THE DECLINE OF RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE INLAND MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT FROM PORTS IN ITALY

IL DECLINO DELLA PARTECIPAZIONE FERROVIARIA AI MOVIMENTI PORTO-ENTROTERRA IN ITALIA

This article reviews the inland distribution of freight from the ports in Italy, and shows that the role of the railways has declined in favour of road transport. Tables show details of commercial and industrial freight movements to and from the ports from 1953 to 1982. In addition to its flexibility the biggest advantage of road transport is claimed to be the facility for return loads. A comparison with some other European ports shows rail transport to have a bigger share of the market than road transport at Dunkirk, Bremen and Hamburg. (TRRL)

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  Casa Editrice la fiaccola

  Via Carlo Ravizza 62
  Milano,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Beltrame, F
• Publication Date: 1984-10

Language

• Italian

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 669-677
• Serial:
  • Vie e Trasporti
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 519
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0393-8077

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Roads; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Europe; Italy
• ITRD Terms: 8034: Europe; 741: Goods traffic; 2755: Highway; 8051: Italy; 1268: Train; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Economics; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451043
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:57PM