Table 5

Examples of cost–benefit analysis in infrastructure decision making

ReferenceCosts and benefitsDecision madeA further improvement would be to quantify …
Peng (2011), Peng and Ouyang (2014) Costs of intervention, costs of network operationHow to group interventions on tracksAccident costs
Zhao et al. (2006) Costs of interventionBallast tamping intervention strategyAccident and travel time costs
Budai-Balke (2009) Costs of interventionTrack intervention strategyAccident cost
Thoft-Christensen (2009) Costs of interventionBridge intervention strategyAccident cost
Zhang et al. (2013) Costs of intervention, safety, travel disruptionTrack intervention strategyTravel time costs
Lyngby et al. (2008) Cost of intervention, cost of failure (i.e. cost of unavailability of service due to failure)Interventions to be executed on tracksRisks related to accidents, costs for traffic interruption due to preventive interventions

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