Abstract
This paper deals with estimating possible effects in terms of mitigating the social and environmental impacts which could be achieved by operating the rail freight train instead of the road truck services in the given Trans-European transport corridor during the specified period of time. In general, these impacts embrace noise, congestion, traffic incidents/accidents (Safety), and energy consumption and related GHG emissions (Greenhouse Gases). Each type of impact, specific to particular mode, is analyzed and modeled, thus enabling its quantitative estimation and intermodal comparison under the given circumstances. In particular, energy consumption and related GHG emissions and their costs have been under focus. The total costs of the above-mentioned impacts in the given case have also been estimated. Thus, they both represent a solid base for the assessment of the social-environmental feasibility of the future similar cases.
Highlights
One of the main objectives of the EU (European Union) transport policy has been to provide an institutional framework for the medium- to long-term sustainable development of the transport sector
This paper deals with estimating possible effects in terms of mitigating the social and environmental impacts which could be achieved by operating the rail freight train instead of the road truck services in the given Trans-European transport corridor during the specified period of time
The objectives of this report are to investigate the potential effects in mitigating externalities, i.e. the social and environmental impacts, which could be achieved by fully deploying the rail freight train services instead of their equivalent road truck counterparts in the given corridor during the specified period of time
Summary
One of the main objectives of the EU (European Union) transport policy has been to provide an institutional framework for the medium- to long-term sustainable development of the transport sector. In the scope of such endeavours, during the past decades the EC (European Commission) transport policy has been directed to instigate modal shift in the inland Europe, which would result in gaining higher market share for the rail freight on the account of the road freight medium- to long-haul transport. Such policy has been supported by a rather substantive research aiming at showing the rail freight as socially and environmentally friendlier transport mode when compared to the road truck counterpart. It was expected to demonstrate its overall advantages under conditions of internalizing the costs of the above mentioned social and environmental impacts (externalities)
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