THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS IN THE WORLD. NEW LINES IN THE WORLD. LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY PROJECTS

LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES CHEMINS DE FER DANS LE MONDE. LES LIGNES NOUVELLES DANS LE MONDE. GRANDS PROJETS FERROVIAIRES INTERNATIONAUX

More than 10,000 km of new lines are at present under construction. The new lines fall into four categories, according to the objectives they are designed to meet: the creation or completion of a national rail network, the construction of special lines for transporting complete train loads of heavy raw materials, the extension of metropolitan or suburban passenger networks and the increase in capacity of main routes nearing saturation. For large scale projects many financial problems are involved, in spite of the advantages they hold for the future and the prospect of profit-earning, especially for long distance freight routes. The major projects are studied for both their advantages and profitability.

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• Authors:
  • Fontgalland, B H
  • Wickham, S P
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 363-376
• Serial:
  • Transports
  • Issue Number: 246
  • Publisher: Editions Techniques et Economiques
  • ISSN: 0564-1373

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Freight transportation; Profitability; Railroad construction; Railroad facility operations; Transportation policy; Unit trains
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: National transportation policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00319941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1980 12:00AM