Search for dissertations about: "rail and road transportation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words rail and road transportation.
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1. Operation and maintenance performance of rail infrastructure : Model and Methods
Abstract : Congestion of roads and sky, increasing energy costs and a demand to reduce emissions, have created a need to shift transportation from road and air to rail. Consequently, rail utilisation is increasing, adding stress to the rail infrastructure and time constraints to maintenance. READ MORE
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2. Intermodal Road-Rail Transportation for Express Transport Services
Abstract : Express transport services are produced in highly modularised transport systems, a fact that implies that one subsystem can be exchanged for another without causing a need for major changes in other parts of the system. Express goods are not common on a large scale in freight railway transport systems, as those are often not considered reliable enough for time-critical goods. READ MORE
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3. Access management in intermodal freight terminals: The perspective of road haulier operations
Abstract : Given its possibilities of switching freight from road to more sustainable modes such as rail, inland water ways and seaways, intermodal freight transportation depends on environmental and economic variables. At the same time, intermodal freight transportation is essentially complex due to the variety of modes of transport and their corresponding actors. READ MORE
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4. Environmental Perspectives on Marketing of Freight Transports - The Intermodal Road-Rail Case
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5. The Internalization of External Effects in Swedish Transport Policy - A Comparison Between Road and Rail Traffic
Abstract : Transport is a key factor for economic growth. It has enabled both the economic scale of production and an increase in competition. No one can question this role of transportation. There is, however, a back-side to the coin: the environmental challenge. READ MORE