correctly or incorrectly. In this article, we show how patterns meet when the traffic environment is
designed in a way that is deceptive and does not allow for error.