THE PROBLEM OF COSTS IN THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY

LA PROBLEMATICA DEI COSTI NELLE AZIENDE FERROVIARIE

The calculation of railway costs is extremely difficult on account of the sheer size and complexity of the industry, the technologies employed, the characteristics of demand and other factors. In common with other public services, the product of the railway industry is not storable; it is a service placed at the disposal of the public, who may or may not use it. Five chapters cover: (1) factors which affect railway costs; (2) the structure of railway costs and the significance of cost categories; (3) the utilization of costs; (4) the effect of the difference between costs and tariffs; and (5) the ratio between costs and tariffs. (TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03938077
• Corporate Authors:

  Casa Editrice la fiaccola

  Via Carlo Ravizza 62
  Milano,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Miceli, Di
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 219-224
• Serial:
  • Vie e Trasporti
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 525
  • Publisher: Casa Editrice la fiaccola
  • ISSN: 0393-8077

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost accounting; Cost control; Operating costs; Pricing; Railroads
• Identifier Terms: Ferrovie dello Stato
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 224: Cost; 263: Economics of transport; 221: Operating costs; 1268: Train
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 10:01PM