The added value of rail freight transport in Belgium

Troch, Frank; Meersman, Hilde; Sys, Christa; Voorde, Eddy Van de; Vanelslander, Thierry

doi:10.1016/j.rtbm.2021.100625

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“…The main connectivity is achieved through the construction of railway infrastructure. The implementation of the new concept will help to stimulate the economic development of the EU and the regions through which the routes pass [18]. In line with the new mobility concept, 9 corridors have been developed (Figure 2), two of which pass through Bulgaria.…”

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Possibilities for the construction of a parallel route of the European transport corridor No 9 through Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece

Tsonkov,

Petrov

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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The Bulgarian state is significantly behind in the development of its strategic road infrastructure. This circumstance is complemented by the deteriorated state of the already-built infrastructure in the Bulgarian state. There is a need to change the policy philosophy for managing and maintaining the strategic infrastructure in Bulgaria. It is necessary to strongly link this policy with the regional development policy, due to the similar objectives they must achieve. They are aimed at bringing Bulgarian regions closer together, and their economic and regional development based on improved connectivity between them. Achieving all this, however, is hampered by a significant deficit in the system. There is a lack of connectivity and development of the transport axes in the North-South direction. In this regard, the authors set as their main objective to analyze and assess the possibilities for the construction of a parallel route of the European transport corridor No. 9 through Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece, which includes the construction of a tunnel between the town of Troyan and the village of Karnare in the central part of the Balkan Mountains. The implementation of this project will bring economic, social, transport, and financial benefits to the Bulgarian state. The construction of the project ensures connectivity between the Balkan countries, the formation of a single European market, stimulating the development of Northern Bulgaria, and a targeted impact on the North and South-Central planning regions.

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confidence: 99%

Possibilities for the construction of a parallel route of the European transport corridor No 9 through Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece

Tsonkov,

Petrov

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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“…The implementation of new technologies and better infrastructure will provide a much-needed boost to the rail transport sector. In some countries of the European Union, expenditure on rail transport is several times that of road transport [4,5]. For the past decades, China's high-speed railway has developed quickly; the length of the high-speed rail has reached 40,000 km and formed a relatively complete transportation system.…”

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Concise Historic Overview of Rail Corrugation Studies: From Formation Mechanisms to Detection Methods

Wang,

Huang,

Wang

et al. 2024

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Rail corrugation is a serious problem in a railway transportation system, aggravating the operational risk and shortening the lifetime of train–track system. In order to ensure the safety and reliability of the railway system, the detection of rail corrugation is very important. Thus, this study systematically summarizes the recent research progress of rail corrugation. First, this study introduces the definition of rail corrugation and the classification criteria. Then, the formation mechanism of rail corrugation is analyzed in detail, and its adverse consequences are investigated. Further, this study summarizes several main detection methods, which are corrugation-detection methods based on acceleration measurements, wavelet transform methods for corrugation evaluation, computer-vision-based methods for corrugation automatic detection, digital filtering algorithms for rail corrugation detection, and others. In this study, the formation mechanism and detection methods of rail corrugation are systematically described, and various corrugation-detection methods are also introduced in detail. This study not only provides a scientific basis for railway maintenance, but also lays a solid foundation for future experimental design and data analysis. This study can also guide engineering practice to improve the reliability and safety of railway systems. It also provides useful experience for future railway-engineering design and planning, as well as safer and more reliable operation. In general, this study can provide technical support for the detection of rail corrugation to ensure the safety of the rail–track system.

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“…Coppens et al [11] studied the impact of the Port of Antwerp on regional economic development. Troch et al [12] studied the value added of rail freight in Belgium, while Meersman et al [13] studied the indirect economic impact of rail freight in Belgium. Njoya and Nikitas [14] studied the impact of air transport on employment and poverty reduction in South Africa.…”

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The Impact of Migration of Road Freight Transport Services on Economic Indicators in Selected EU Countries

Zanne

Twrdy

Muha

et al. 2023

PROMTT

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Transport is an industry that generates a significant portion of national income and directly or indirectly employs a large number of workers, while supporting the existence and development of all other sectors of the economy. Despite the long-standing goal of decoupling economic and transport growth in the European Union (EU), freight transport volumes, especially road freight transport, continue to increase. This leads to a deterioration of the quality of life and the environment, but on the other hand also creates business opportunities. The question is which country’s haulers will benefit the most. Using a shift-share analysis, the authors provide an overview of the dynamics of the EU road freight market and select countries for closer examination. They then examine the extent to which the road freight sector contributes to national income in these countries. Using a regression analysis, they estimate transport prices and changes in turnover and gross value added (GVA) for selected countries due to market structure change. The results show that the sector’s turnover increased by 4% due to market changes, sectoral GVA deviated only slightly, and there was a loss of at least 8 billion EUR in GVA due to the shortage of truck drivers.

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The added value of rail freight transport in Belgium

Cited by 7 publications

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Possibilities for the construction of a parallel route of the European transport corridor No 9 through Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece

Possibilities for the construction of a parallel route of the European transport corridor No 9 through Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece

Concise Historic Overview of Rail Corrugation Studies: From Formation Mechanisms to Detection Methods

The Impact of Migration of Road Freight Transport Services on Economic Indicators in Selected EU Countries

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