RAIL FREIGHTING ON A NEW AND SPEEDY TRACK

Carriage of bulk materials such as coal, ores, and other raw materials is, and probably always will be, the mainstay of any rail freighting system. Conversely, as rail executives candidly admit, for local distribution and door-to-door movements under 100 miles, the pragmatic solution is road hauling. It is the No-Mans-Land between these two areas that British Rail sees as its big opportunity for the expansion of its freight services.

• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Publication Date: 1977-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 16-21
• Serial:
  • FREIGHT MANAGEMENT
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 130

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Forecasting; Freight traffic; Intermodal services; Marketing; Motor carriers; Traffic forecasting; Transportation modes
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM