The Roles of Railway Freight Transport in Developing Low-Carbon Society and Relevant Issues

Guoquan Li ()
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Guoquan Li: Railway Technical Research Institute

Chapter Chapter 60 in LTLGB 2012, 2013, pp 417-423 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this study, the situations of surface freights and potential demands to be suitable for railway container are analyzed, and the possible predominance ranges of railway in transport cost are estimated by the comparative analysis between railway and truck freight rates in transport distance. Moreover, by a case study, the effects of railway freight transport in the reductions of logistics costs and CO2 emissions, and the savings of energy are derived. Finally, the relevant issues concerning the actual conditions are discussed.

Keywords: Railway freights; Predominance range; Logistics costs; CO2 emissions; Savings of energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34651-4_60

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