Conference
on Rail Infrastructure 20-21 Sept 2001
Good Practice
Charging
A fair and efficient
charging system is a prerequisit of a sustainable transport system. The
Swiss Heavy Vehicle Fee is an example of internalising external costs of
transport. The distance, maximum laden weight and the emission class define the
fee. Two thirds of the revenue is invested for railway projects.
Swiss Heavy Vehicle Fee -
-official website from Swiss customs office english, deutsch
-"LSVA konkret" brochure from Federal Customs Administration in english, français, deutsch, italiano
-"Fair and efficient" official brochure from Swiss Federal office of Spatial Planning, transport coordination in english, deutsch (la version française peut être ordonnée ici / la versione italiana puo essere ordinata qui)
-information from VCD Bayern deutsch
Railway Systems
Sweden is the pioneer in
railways reform. In 1988 already, Sweden has seperated rail infrastructure and
service provider. Rail freight market is nowadays fully deregulated.
Swedish Railway System -
- National Railroad Administration english, svenska
- Swedish rail freight company green cargo svenska
- Swedish passenger rail company SJ english, svenska
Freight Services
The liberalisation of rail
freight offers the possibility for specialised organisations to enter the rail
freight market. This is only slowly happening. However, some examples
exist.
Rhein-Sieg Railways deutsch
IKEA Rail
Technology
Intermodal transport has a
big potential to contribute to a more sustainable transport system. However,
transhipment is still a source of energy and time loss. A new technology for a
quick transhipment is developed by MODALOHR.
Modalohr combined transport technology français
Please contact the project
manager to propose other examples of good practice for this page.
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