PAPER 6 USER ASPECTS, PART 2 COMMERCIAL VIEWS
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE DISADVANTAGES OF TRANSPORTING FREIGHT BY THE EXISTING RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN, AND SUGGESTS THAT THIS MEANS OF TRANSPORT IS NOT AN ECONOMIC OR PRACTICAL SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTORWAYS. IN PARTICULAR, FOR RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCES OF UP TO 200 MILES, BOTH THE TRADESMAN'S VAN AND THE HEAVY LORRY FIND THAT IT PAYS IN EVERY SENSE TO USE MOTORWAYS. HENCE, NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF THE EXPENDITURE ON INLAND FREIGHT (EXCEPT COAL) IS ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR BY ROAD TRANSPORT. OTHER ADVANTAGES OF USING MOTORWAYS TO CARRY FREIGHT ARE GIVEN, AND INCLUDE: REDUCTION IN JOURNEY TIMES, OF AS MUCH AS 30 PERCENT, LOWER LEVELS OF CHARGES, INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY, BETTER PLANNING OF THE USE OF BOTH ROAD NETWORK AND VEHICLES, INCREASED SAFETY AND GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT, MERELY TO B AN FREIGHT VEHICLES FROM TOWNS AND CITIES IS NO SOLUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF CONGESTION AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY HEAVY ROAD TRAFFIC. THESE PROBLEMS CAN ONLY BE SOLVED BY PROVIDING MORE URBAN MOTORWAYS AND MORE SHORT BYPASSES FOR CONGESTED TOWNS. OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED INCLUDE SPECIAL LANES (E.G. ON HILLS), GREATER SAFETY, PROPERLY EQUIPPED AND SECURE SERVICE STATIONS, AND SHIFT-WORKING IN DOCKS AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES. A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THIS PAPER IS PRESENTED. (SEE ALSO IRRD ABSTRACT NO. 201402).
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Corporate Authors:
Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /US
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Authors:
- Wilson, R
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 78-82
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Commodities; Costs; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Planning; Railroad transportation; User benefits
- Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226942
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM