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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"rail transport"”.
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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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Towards urban multilingualism: investigating the linguistic landscape of the public rail transport system in the Western Cape
… study explores the linguistic landscape of Metrorail in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Western Cape is a diverse, multicultural society with a history of colonialism and imperialism. For this reason, the language/s on signage was explored to reveal differences/similarities between the …
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Transport of Christchurch solid waste: road transport versus rail transport : a dissertation for the degree of Master of Professional Studies, Transportation Management, Lincoln University
… study is to analyse the logistics of solid waste transport from Christchurch (New Zealand) to the local landfill by comparing two scenarios - road versus rail transport. The thrust of the research is based on a triple bottom line approach that considers economic, environmental and community issues.
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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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Allocation of spent nuclear fuel transport casks
… an immediate requirement for spent-fuel transport regardless of the disposition alternative chosen. In this study, a constrained transportation model of the spent fuel cask scheduling problem is formulated with the objective of determining the minimum number of casks required to meet a …
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Logística brasileira: um estudo teórico do modal ferroviário
This paper presents a study of the Brazilian railways, showing its structure, prospects and limitations, featuring performance / growth and main remaining obstacles. It starts with a brief history of railways in Brazil; a characterization of other modes comprising the Brazilian transport matrix; …
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An analysis of the necessity and relevance of establishing a pipeline regulator in South Africa's Petroleum Industry
… of the country's petroleum industry? Road and rail transport systems carry vast quantities of petroleum products. Would it be more appropriate for the regulator to include all transporters of petroleum products? The thesis concludes that for an industry of such small size as pipeline …
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Contract designs in the German piggyback transport industry : a transaction cost economics analysis
The liberalisation of transport capacities and prices of land-based transport of goods in Europe in the 1990s led to an increasingly market-orientated decision process for the users of piggyback transport services. However, the empirical research has not yet examined the contracts co-ordinating …
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The experience and image of American elevated railways : rapid transit infrastructure in the urban consciousness
At the turn of the twentieth century, elevated railways were built out of a practical need to literally "elevate" traffic above the street. In most cases, these lines served two distinct purposes. They served existing neighborhoods with reliable and rapid access to the center of the city. In …
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PRIVATISATION, RURAL RAILWAYS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
… two separate, but interrelated, issues, namely rail privatisation and rural dependency on the availability of rail transport. The thesis was based on the proposition that rural accessibility permits the development and sustainability of the social and economic lives of a community and that this …
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Economic and social change in Wensleydale and Swaledale in the nineteenth century
… by inaccessibility. The extent to which road and rail transport assisted the two dales to overcome the problems of isolation is, therefore, examined. Although the present work is an economic and social study, it concerns itself primarily with economic change since a healthy economy was essential …
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Business location in 1860 and 1870: Evidence from the manufacturing census
… the following question: to what extent did rail mileage, water access, capital market ""potential"" and the presence of an urban site at the previous census, influence the probability that any given county was the site of a large firm? The qualitative nature of this model--the dependent …
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Intermodal Freight Transport on the ScanMed Corridor: Rail-Road-Sea Integration, Efficiency, and System Optimization
With freight transportation being the backbone of economies and preventing a looming climate crisis, a closer look into the modes of freight transportation is needed. To address the economic viability and the environmental impact of a transportation mode, this report compares the transportation …
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Analysis of competition in European open access long-distance passenger rail markets
… access competition in long-distance passenger rail transport in Europe. It fills a gap in the existing literature by providing expert opinions on open access competition, by identifying and rating factors influencing competition positively or negatively as well as their correlation and shift …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province.
… Partnership (PPP) projects in the roads and transport sector at the provincial level in South Africa, with the aim of giving policy makers, academics and practitioners a glimpse of the existing conditions prevalent in the financing of PPPs. Transport and rail infrastructure are critical for …
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Exploring the critical success factors for the financing of public-private partnerships in the roads and transport sector: a case study of Gauteng province
… Partnership (PPP) projects in the roads and transport sector at the provincial level in South Africa, with the aim of giving policy makers, academics and practitioners a glimpse of the existing conditions prevalent in the financing of PPPs. Transport and rail infrastructure are critical for …
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Assessing Journey Time Impacts of Disruptions on London's Piccadilly Line
Public transport users depend on a reliable level of service on a daily basis. But system disruptions, caused by infrastructure problems, passenger events, and crew duty constraints, can result in reduced reliability for users. Understanding the impacts of those disruptions on customers is vital to …
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Quantitative analyses of train derailment probability at highway-rail grade crossings
The current methodology for prioritizing highway-rail grade crossing (HRGC) warning system upgrades focuses on the likelihood of collisions and highway user casualties at crossings. However, these two metrics do not encompass all crossing risks. Specifically, they do not consider the potential for …
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Understanding government and railroad strategy for crude oil transportation in North America
On July 6, 2013, an oil-laden unit train derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Canada, killing 47 people, shocking and saddening many, and leading to significantly increased public scrutiny of crude oil transported by rail. Simultaneously, there has been intense scrutiny of proposed …
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Industrial archaeology of Fife 1790-1914
… The last two chapters are concerned, with transport. Chapter 8 examines the dual nature of the road network in serving local and national needs and looks at the organisation and archaeology of statute labour and turnpike roads, including a report on excavations conducted on a stretch of …
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