Technical asset management for railway transport : using the URRAN approach This book introduces readers to the key provisions of the URRAN based technical asset management system a methodology for managing resources and risks by analyzing and ensuring the required levels of reliability and safety in Russia’s railway transport facilities. It describes the architecture of the URRAN information system’s unified corporate platform (UCP URRAN) and its subsystems for infrastructure facilities and rolling stock complexes. It also highlights the UCP URRAN’s prospects for development especially in the application of artificial intelligence to predict dangerous events in railway transport operation. The book is chiefly intended for specialists engaged in practical work on the technical maintenance of railway transport facilities. It can also be used as a reference guide for students and researchers at railway universities or professionals who are dealing with problems in technical asset management in other industries. 1. Introduction 2. Problems of Managing Technical Assets in Railway Domain 3. Conceptual Provisions for Integrated Risk Based Management of Reliability Safety and Resources 4. Basic Concepts and Indicators of Dependability and Functional Safety of Railway Transport Facilities 5. Standardization of the Facilities of Railway Transport and the Normalization of Dependability Indicators 6. Fundamentals of Management of Technical and Industrial Risks on Railway Transport 7. Resource Management of Railway Transport Facilities 8. Assessment of the Activities of Structural Divisions of Railway Transport 9. Unified Corporate Platform URRAN (UCP URRAN) 10. Conclusion.