Railway Efficiency: An Overview and a Look at Opportunities for Improvement

This document looks at railroad efficiency from a financial perspective. Efficiency gaps and causes for these gaps are explored, as well as, possible actions that can improve efficiency. Key benchmarking indicators of efficiency, including, asset utilization, freight rates, cost/revenue performance, and staff productivity, are examined for railroads in Europe, the United States, China, and India.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1787/5k46bj46ptkb-en
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/2223439X
• Authors:
  • Beck, Arne
  • Bente, Heiner
  • Schilling, Martin
• Publication Date: 2013-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 44p
• Serial:
  • International Transport Forum Discussion Papers
  • Issue Number: 2013/12
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • ISSN: 2223-439X
  • Serial URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2223439x

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Benchmarks; Economic efficiency; Evaluation and assessment; Financial analysis; Railroads; Return on investment
• Geographic Terms: China; Europe; India; United States
• Subject Areas: Economics; Railroads; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01483567
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 2013 2:04PM