Scientific paper ID 490 : 2011/1

The paper presents a study on the experience of leading European railway administrations in the development, implementation and operation of monitoring systems for control of technical state and load of rolling stock, management and synchronization of access to railway infrastructure. A comparative analysis between systems "Gotcha" and "QuoVadis" (Netherlands), "Lasca & Mattild" (Germany) and "Checkpoints" (Austrian Railways) has been made. Basic parameters have been defined and a general principal model for the needs of the Bulgarian Railways has been developed.