The total demand for freight transport in Europe has increased significantly in recent decades, but most of it has been handled by road transport. To fulfil the modal shift targets set in the EU White Paper 2011, it will be necessary to double rail’s market share from today’s 18 %, by 2050. Translating this into reality means rail will have to handle 3 to 4 times the cargo volume it does today. With this in mind, the paper develops a vision of an efficient rail freight system in 2050. Methodology To achieve the above objective, the research applies literature survey and group discussion methodology and applying a system approach. Keeping on board the EU Transport White Paper 2011 modal shift targets, as well as future freight demand and customer requirements, the current research attempts to answer the following three critical questions: -How can rail offer the quality of service that will attract customers and fulfil the targets? - How can rail offer its customers a price that is competitive with road? - How can rail offer the capacity to meet the increased demand from modal shift?

How to make modal shift from road to rail possible in the European transport market, as aspired to in the EU Transport White Paper 2011 / Islam, Dewan Md Zahurul; Ricci, Stefano; Nelldal, Bo Lennart. - In: EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW. - ISSN 1867-0717. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:3(2016). [10.1007/s12544-016-0204-x]

How to make modal shift from road to rail possible in the European transport market, as aspired to in the EU Transport White Paper 2011

RICCI, Stefano;
2016

Abstract

The total demand for freight transport in Europe has increased significantly in recent decades, but most of it has been handled by road transport. To fulfil the modal shift targets set in the EU White Paper 2011, it will be necessary to double rail’s market share from today’s 18 %, by 2050. Translating this into reality means rail will have to handle 3 to 4 times the cargo volume it does today. With this in mind, the paper develops a vision of an efficient rail freight system in 2050. Methodology To achieve the above objective, the research applies literature survey and group discussion methodology and applying a system approach. Keeping on board the EU Transport White Paper 2011 modal shift targets, as well as future freight demand and customer requirements, the current research attempts to answer the following three critical questions: -How can rail offer the quality of service that will attract customers and fulfil the targets? - How can rail offer its customers a price that is competitive with road? - How can rail offer the capacity to meet the increased demand from modal shift?
2016
2050; customer requirements; europe; improvements; modal shift; rail freight; white paper 2011; automotive engineering; transportation; mechanical Engineering
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How to make modal shift from road to rail possible in the European transport market, as aspired to in the EU Transport White Paper 2011 / Islam, Dewan Md Zahurul; Ricci, Stefano; Nelldal, Bo Lennart. - In: EUROPEAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH REVIEW. - ISSN 1867-0717. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:3(2016). [10.1007/s12544-016-0204-x]
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