Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2025, 27(4):B250-B260

Methodology for Assessing the Key Operational Efficiency Indicators for Removal and Shunting Operations of Shunting Locomotives

Gabit Bakyt ORCID...1, *, Aizhan Makhanova1, Murat Mussabekov1, Galymzhan Ashirbayev1 ORCID..., Malik Zhamankulov1, Kuantkhan Sarsenov2, Aisha Mussabekova3
1 Mukhametzhan Tynyshpayev ALT University, Almaty, Kazakhstan,
2 D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan,
3 Management University, Almaty, Kazakhstan,

The problem dealt with in this article is the methodology of the key performance indicators (KPI) evaluation of shunting locomotives operation when performing hauling and shunting work. The main parameters affecting the efficiency of rolling stock operation are described, including performance, fuel efficiency and locomotive utilization rate. The algorithm of KPI calculation is proposed, based on the analysis of operational data and statistical methods is proposed. According to the analysis of the trend in cargo transportation over the past 3 years, the need to develop a methodology for evaluating the key performance indicators of shunting work is justified. A comparative analysis of various approaches to assessing the operational performance of locomotives is carried out, their advantages and disadvantages are revealed. Practical recommendations for improving the operational performance of rolling stock are described.

Keywords: shunting locomotive, operational efficiency, key indicators, railway transport, fuel efficiency
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This research has been/was/is funded by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant No. AP22688234).

Conflicts of interest:

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Received: March 10, 2025; Accepted: July 22, 2025; Prepublished online: September 8, 2025; Published: October 7, 2025  Show citation

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Bakyt, G., Makhanova, A., Mussabekov, M., Ashirbayev, G., Zhamankulov, M., Sarsenov, K., & Mussabekova, A. (2025). Methodology for Assessing the Key Operational Efficiency Indicators for Removal and Shunting Operations of Shunting Locomotives. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 27(4), B250-260
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