Essays about: "high speed-rail"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words high speed-rail.
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11. A New Swedish System
University essay from Lunds universitet/Utbildningar i HelsingborgAbstract : Instead of investing 145 billion SEK in building a new high speed rail network, much greater value in terms of transport capacity is likely to be found in constructing a new system of tube transport with a travel speed of 600 km/h. The suggested technology does not exist yet. READ MORE
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12. Regional development via high-speed rail : A study of the Stockholm-Mälaren region and possibilities for Melbourne-regional Victoria
University essay from KTH/Trafik och logistikAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine, based on a study of the regional high-speed corridors in the Stockholm-Mälaren Region, the possibilities for regional high-speed rail in Melbourne-regional Victoria (Australia) to improve accessibility, and achieve regional development and balanced growth between the capital and its surrounding regions. It deals with the concept of 'regional' high-speed rail, a variant of classic high-speed rail that serves centres along regional corridors stemming from a large city and whose travel purpose includes a high share of daily commuting and occasional business and leisure travel with journey times of up to two hours. READ MORE
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13. Oslo- Stockholm High Speed Railway: An up in the air project
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : The objective of this paper is to shed a light on a High-speed Railway (HSR) study project in the corridor Stockholm-Oslo, and investigate the global context in which it has grown. Priority Project 12 (PP12), commonly named “The Nordic Triangle”, is a project within the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) program, a European program aiming at establishing an efficient transport network, for competitiveness and employment in Europe. READ MORE
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14. Modelling demand for high speed rail in Sweden. : Business trips
University essay from KTH/TransportvetenskapAbstract : Recently conducted revealed preference and stated choice surveys in Sweden have extended data availability for travel demand modelling. Refined models with destination and mode choice are herein developed mainly for the long-distance business-trip market in Sweden. READ MORE
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15. Travel demand forecasting with stated choice data. : Swedish domestic long-distance trips.
University essay from KTH/TransportvetenskapAbstract : The travel demand forecasting capability is affected by the model performance and is restricted by the available modes. The Sampers models being used in long distance travel demand forecasting doesn’t deal with nonlinearity and contains no travel service qualitative variables. READ MORE
