THE EVALUATION OF RAIL INVESTMENT IN A COMPARABLE WAY TO ROAD - A CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT OF A POTENTIAL RAIL SCHEME ON ROAD TRAFFIC

This paper, which is presented in the form of an abstract, considers a potential rail investment scheme in the London - West Midlands, North West and Glasgow corridor. The scheme consists of a combination of track improvements on both fast and slow lines and faster rolling stock. Both inter-city and commuting services would be improved. As well as examining the factors traditionally considered in a rail investment scheme - initial outlay, reduction in operating costs, increase in revenue and hence the financial return to the railway - the paper will pay particular attention to the problems of estimating the effect on road traffic in the corridor (particularly the M1). In addition, the various elements that would need to be included to make an assessment comparable with that of a road scheme will be considered and those where further research is required will be highlighted. The implications of comparability for national transport and economic policies will also be briefly discussed. (TRRL)

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    • Transport Policy. Proceedings of Seminar M held at the PRTC 11th Summer Annual Meeting, University of Sussex.
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  • Authors:
    • Segal, J F
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  • Publication Date: 1983

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  • Pagination: p. 21

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  • Accession Number: 00381595
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
  • ISBN: 0-86050-112-4
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Volume P240
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM