Changing hegemonies and new external pressures: South East European railway networks in transition

Howkins, Trevor J

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.04.011

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“…The role of private cars increased at the expense of public road and railway transport. The same trends were visible also in other post-socialist countries (Howkins 2005 andPucher andBuehler 2005). The growing importance of individual transport is related to the growth in the flexibility and mobility of the labour force.…”

Section: Position Of Railway Transport In Passenger Transport In Slovsupporting

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Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia

Michniak¹

2018

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Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia The passenger railway transport system in Slovakia, during the last almost thirty years, has undergone many changes and it has faced many problems and new challenges. The change of the socioeconomic system, the splitting of Czechoslovakia, the process of accession to the EU and membership of Slovakia have influenced transport system in Slovakia. The main aim of this article is to identify main changes, problems and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia after 1989. Attention is paid to the changing position of railway transport in the transport of persons in Slovakia. Article is also focused on the changes of organisation of railway transport in Slovakia and its deregulation, liberalisation, and starting of competition in passenger railway transport with the example of comparison of the operation of the state and the private carriers. The specific governmental measure, a zero-fare public railway transport services for selected groups of passengers, has significantly influenced a passenger railway transport in Slovakia since 2014.

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Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia

Michniak¹

2018

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“…Das aus der Epoche der Planwirtschaft und des Eisernen Vorhanges geerbte Eisenbahnwesen der ostmitteleuropäischen Staaten musste nach der Wende von 1989 den neuen wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und politischen Bedingungen angepasst werden. Die wichtigsten Folgen waren: Umstrukturierung der staatlichen Eisenbahngesellschaften durch Teilung in viele Tochterfirmen (was später den Weg zur Liberalisierung des Marktes öffnen sollte), Änderung der bisherigen Verkehrsströme, Reduzierung der Anzahl der betriebenen Strecken und Züge, vor allem im Lokalverkehr, Einführung oder Qualitätssteigerung der Schnell-und Expresszüge zwischen den größten Metropolen (Howkins 2005).…”

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Der Einfluss der EU-Osterweiterung auf die internationalen Eisenbahnverbindungen in Mitteleuropa – die Beispiele Polen, Tschechien und Slowakei

Taczanowski¹

2019

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The aim of the paper is to examine the influence of the EU eastern enlargement on the international passenger rail connections in three selected countries-Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Their accession to the Union has increased the need for transnational transport flows and it has created new possibilities for both main international connections and cross-border services of regional importance. However, despite the particularly important role of rail in the EU transport policy the actual position of rail transport in the international connections between Central-Eastern European countries is equivocal and the general role of railways in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia is very different. Ten years after their EU accession the number of international rail connections in Central-Eastern Europe and not rarely also the travel times were less attractive than at the end of the 1990s. Clearly positive consequences of the EU eastern enlargement for international rail connections in the region are limited to three areas: the "Central-European Diagonal" Berlin-Prague-Bratislava-Budapest, the Viennese region, and the Polish-Czech-German border region in the Sudety and Ore Mountains. Generally, the EU accession has not strengthened the role of rail in the cross-border transport in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This is because the role of the EU eastern enlargement and EU transport policy seem not to be as important as other factors which influence the position of rail in Central-Eastern Europe: the different national transport policies and the place of railway transport in the analysed countries which is the result of country-specific differences and different positions of their railway transport companies.

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“…The Eurasian land bridge consists of five main corridors (Hilletofth et al , 2007): Northern corridor . From western Europe to Eastern Asia, connecting the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Finland, Sweden and Russia (Otsuka, 2001; Fadayev, 2004; Lee, 2004; Howkins, 2005; Vellenga and Spens, 2006). The 9,200 km long Trans‐Siberian Railway (TSR) covers much of this route and is currently carrying large amounts of freight from East Asia to Moscow and further on to the rest of Europe.…”

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In‐transit distribution strategy: solution for European factory competitiveness?

Hilletofth

Hilmola²,

Claesson³

2011

Industrial Management &Amp; Data Systems

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PurposeResearch work describes in‐transit distribution strategy by determining and analyzing key principles of it as well as by illustrating its application in practice. Emphasis on in‐transit distribution strategy is to turn transportation pipeline as a mobile inventory holding place, and actively dispatching goods to a destination, where there is a predicted demand before any customer orders are actually received. The use of this strategy is supported by current trade flows: emerging market trade has increased considerably, but simultaneously Swedish export prices, for example, have significantly decreased. The paper aims to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachIn‐transit strategy is examined through a multiple case study from industrial companies having main factory operations in Sweden as well as using a system dynamics simulation model, and Monte Carlo analysis. These are supported by the second hand data of trade flows between Sweden, and India and China.FindingsIn order to be successful with in‐transit strategy, the case studies show that excellent planning, working closely with customers, first‐class market knowledge, and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that is able to support the process sufficiently are required. Other highlighted requirements of this strategy are low variation in demand, and predictable distribution lead‐time. Simulation study of one hypothetical product group verified case study findings, but the authors find it interesting that manufacturing output variance especially is very sensitive regarding to the overall results. If variation increases, then in‐transit strategy is not able to deliver for customers with the necessary accuracy. Also increasing average customer demand, and longer transportation delays lead to undesired outcomes (e.g. too much inventory or out of stock situations).Research limitations/implicationsThe case study and second hand analysis is limited to one country, and further evidence is needed from other European, and possibly North American companies, to verify these findings.Originality/valueThere has been a rather limited amount of research works completed from the use of in‐transit strategy, even if increased trade activity and lower price of exported items is that of the old west in their exports to emerging markets, and continues to be so in the future (was even strong to China during credit crunch year 2009). Our research is seminal in terms of a developed system dynamics simulation model.

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Changing hegemonies and new external pressures: South East European railway networks in transition

Cited by 16 publications

References 4 publications

Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia

Changes, problems, and challenges of passenger railway transport in Slovakia

Der Einfluss der EU-Osterweiterung auf die internationalen Eisenbahnverbindungen in Mitteleuropa – die Beispiele Polen, Tschechien und Slowakei

In‐transit distribution strategy: solution for European factory competitiveness?

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