A LOGISTICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR MODAL SHIFT OF FREIGHT FROM ROAD TO RAIL IN GREAT BRITAIN

Freight modal shift from road to rail is a potential means by which negative environmental and social impacts of transport can be reduced. This paper explores recent supply chain changes and assesses their impacts on the mode choice decisionmaking process, specifically addressing the implications for the use of rail. Despite many of the identified changes effectively making the use of rail more difficult, considerable evidence has been found of the potential for rail to attract new traffic. Much of the identified potential is unlikely to materialize, however, without improvements in rail network capability and capacity and a greater customer focus from rail freight operators.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

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  New York, NY  United States  10011-1710
• Authors:
  • Woodburn, A G
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 237-245
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Transport Management
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Pergamon
  • ISSN: 1471-4051
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14714051

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Freight transportation; Modal shift; Mode choice; Railroad traffic; Supply chain management; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00977897
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 12:00AM