The contribution focuses on the position of rail logistics in the transport market in the Czech Republic. In the context of the drive for an even division of transport work between modes, a survey ...has been carried out on the development of rail transport since 2010. Based on correlation and regression analysis, predictions for future development have been established concerning to transport flows of goods on import or export by rail. These predictions are very important in the feasibility studies of track reconstruction. The lack of capacity of the main corridors should be addressed in the light of the development and need for capacity enhancement of individual lines, rather than the current estimates of the transport companies, which do not have information on their future contracts.
Freight transport is essential for the economic development of European countries. At the same time, it is one of the main causes of transport externalities. Combined Transport (CT) can contribute to ...a sustainable development of freight transport, but it suffers from some obstacles that make it not appealing enough. In this paper, CT in the Alps is first presented, revealing the relevant differences between states. Then, a two-step process identifies those measures which could make Alpine CT more competitive. A Delphi method involving Alpine CT stakeholders provides a comprehensive list of integrative measures: they are divided into three main clusters, namely organisational, infrastructural, and political. The ranking resulting from the adoption of an MCA reveals that seven out of the first ten measures belong to the organisational aspects. This type of measure does not implicate main investments, but rather better coordination among the parties involved in the process. This analysis provides policy-makers with a better understanding of the current limitations and potentialities of CT in the Alps, which is a fundamental prerequisite for the modal shift requested by several EU policies.
This paper analyzes the importance of bimodal solutions in the rail-road transport of goods with an emphasis on the aspect of ecology within the geographical region of EU-28. Using the panel ...regression analysis in the period from 2010 to 2019, we are trying to confirm the dependence between the road and rail transport of goods by applying several freight units' measures: the freight transport performance in tonne-kilometres, the freight transport performance in tonne-kilometres per thousand of USD, and the amount of goods transported in thousands of tonnes. The application of data to all selected freight units' measures in the regression models confirms a relationship between road and rail transport. A direct relationship between these two modes of transport confirms the complementarity effect, which means that, in most cases, the goods transport solutions require the combination of road and rail mode, where the railway should be considered as the main transport/carrier, the road transport, however, should have the role of short pre-transport or post-transport. The ecological aspect of such bimodal solutions can also be emphasized since the railway transport is considered as an ecological mode.
Rail-Road Combined Transport (CT) is a well-known issue for freight mobility: it is generally considered as a valid solution to reduce externalities without curbing mobility, but it often lacks ...adequate infrastructures and has high costs for operators. Hence, in most cases road continues to be the preferred solution. This condition is valid especially in the Alps, due to its morphological and infrastructural characteristics. To increase the attractiveness of CT in the Alpine context, this paper discusses the appropriateness of introducing a “small-scale corridor terminals” scheme along Brenner, i.e. the transalpine axis with the highest freight volumes, by assessing the opportunity of a new intermodal terminal in the Italian region of South Tyrol as part of an integrated system. The expectations of local firms and the development of alternative scenarios indicate that the geographical distribution is fragmented, and the potential demand is currently not sufficient to justify an investment with public funds. Thus, the proposed scheme seems not suitable for this context. At the same time, our analysis underscores the need to implement other policies to reorganise the freight movement at Brenner. An effective coordination with the neighbouring and underused terminal of Trento may be a first step towards this goal.
A proposal for evaluating the attractiveness of the first European ro–ro service based on traditional bogies is presented, to estimate to what extent its realization is able to influence distribution ...of freight transport, between the traditional road transport and the new alternative available, through the specification and calibration of a modal split model (Logit), based on random utility theory. For the scenarios analyzed, the model estimates that nearly 4% of the total shipments would use the ro–ro service, when its frequency is four journeys per day, and about 9%, in the case of increased frequency to ten.
The paper deals with the problems of the traffic of "huckepack" semi-trailers between the Czech Republic and Belgium. The main part of the paper resumes with analysis of a discharge of a new line in ...the Czech Republic followed by a part giving an account of the present-day status of the traffic between the CR and Belgium by means of road traffic and presenting two new projects - generation of a new transport line and the use of the company Bohemiakombi. The paper concludes with overall assesment and comparison of the proposed solutions.
This paper introduces the concept of R4 (road-rail-ro-ro), a concept increasingly used in transport and logistics research circles that defines the modern concept of the transport chain as it passes ...through the intermodal use of rail, road, and ship via ro-ro. The integration of the new rail-road freight services into the reference supply model allows us to define the supply model for the design scenario on which the evaluation is now focused in terms of service-mode demand shares and in terms of design network flows and performance indicators carried out by demand-supply interaction models applied to all available service-modes. The use of strength-weaknesses-opportunities-threats analysis (SWOT) allows for the identification of some strategies to enhance and improve the current rail and maritime corridors in order to attract more customers using the different services, ultimately triggering the involvement of more actors in generating bigger and better integrated logistic chains using intermodality. The SWOT analysis allows the identification of a series of measures in order to adapt, maintain, enhance or exploit the aspects arising from the expert analysis.
Purpose
Road haulage has been the most widely used mode of freight transport in many European countries for several decades. Given the attention to sustainable transport in this century, the ...rail-road combined transport may result to be a good alternative, under specific conditions, to road haulage. This paper analyses the main conditions to make the option competitive, using a simplified method useful for the stakeholders involved in decision processes.
Method
Relevant cost items have been identified since previous studies available in literature. The proposed formulas consider the different phases of transport chain and have been used to investigate such parameters as the external costs and the location of terminals.
Results
If the pre- and post-phases are too long or simply too onerous, the economic advantages of the rail section may not be sufficient to guarantee the convenience of the combined transport. It can be economically competitive over long distances, even when the drayage covers greater distances.
Conclusions
The method has been used to examine those situations, in terms of distance covered and frequency of the service, in which rail-road combined transport can be cost-effective as an alternative to the full-road solution. The obtained range can be reviewed based on the services, such as shuttle trains to connect seaports with dry ports: the short distance covered may be more convenient due to the high quantities of goods as well as the fixed train composition and path allocation, which means lower terminal cost and times. Finally, some innovative proposals have been introduced.
In the forthcoming decades, Eurasia will be a place of new growth and prosperity. China is rapidly increasing international infrastructure investments, such as stimulating the One Belt One Road ...Programme (or the Belt and Road Initiative) which will serve different European cities. This book covers block trains, intermodal and multimodal transport, piggyback transport, single-wagon transport and other types of freight traffic, offering an up-to-date, Eurasian perspective filled with many cases and models (with software re-creating the real world) that help the reader to understand the dynamics of the unprecedented changes that have taken place in logistics and supply chain management. The simulation process and systems approach are described in a simple and step-by-step format, allowing the reader to build models from scratch. Through the basics and essential concepts detailed here, even complete beginners will be able to quickly grasp the idea of the usability of a dynamic systems approach for managing Eurasian intermodal supply chains.
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