Search for dissertations about: "rail road"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 swedish dissertations containing the words rail road.

  2. 11. Access management in intermodal freight terminals: The perspective of road haulier operations

    Author : Stefan Jacobsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; road haulier operations; information exchange; differentiation and segmentation strategies; resource efficiency; intermodal freight terminals; access management;

    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

  4. 12. Operation and maintenance performance of rail infrastructure : Model and Methods

    Author : Christer Stenström; Rommert Dekker; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Drift och underhållsteknik; Operation and Maintenance Engineering;

    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

  5. 13. Studies in Regional Logistics - The Context of Public-Private Collaboration and Road-Rail Intermodality

    Author : Rickard Bergqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Regional logistics; Intermodal transport; Collaboration; Freight transport; Heuristics;

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  6. 14. Risk in dangerous goods transport : an analysis of risk in road, rail, and marine transport

    Author : Ellis Joanne; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

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  7. 15. Factors Influencing the Choice between Road and Multimodal Transportation

    Author : Martin Heljedal; Fredrik Persson; Catrin Lammgård; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Abstract : Non-sustainable transportation is a great part of the stress that human activities put on the environment. Road transportation constituted 74% of the total inland tonne-kilometres in the EU during 2009, to be compared to rail transportation at 15%. READ MORE