scholarly journals Advances in the competitiveness of pan-European rail freight services: findings from a case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewan Md Zahurul Islam ◽  
Olav Eidhammer
Keyword(s):  
Rail Freight

scholarly journals The Assessment of Energy Efficiency versus Planning of Rail Freight Traffic: A Case Study on the Example of Poland

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5629
Author(s):  
Piotr Gołębiowski ◽  
Marianna Jacyna ◽  
Andrzej Stańczak
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Freight Traffic ◽  
Efficient Planning

The issues addressed by the article concern the assessment of energy efficiency in rail transport, resulting from the proper organization of rail traffic. The problems related to energy consumption and, thus, the negative impact of rail transport on the natural environment are highly significant in terms of the green deal concept, climate change and sustainable development. In this article, energy efficiency is investigated in the context of minimizing the energy consumption necessary to satisfy a specific transport requirement. The essence of this article is to present an approach to energy-efficient planning of rail freight traffic. This article aims to develop a method covers the allocation of railway vehicles dedicated to freight traffic (locomotives and railcars) to perform a defined transport task, taking into account the energy efficiency assessment of the solution, routing the train launched with regard to the accomplishment of the defined transport task on the railway network, and determining the conditions of transport for a defined transport task, taking into account the allocated rolling stock (locomotives and railcars) and the route. In this article, based on the presented state of knowledge, a decision-making model has been proposed, including the model’s parameters, the values being searched for, indicators for assessing the quality of the solution, as well as the limitations and boundary conditions of the problem. The function of minimizing the energy consumption necessary to transport a shipment within the railway network (determining the energy efficiency of the proposed solution) has been proposed as the criterion. In addition, a description of the proprietary method of selecting rolling stock for accomplishing tasks, based on the assessment of the energy efficiency of the solution and a case study illustrating the operation of the method on the example of the area of Poland, has been presented.

scholarly journals Determining the dependence of supplementary charges in the ZSSK CARGO tariff in the context of the customer approach, competitiveness, and globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 09015
Author(s):  
Adrián Šperka ◽  
Juraj Čamaj ◽  
Ekaterina Zmeškal ◽  
Jozef Majerčák
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Open Market ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Linear Polynomial ◽  
Simple Regression Analysis ◽  
Simple Regression

Research background: The article deals with the study of the dependencies of selected supplementary charges in rail freight transport. In the environment of a globalized society, it is very important that railway undertakings maintain their competitiveness in an open market. The article is part of a case study that deals with the development of pricing. The research was primarily focused on the structure and development of the price of supplementary charges in the years 2004 – 2020 at Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia, j. s. c. Purpose of the article: Based on two selected supplementary charges, and the hypothesis of whether or not the development of their price is dependent will be verified by means of regression analysis. The aim of the research is to point out of the disproportionate increase in the prices of supplementary charge, which form a significant part of the calculation of the price for transportation. And for most customers it is a priority for the price of transport. Methods: The article will use a simple regression analysis according to the relationships depending on the type of dependence used (linear, polynomial, ...) Findings & Value added: The results of the research can help to better set the structure of supplementary charges. The goal of the company should be a satisfied customer and a dominant market share.

How far has open access enabled the growth of cross border pan European rail freight? A case study

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 71-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Hagen Zunder ◽  
Dewan Md Zahurul Islam ◽  
Phil N. Mortimer ◽  
Paulus Teguh Aditjandra
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Cross Border

Longer, faster and heavier freight trains

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 994-1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewan Md Zahurul Islam ◽  
Phil N. Mortimer
Keyword(s):  
Freight Train ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
European Context ◽  
Marshalling Yard ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Large Formation ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the necessity of longer and/heavier and/or faster freight train operations and their viability in the European context. Design/methodology/approach Using a case study, the current research applies qualitative methods, including desktop research and informal discussion with the rail freight industry and shippers. The case study is the recently conducted trial of 1.5 km long Marathon freight train in Europe. Findings The research finds that at this stage there is no commercial necessity of running a 1.5 km long train. There are technical and operational limitations which are less problematic, but the commercial necessity is a must and that will need sufficient traffic volume on a longer route (to justify extra time and cost incurred in marshalling yard and reasonable pre- and post-consolidated rail transport haul). The time required to form up/disperse such large formation could arguably be a major constraint for the train itself as well as for other services run on the same network. The authors agree in principle with the “do more with less” notion and the necessity of faster train concept. Also, the authors are agreeing with the heavier train aspect. Practical implications Considering the current and future (more semi-finished and finished, containerised) cargo trend, it is more important that freight train is operated consistently, reliably, and commercially attractive relatively faster and frequent serving moderate distances (around 300+ km). Towards this, the operation of merging two (or more) short trains to form up to 750 m long trains should be explored, in particular on the nine Rail Freight Corridors, to identify the potential and realistic opportunities for commercial deployment of “longer and/or faster and/or and heavier” freight train. Social implications At the moment there is no need of a 1.5 km long freight train to improve the performance of EU railways. Originality/value The case study provides an important platform for debate on the contemporary notion of “longer”, “faster” and “heavier” freight trains in the European context.

Competitiveness of rail freight corridors – case study: corridors X and IV

HORIZONS B ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloš Stanojević ◽  
Branislav Bošković ◽  
Mirjana Bugarinović
Keyword(s):  
Rail Freight

scholarly journals SPATIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF RAIL FREIGHT LINE CLOSURE: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND CASE STUDY.

1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Parolin ◽  
Steve Filan ◽  
Arthur Ilias
Keyword(s):  
Economic Effects ◽  
Rail Freight
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