Modelling the influence of wagon technical parameters on variable costs in rail freight transport

Anna Dolinayová, Martin Ľoch and Juraj Kanis

Research in Transportation Economics, 2015, vol. 54, issue C, 33-40

Abstract: Railway transport can be sustainable only when the unit price is comparable to that of road transport. This paper addresses variable costs from a management perspective and analyses the influence of technical parameters of the wagons on variable costs. Costs were calculated with a conversion calculation method using norms and standards for rail transport in Slovakia. Transport utilization was calculated on the basis of assumed wagon utilization in real conditions.

Keywords: Rail direct costs; Rail indirect costs; Rail infrastructure costs; Rail freight transport; Rail variable costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L92 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2015.10.023

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