THE FUTURE OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC

DE TOEKOMST VAN HET RAILVERKEER

Compared with the car, the bicycle and the aircraft, railway transport is very old, exactly 150 years old. The question of the future of such an old system is discussed and answered by reference to history. Railway transport has marked advantages for long-distance traffic. Over short distances these advantages diminish and consideration has to be given to spatial division, the use of space and a more active public transport policy. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Redaktie TNO-Project

  148 Juliana van Stolberglaan
  'S-Gravenhage,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Witsen, M
• Publication Date: 1975-7-8

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 272-279
• Serial:
  • TNO-Project
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 7/8
  • Publisher: Redaktie TNO-Project

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic analysis; Economic efficiency; Economic factors; Economics; Future; History; Mode choice; Networks; Policy; Productivity; Quality control; Railroads; Speed; Subways; Transportation; Transportation modes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Quality; Transportation networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Railway
• ITRD Terms: 1041: Depot (transp); 263: Economics of transport; 5911: Efficiency; 1054: Network (traffic); 173: Policy; 9063: Quality; 5408: Speed
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; History; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129656
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM