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      <title>ASPECTS OF REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SWITZERLAND. THE UTPUR STUDY TOUR FROM 27TH SEPTEMBER - 1ST OCTOBER 1976</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[THE RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PREDOMINATES IN SWITZERLAND FOR THE INTER-URBAN AND REGIONAL NETWORKS, AS HIGHWAY TRANSPORT IS OF CONSIDERABLY LESS IMPORTANCE.  THE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS ON THE REGIONAL BUS NETWORKS AND ROUTES IS ALSO GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL LAW FOR RAILWAYS.  ALTHOUGH CALLED PRIVATE COMPANIES, THESE OPERATORS ARE PARTLY FINANCED BY THE SWISS CONFEDERATION AND PLAY A ROLE IN THE REGIONAL PLAN.  THE AUTHOR OUTLINES VARIOUS ASPECTS: LINES, TRAFFIC, SCHEDULES ON NETWORKS, AND UNDERLINES THE CONSTANT RESEARCH INTO IMPROVING THE SERVICE OFFERED TO USERS.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:51:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DETERIORATION OF THE NOTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TWICE IN 50 YEARS THE ORGANIZATION OF RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES HAD  TO BE REASSESSED: (1) WHEN COACHES ESTABLISHED A STRONG COMPETITION WITH  SECONDARY RAILWAY LINES, AND (2) WHEN PRIVATE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP DESTROYED THE FINANCIAL EQUILIBRIUM OF TRANSPORT COMPANIES.  AT THE SAME TIME, THE  DEPOPULATION OF RURAL AREAS GREATLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL USERS.  HOWEVER THE POPULATION IN RURAL ZONES IS NOW EXPANDING AGAIN (RETIRED PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH A SECOND RESIDENCE IN THE COUNTRY).  THE PROBLEM OF ENSURING ADEQUATE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES IS EXAMINED AND VARIOUS OPTIONS ARE OUTLINED: COMBINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES WITH COLLECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, WITH COLLECTION OF FACTORY WORKERS AND DELIVERY OF MAIL.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 05:48:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE "CORAIL" REVOLUTION 1: THE COMMERCIAL BACKGROUND AND 2: MARKETING THE NEW PRODUCT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[French National Railways, following development of deluxe, first-class passenger equipment in the late 1960s, was confronted with replacing a large number of second-class coaches for services where it was losing market share.  The Corail design with a generally standardized body shell, good riding qualities at high speed, effective sound insulation and air conditioning, went into production in 1975; by 1981 more than 3,300 cars were in service.  Details are given in two installments of structures, floor plans, and marketing concepts behind the various arrangements. Originally designed for 160 km/h operations, some cars are now fitted with modified trucks and braking for 200 km/h services.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RAILWAY GAZETTE PUTS APT IN PERSPECTIVE</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/160390</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sir Peter Parker, Chairman of British Railways Board, pays tribute to the engineers who transformed the vision of the Advanced Passenger Train into reality.  The pre-production APTs will enter passenger service this summer, 150 years after the first inter-city railway was opened in Britain between Liverpool and Manchester.  Ian Campbell, Vice-Chairman of British Railways Board, heralds the start of APT services between London and Glasgow in a record time of 4 h 10 min.  He tells the APT story, and explains that major cuts in journey time will be made without heavy investment in track and signalling.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF THE CORRIDOR RAIL PASSENGER SYSTEM</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This is the first of two studies of rail passenger services in the Canadian Corridor extending from Quebec City to Windsor done for possible review by the Canadian Transport Commission and to assist in planning the future of passenger transportation facilities in the region.  The report makes a comprehensive examination of cost, revenues and losses incurred by the system during the 1972-1977 period and attempts to relate these to passenger traffic load factors and other parameters to gain some insight into the relative efficiency of the system as a whole and of the individual services.  The three chapters; Analysis of Key Operating Parameters by Service which considers traffic and financial data for the corridor as well as comparisons of the various factors for major services; Effect of Train Size, Equipment Type and Load Factor upon Seat-Mile and Passenger-Mile Costs which relates these factors to the actual equipment used; Detailed Breakdown of Costs which shows relative importance of major cost components and their trends over time.  The study focuses on the supply side and does not consider interaction of service quality, speed, frequency and fares upon passenger demand.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>CALIFORNIA'S VERDICT: "TRAINS ARE A WINNER"</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/154490</link>
      <description><![CDATA[California Department of Transportation, in partnership with Amtrak through Section 403(b) funding, has achieved such success with its subsidized intercity services that it is now moving with plans to develop commuter and other intercity operations in the corridor extending from Sacramento to San Diego.  Railroads have opposed proposed expansions because of lack of capacity to assure on-time performance for both passenger and freight trains.  An associated article describes how Southern Pacific is transfering its San Francisco commuter service to Caltrans for operation through a purchase-of-service agreement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PLANNING RAIL STATION PARKING: APPROACH AND APPLICATION</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The efforts of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project to revitalize passenger railroad service have entailed planning numerous station improvements such as accommodating increased passenger parking requirements.  Results of studies of 3 of the 11 stations along the corridor that are being upgraded to high-speed rail requirements are reported in this paper.  A compendium of parking characteristics to enable planning officials to better assess the needs of rail passenger parkers is included.  Topics covered are parking demand estimates, pasenger trip characteristics, and fiscal considerations of providing parking at rail stations. Planning guidelines of 0.28 spaces/daily boarding Amtrak passenger and 0.32/commuter passenger are suggested.  The need for subsidization to make planned parking facilities economically feasible is also emphasized. /Author/]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ITALY'S PENDOLINO: A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Development of a tilting train by Italian State Railways is seen as an economic advantage over track modifications that would otherwise be required for high-speed passenger service.  The ETR 401 is designed to achieve a 30% speed increase on lines with maximum conventional design speed of 160 km/h and a top speed of 250 km/h on high-speed track. Prototype tests have shown the active suspension to be effective and durable; other facets of the trainset's design are seen to require modification.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF HAULED PASSENGER STOCK</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/86910</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After reviewing the most outstanding recent innovations, and describing the main criteria selected for FS passenger stock, the writer, who is Manager of the FS Rolling Stock Department, defines the essential characteristics of 5 categories of coaches according to the services that each must provide.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPORT OF THE THIRTY-NINTH ROUND TABLE ON TRANSPORT ECONOMICS HELD IN PARIS ON 19-20 OCTOBER 1977 ON THE FOLLOWING TOPIC: ECONOMIC PROSPECTS FOR RAILWAYS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/83565</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This paper considers the economic situation of nearly all the European railway undertakings, and states the main problems existing in railway policy.  An attempt is made to assess the railways' future share of passenger and freight transport, considering the modal split in short and long-distance transport.  The causes of decline in railway usage are considered.  The main section of the report concerns the future pattern of railway services, and recommendations are stated for the provision of economic passenger services.  Reasons are given for the railways' loss of freight traffic and railway policy regarding investment and marketing are considered.  Mention is made of the need for modifying railway networks and conclusions are stated for future policies.  This report provided one of the basic documents for the discussion of this subject at the meeting of the council of ministers on 6 December 1977.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE IN TEXAS. SUMMARY REPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This summary report presents the major findings and recommendations in six technical reports that preceded it. The Texas state government assigned the Texas Transportation Institute the responsibility for performing a state rail evaluation; a significant part addressed the possible need for increased intercity and commuter rail passenger service in the state.  The first section of this report discusses the intercity study; the second the commuter rail study; and the third section presents the study recommendations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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