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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Railway transport"”.
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The Role of Tanzania Central Railway Line in Promoting Cargo Transportation
… study conducted to examine the role of central railway line in promoting cargo transportation in Tanzania. The emphasis was placed particularly on the volume of cargo transported for five years aiming to comprehend transportation needs, limiting challenges facing railway transportation and …
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The impact of transport infrastruture in the econolic growth of South Africa
This study examines the impact of transport infrastructure on the economic growth of South Africa from the period 1970 to 2015. The researcher adopted a conceptual and theoretical framework related to infrastructure development and economic growth. The Johansen multivariate Co-integration and …
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The Role of Rail Transport to the Port Performance: A Case of Dar es Salaam Port.
The study examined the role of rail transport in improving the port performance with particular reference to Dar es Salaam port. The study used exploratory research methodology and survey techniques to collect data related to the topic understudy. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were …
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Strategies and procedures for the development of intermodal freight transport in Europe: the role of motorways of the sea services and railway terminals
… through the integration of national freight transport networks has been one of the most important points in the European Union agenda. Increasingly congested motorways, rising oil prices and concerns about environment and climate change require the optimization of transport systems and …
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Evaluation of the residual prestress force in aged railway concrete sleepers considered for reuse
The increasing demand for railway transport in South Africa has led to the expansion and upgrade of the existing track infrastructure in recent years. Given the high costs associated with new development or refurbishment of existing infrastructure, asset owners and managers are faced with the …
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The use of life cycle cost analysis in determining the cost effectiveness of railway lines' design and maintenance options for railway lines through windblown sandy desert in Namibia: Case study of the Aus - Luderitz railway line
Railway transport in Namibia is one of the most important mode of transport with great importance to the economy of the country. Currently, road networks are the most important because of the low population density of the nation. However, railway lines have been reported to be the most economical, …
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Aspects of the history of copper mining in Namaqualand
… was known, but that the difficulties of transport prohibited the development of these mines. The second chapter deals with the story of the South African Mining Company. This company was the first mining concern actually to commence operations in Namaqualand, and the first public mining …
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Railway cooperation among V4 states — The role of political spillovers in rail transport integration between the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and the Slovak Republic (1999–2021)
… motivations, directions, means, and limits of railway integration in East Central Europe through identifying and interpreting the European integration’s political spillovers in the Visegrad Group’s transport cooperation. The examination of the V4 cooperation’s transport aspects is the linkage …
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Demanda de pasajeros del Sistema de Subterráneos de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Evidencia empírica de diferencias entre líneas y estaciones
El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo estimar diferentes elasticidades de la curva de demanda del servicio de Metro de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Para obtener resultados precisos el problema es aproximado desde diversas estrategias econométricas. Además, la demanda de subte es estudiada bajo …
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Analýza testování na přítomnost alkoholu a jiných návykových látek při výkonu povolání v železniční dopravě v České republice v letech 2008 - 2012
Cílem práce je zmapování oblasti užívání alkoholu a jiných návykových látek při výkonu povolání na železnici, porovnání výsledků testování na přítomnost alkoholu a jiných návykových látek při výkonu povolání v železniční dopravě v letech 2008 - 2012 ve společnostech: České dráhy, akciová …
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Synergies of Bimodal Freight Electric Multiple Units Trains and Advanced ICE Technologies for Sustainable Intermodal Transport
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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On the Characteristics of Fires in Tunnels
Important phenomena related to tunnel fires are presented including both experimental and theoretical work. The main focus is on the large-scale fire tests performed in 2003, in the Runehamar tunnel in Norway. During these tests heat release rate (HRR), temperatures, gas concentrations (O2, CO2, …