We analyse the potential for shifting freight transports to the railways in Western and Central Europe. This potential … only few such freight flows in Europe, and that they are concentrated or connected to the central European population … arises for large and concentrated freight flows over long distances of about 300 km or more. However, we show that there are …

strong link between GDP per capita for the country and the dynamics of rail freight transportation. …Freight transportation by rail is one of the most important factors in the country's economic development; and … indicators: the level, and the intensity of the transportation operations. The consistency of transportation operations can be …

, carbon intensity, and road congestion. Regarding railway freight in particular, one policy tool that the Commission has …The European Commission years ago adopted a policy of encouraging the substitution of motor carrier haulage of freight …

This paper addresses a hub-and-spoke network problem for railroad freight, where a central planner is to find transport … air freight, have not been favoured by railways in the past. Such a structure could be profitable, however, if there exist … concentrated freight flows on some service links. We formulate a linear integer programming model whose objective function includes …

The Orient/East-Med Corridor, connecting central and southeastern Europe, provides important business potential for … European rail freight. However, freight transport by rail faces a number of challenges in terms of quality, cost … Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs) have been set up, one of them being the Orient/East-Med RFC No. 7, established in November …

programme. This paper focuses on the scope for rail services between China and Europe to attract freight currently travelling by … landlocked regions of Europe. It estimates that, by 2040, 3 million TEU of freight between the Far East and Europe might travel … between Asia and Europe, the creation of an economic belt for Eurasian cooperation, and maritime routes between China and all …