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Going beyond social savings: how would the British economy have developed in the absence of the railways?: a case study of Brunner Mond 1882-1914 [PDF]
, 2012 This paper confirms the conclusion of the social savings methodology that industrial development was not dependent on the railways. However, it finds that there would have been a significant change in the distribution of industry without rail, a point ...
Longinotti, Edward
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Safety of Lpg Rail Transportation
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2011 Abstract preview not available - see full-text PDF article.
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Quality standards for passenger trains: Political majorities and environmental costs [PDF]
This study analyzes the minimum quality standard set by the European Union (EU) through Regulation 1371/2007 of Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations. A welfare maximizing quality standard raises quality and consumer satisfaction, but does not improve ...
Rothbauer, Julia, Sieg, Gernot
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A two-level approach to the problem of rail freight car fleet composition
Transport, 2010 One of the main objectives for a rail company is to minimize the size of rail freight car fleet in order to reduce operating costs. The problem of rail freight car fleet composition is aimed at determining an optimal structure and size of freight car ...
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Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2023 This study deals with sustainability issues in transport, focusing on rail and air transport. The background to the research is the need to reduce the carbon footprint of transport, which includes prioritising rail. The current developments in the world:
Zsolt Lévai, Balázs Molnár
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Review of fares elasticities in Great Britain [PDF]
, 2003 INTRODUCTION Empirical analysis of the behavioural impact of a wide range of travel variables has been conducted extensively in Britain over the past forty years or so.
Shires, J.D., Wardman, M.
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Public transport subsidies and affordability in Mumbai, India [PDF]
This paper describes the role of public transport and the nature and incidence of transport subsidies in Mumbai, India. Mumbai has an extensive rail and bus network, and public transport is used for over 75 percent of all motorized trips in Greater ...
Bhattacharya, Soma, Cropper, Maureen
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Urban Transport Market Theoretical Analysis. [PDF]
, 1993 1.The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) was commissioned by the Department of Transport (DoT), the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA) and the Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) to undertake this project in November 1992.
Nash, C.A., Preston, J.M., Toner, J.P.
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The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies, 2021 Rail transport between China and Europe via Central Asia has become a popular example of practical economic development possible under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. However, the actual significance of rail transport between China and Europe or China
Péter Bucsky, Tristan Kenderdine
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Regulating privatized rail transport [PDF]
Traditionally, transport regulation has been viewed as an exercise in second-best optimization, acknowledging the existence of huge information problems.
Campos, Javier, Cantos, Pedro
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