Essays about: "Freight train"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 25 essays containing the words Freight train.

  1. 16. Economic evaluation of old and new locomotives

    University essay from KTH/Spårfordon

    Author : Ann-Sofie Hedberg; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Like any other business, a train operator is expected to make a profit and to make that profit as large as possible. The transportation market is highly competitive and it is therefore hard to increase the price of the transportation service. In order to maintain the profit margins focus needs to be on keeping the costs down. READ MORE

  3. 17. Elastic travel demand analysis - An application to the West link railway in Gothenburg

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Samyar Ravanbakhsh; [2016]
    Keywords : Elastic travel demand; Travel time; West link; Modal shift; VISUM;

    Abstract : Today the regional railway system lacks the capacity at the central station in order to meet the demand for both the public and freight transportation. The West link is a railway infrastructure project that is expected to both increase train commuting and also increase the train capacity at the central station in Gothenburg. READ MORE

  4. 18. The liberalisation of the European Railway Market - Did the railway packages have a statistical significant effect on rail freight in the EU Member States?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sascha Brose; [2015-12-01]
    Keywords : European railways; railway market; railway packages; reforms; liberalisation of a public service; sequential multiple regression;

    Abstract : The European railway market is since 25 years subject to a constant transformation process. The EU’s railway packages, bundles of railway specific legislation, initiate reforms in a sector that was characterised by decade long national fragmentation and a shrinking modal share. READ MORE

  5. 19. Kartläggning och analys av utfrakter vid NWP AB

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

    Author : Tomas Widenfalk; [2015]
    Keywords : godslogistik; sågverk; sågad vara; godsflöden; transportanalys; logistics; sawmill; sawn goods; goods flow; transport analysis;

    Abstract : Detta examensarbete har utförts hos Norrskog Wood Products AB (NWP AB) som omfattar fyra sågverk och tre hyvlerier i mellannorrland. NWP AB bildades 2004 när Skogsägare-föreningen Norrskog köpte Camforegruppen i Jämtland och fusionerade den med sitt tidigare helägda sågverk SAEF AB (Östavallsågen). READ MORE

  6. 20. Influence of Switches and Crossings on Wheel Wear of a Freight Vehicle

    University essay from KTH/Spårfordon

    Author : Emmanouil Doulgerakis; [2013]
    Keywords : dynamic vehicle-track interaction; turnout; switch crossing; wheel wear; wheel-rail contact geometry;

    Abstract : Turnouts (Switches & Crossings) are important components in railway networks, as they provide the necessary flexibility for train operations by allowing trains to change among the tracks. But the turnout’s geometry with discontinuity in rail profiles and lack of transition curve causes additional wear both on track and on vehicle. READ MORE