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Green Rail Transportation: Improving Rail Freight to Support Green Corridors

In: Green Transportation Logistics

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  • Paulus T. Aditjandra

    (Newcastle University)

  • Thomas H. Zunder

    (Newcastle University)

  • Dewan Md Zahurul Islam

    (Newcastle University)

  • Roberto Palacin

    (Newcastle University)

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to illustrate the current state of European rail freight research and how this can improve rail freight to support green and sustainable transport, as promoted by the governments of the European Union (EU). Since much of EU policy is based on EU funded research, a review of such rail- and freight-related research, carried out over the past 20 years under the EU/EC framework programmes, will help to contextualize the challenges faced in promoting the governance of green corridors. International rail freight systems, improvement of rail-road modal transfer points, unexploited markets, vehicle design, train productivity, energy use, signalling and governance of multimodal corridors, are all discussed. We argue that green corridors, as a strategic freight transport policy, can only realistically be implemented alongside improvements to the long distance transportation sector, where rail becomes the backbone network of land surface transportation. Additionally, with the trend towards urbanization, where road would serve pretty much the last mile freight operation, a reliable, efficient, safe and environmentally sound inter-urban long distance rail freight system is needed, to support economic growth and to maintain the quality of life of every EU citizen.

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  • Paulus T. Aditjandra & Thomas H. Zunder & Dewan Md Zahurul Islam & Roberto Palacin, 2016. "Green Rail Transportation: Improving Rail Freight to Support Green Corridors," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Harilaos N. Psaraftis (ed.), Green Transportation Logistics, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 413-454, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isochp:978-3-319-17175-3_12
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17175-3_12
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    Cited by:

    1. Shuo Jiang & Yimin Wang, 2019. "Long-Term Ground Settlements over Mined-Out Region Induced by Railway Construction and Operation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-19, February.
    2. Bektaş, Tolga & Ehmke, Jan Fabian & Psaraftis, Harilaos N. & Puchinger, Jakob, 2019. "The role of operational research in green freight transportation," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 274(3), pages 807-823.
    3. Tareq Abu Aisha & Mustapha Ouhimmou & Marc Paquet, 2020. "Optimization of Container Terminal Layouts in the Seaport—Case of Port of Montreal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-20, February.
    4. Sairong Peng & Xin Yang & Hongwei Wang & Hairong Dong & Bin Ning & Haichuan Tang & Zhipeng Ying & Ruijun Tang, 2019. "Dispatching High-Speed Rail Trains via Utilizing the Reverse Direction Track: Adaptive Rescheduling Strategies and Application," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-20, April.
    5. Agnieszka Malkowska & Arkadiusz Malkowski, 2021. "International Trade in Transport Services between Poland and the European Union," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, January.

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