RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF AGGREGATES: THE WAY AHEAD

English Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) is the new company which bought the three groups of British Rail's freight business in 1996. The international partners in EWS have already reversed the decline of rail freight in some other parts of the world, and hope to do the same with UK rail freight. They see the key to success as providing services that their customers want, rather than making them fit railway needs. EWS has especially good opportunities in the aggregate haulage sector, where traditional rail-served markets have fallen by about 30% in the last two years, due to decreased road construction. EWS is attempting to obtain a much larger share of the available market, with more versatile products, lower costs, and better customer service. To do this, it must first understand the aggregates industry and its transport needs. It will then offer the best service with simple deals and a flexible approach, with a wider choice of trains and maximum geographical penetration. EWS has already ordered 250 new locomotives, which will haul the largest trains economically and reliably. It will then make a major investment in ballast wagons. It will move to a smaller but better paid and more productive workforce. It is seeking more customers, and is expanding into new markets as well as developing existing markets.

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  QUARRY MANAGERS' JOURNAL LTD

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• Authors:
  • Henke, R
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-6
• Serial:
  • QUARRY MANAGEMENT
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: QMJ PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 0305-9421

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Freight transportation; Industries; Policy; Private enterprise; Privatization; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 741: Goods traffic; 332: Industry; 173: Policy; 9118: Private; 171: Privatisation; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1268: Train; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Policy; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738315
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 30 1997 12:00AM