A total of 25 anthropological measures important for the engine driver's cab design were taken from a sample of 51 male engine drivers from all parts of Croatia, out of which 5 and 95 percentiles along with central 90 % were determined. According to scientific findings that body height decreases with age, subjects were divided by age into four groups. Calculated arithmetic mean and harmonic mean of ratios hi/h for individual anthropological measures hi in relation to the standing height h are the same for all age groups, with minor deviations. The research has been taken whenever it was possible to use body ratios hi/h for the design of driver's cab in new vehicles adapted to the target population of drivers, only by knowing standing height and mass span in the central 90%. For final conclusions the research should be repeated with a larger sample, taking into account amounts of BMI within each age group because of insufficient and unequal number of respondents in age groups.

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In times of ever stronger awareness of environmental protection and potentiation of a beneficial modal split, the railway sector with efficient asset utilization and proper investment planning has the highest chance of meeting customer expectations and attracting new users more effectively. Continuous increase in railway demand leads to an increase in the utilization of railway infrastructure, and the inevitable lack of capacity, a burning problem that many national railways are continually facing. To address it more effectively, this paper reviews available methodologies for railway capacity determination and techniques for its enhancement in the recent scientific literature. Particular focus is given to the possibility of increasing railway capacity through signalling systems and installing the European Train Control System (ETCS). The most important relationships with segments of existing research have been identified, and in line with this, the directions for a potential continuation of research are suggested.

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The means of rail transport as well as other modes of transport primarily enable people to easily overcome certain distances over a period of time. This implies the need for it to be adapted to such specificities, together with other elements in places where high concentrations of passengers are exchanged. This paper deals with a common problem of accessibility of rail transport to people with reduced mobility (PRM). PRM refers to people whose mobility is reduced due to physical incapacity, an intellectual deficiency, age, illness or any other cause of disability when using transport. Therefore, a thorough analysis of accessibility of rail transport to this group of passengers will be conducted for the city of Zagreb according to certain indicators. The rail station is considered to be accessible if a PRM passenger can enter passenger terminal, consume services available there and if is able to get to the platform from where the train will depart. The rolling stock is accessible if a PRM passenger can buy a ticket, enter the train and have predicted and available space in the train. By determining the real state of accessibility to PRM passengers of all railway stations and used rolling stock in suburban rail transit in the city of Zagreb, measures will be proposed to increase accessibility to these passengers and thus facilitate their integration into society in this segment and increase their quality of life.