Investigation to enhance sustainable improvements in high speed rail transport

A massive shift toward an environmentally sound type of transport is crucial and railways are deemed to be one of the most sustainable modes. All over the world the railway industry is involved in a renewal to reform and up-date rail, prompted largely by environmental concerns. The trend is to develop speed-competitive systems to expand transportation capacity. The focus of the current research, which is at its commencing stages, is to investigate the opportunities to apply an alternative approach to railway operations to overcome the difficulty of high speed transport in servicing larger amounts of demand, while achieving minimum point to point travel time, in a viable and integrated environment for both passenger and freight services. The expected outcome of the research project is to present a framework that may be used to identify and evaluate the most cost-effective transport solution to service not only major cities, but also regional centres along an interregional rail corridor, thus providing greater benefits on local economies and to build a spine for future development. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no. E216410.

• Authors:
  • BRUNELLO, L
  • BUNKER, J
  • FERREIRA, L
• Publication Date: 2006-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14P
• Serial:
  • CONFERENCE OF AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTES OF TRANSPORT RESEARCH (CAITR), 28TH, 2006, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Freight transportation; High speed ground transportation; Private transportation; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Speed; Sustainable development
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 1112: Freight transport; 1163: High speed; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 1173: Rail bound transport; 2427: Sustainability
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01109219
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 25 2008 7:54AM