The paper deals with the implementation of a modified FMEA methodology according to the EU Commission Regulation no. 402/13 on a common safety method for risk assessment and evaluation in the railway sector. The basic goal is to create a methodology for risk identification regarding the safety of services in railway transport concerning railway crossings. Reason for this research was the fact that the manager of the railway infrastructure in Slovakia has problems related to accidents at railway crossings including problems with the quality of services when trains are delayed. Based on previous research, this area has been defined as a priority for risk identification. Accidents at level crossings are often the result of complex interactions between several factors. The results of the authors’ long-term research bring direct impact on the safety and quality of rail transport services. The first effect of the research is a detailed investigation of the causes of accidents, on which the new methodology is based. This is important because understanding the causes of accidents is the first step in eliminating them. The proposed new framework of the methodology provides guidance to the railway infrastructure manager on how to identify, analyze, evaluate and eliminate the risks of their effects.

Information and communication technologies are becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life, as they facilitate many activities, mainly in the world of work, but also in scientific research and education. At present, informatics is one of the fastest growing sectors of the national economy. This development has had a significant impact on improving the quality of transport and transportation processes. The article is focused on the railway transport. It deals with the possibilities of planning the shifts of the train personnel and circulation of the vehicles. It describes the background of the topic. The scientific acquittance lies on the methodology proposed by authors. It presents a new idea of creating the shifts and circulations while being based on the current state and mathematical methods.

Railway sidings in the Slovak Republic, despite their reduction, still do not lose their importance. In railway transport, a significant part of the realised performances is represented by transport on railway sidings and there is therefore a need to continuously develop and adapt the siding operation to the requirements of the transport market. The reason for the decrease of their number is nowadays mainly the financial demands on the construction of the new siding and its operation. In view of this fact, there are sidings in several companies in the Slovak Republic where the transport performances do not decrease and the performances realised on their railway siding are considered as dominant and economically advantageous. The aim of this paper is based on the analysis of the current state of the siding operation in the selected company in order to solve the problem with insufficient capacity of the siding due to the increase in the volume of processed materials. The problem with the capacity of the analysed siding will be solved through construction-reconstruction measures - namely by construction of a new handling track. This option is a solution to the problem of an insufficient capacity of the siding, which affects the current transport performances and costs of railway wagons staying at stations, too. The proposed measures to support the increase of a siding capacity will be economically evaluated and the pay-back period of these solutions will be assessed.

It is now important for companies to respond proactively to the changing environment, to solve extraordinary situations, to implement an appropriate strategy and to constantly improve the quality of services through innovative changes. When determining the strategy in the company, it is necessary to find the right method and way of management and implementation. This can be facilitated by a number of models, tools and methodologies. This paper is focused on those offered by change management. The authors' own research brought a new software solution. The paper defines the starting points for setting changes in the strategy affecting the quality of the company's services. It describes a new proposed software that links change management methods. All the features have been designed to make it as easy as possible and to help create a strategy. A very valuable feature of the software is linking the entire organization and letting all employees understand what the strategy is and how they can get involved. Sažetak: Sada je važno da tvrtke proaktivno reagiraju na promjenjivo okruženje, rješavaju izvanredne situacije, provode odgovarajuću strategiju i stalno poboljšavaju kvalitetu usluga inovativnim promjenama. Pri određivanju strategije u poduzeću potrebno je pronaći pravu metodu i način upravljanja i provedbe. To mogu olakšati brojni modeli, alati i metodologije. Ovaj je rad usredotočen na one koje nude upravljanje promjenama. Vlastita istraživanja autora donijela su novo softversko rješenje. U radu su definirana polazišta za postavljanje promjena u strategijama koje utječu na kvalitetu usluga poduzeća. Opisuje novi predloženi softver koji povezuje metode upravljanja promjenama. Sve su značajke dizajnirane kako bi ih učinile što jednostavnijim i pomogle u stvaranju strategije. Vrlo vrijedna značajka softvera je povezivanje cijele organizacije i omogućavanje svim zaposlenicima da shvate koja je strategija i kako se mogu uključiti.

The paper is focused on the comprehensive analysis of the railway noise issues. Not only does it deal with the influence on the environment, but also with the Czech laws in this field. Moreover, it presents all the options how the noise from the railway transport might be reduced and several proposals how to increase effectiveness of noise protection. In conclusion, the theoretical part is complemented by a practical one in the form of measuring and subsequent analysis.