scholarly journals Kapasitas Infrastruktur dan Fasilitas pada Kereta Api Angkutan Barang dan Logistik

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Abi Prasidi ◽  
Muhamad. Rifni
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Component Development ◽  
Process Method

Very limited capacity of the highway in some economies tract, such as the Trans Java traffic, has an impact on increasing the travel time especially in the use of rail transport, so that a certain pathway requires capacity building and the development of new lines gradually. The purpose of this research was to determine the capacity of rail transport infrastructure that is optimal for the distribution of goods, especially as the company managed by PT. Railway Logistics or KALOG. Another problem is how the government's role and the flow of freight transport demand. In the discussion, through a variety of existing data, the authors use research with phenomenological approach on the basis of qualitative analysis methods interpretative paradigm. Results are expected to be useful for improving knowledge about the needs of rail freight transport on goods distribution on the Java Island. The results of this research will be published in scientific journals. The purpose of this research are two folds. This research combination between qualitative data and quantitative data . The first is to calculate the technology contribution coefficient (TCC) and the second is to determine the priority of technology component development. This research has been done in PT. KALOG, a rail freight transportation company. To calculate the TCC, the author has used the technometric model and the analytical bierarchy process method. By improving these two components, operational problems will be minimized so that operating performance and sales volume will increase. It can then be expected that PT. KALOG will improve its rule in business competition.

scholarly journals Assessment criteria for decisions in the field of rail freight transportation

2018 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 02015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuliia Tanaino ◽  
Olga Yugrina ◽  
Larisa Zharikova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Car Traffic ◽  
Transportation Process ◽  
In Transit ◽  
Transport Logistics

Timely relocation of empty cars to loading stations plays an important role in rail freight transport logistics. The purpose of the study is to determine the criteria for identifying a need for reserved station tracks while minimizing operating costs. The authors used special methods to study freight transport operations and mathematically modeled the transportation process subject to the developed technological measures, such as concentrating the car traffic at stations and yards with sufficient technical capabilities, minimizing the number of handling operations in transit, and differentiating cars according to their respective operators. As a result, the authors identified the criteria underlying the decision-making algorithm for managing rail transport operations, while minimizing costs throughout the service area.

scholarly journals Operational and tegnological requirements for the profitable provision of rail freight transport

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wessel J. Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Market Segments ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Comparative Cost ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Operational Methods

This article provides an overview of the most pertinent operational and design requirements of rail freight transport technology that could be instrumental in the profitable participation of rail transport in an economically deregulated freight transport market. The following three aspects are addressed: (1) The market segments that are serviced profitably by rail transport in industrial countries; (2) comparative cost of rail transport and the specific operational methods employed to make rail transport more cost advantageous; and (3) the most pertinent technological requirements set upon rail transport systems to operate commercially viably. Regarding technological requirements, the following aspects are elaborated upon: (1) train types and purpose-built wagons to appropriately serve specific market segments; (2) the type of freight terminals employed to effectively support rail transport operations; and (3) the types of handling equipment needed to enable rail transport to operate smoothly. The purpose-built wagon models and the types of train compositions to optimally adhere to rail transport operators’ specific needs, as well as the the most important factors that underlie wagon design, are discussed. Subsequently the functional requirements of the main terminal facilties that receive freight trains are discussed. Lastly, the handling equipment needed to load, unload and transload transportable freight on, from and between wagons and other modes of transport swiftly, safely and at lowest cost per freight unit are discussed.

scholarly journals Freight rail transport governance: An international issue

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-505
Author(s):  
Wessel Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
International Issue ◽  
Economic Deregulation ◽  
Freight Terminals ◽  
Freight Wagons

Since the economic deregulation of freight transport operations internationally, it has been necessary to have a workable knowledge and an understanding of the types of freight wagons that can help to be instrumental in the efficient and effective market participation of rail technology in the freight transport market. The article identifies and describes the most commonly used rail freight wagons for commercial purposes internationally. The investigation has indicated that subsequent to the economic deregulation of freight transport, there are nine rail wagon types manufactured and commonly used internationally. They are: (1) covered wagon/van; (2) refrigerated wagon/van; (3) flat wagon; (4) tank wagon; (5) container wagon; (6) open wagon; (7) hopper wagon; (8) side stanchion and centre partition wagon; and (9) motorcar wagon. The study revealed that the following three factors mainly dictate wagon design: (1) characteristics of the freight to be transported; (2) physical railway characteristics; and (3) the type of freight terminals and handling equipment necessary to efficiently and effectively accommodate and support rail freight transport.

scholarly journals Framework for rail freight transport revival in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Hendrik Havenga ◽  
Wessel Pienaar
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Sustainable Fashion ◽  
Critical Requirement

Most long-distance land freight in South Africa is transported by road, which (i) places harsh constraints on the country’s transport infrastructure; and (ii) gives rise to excessive external costs. This is ascribable to the high demand for road freight transport, which is dependent on imported fuel at unstable prices and which is damaging to the environment. The critical requirement is to determine how much freight, and specifically which freight, can switch to rail transport. In order to identify the freight flows that can exploit the economic principles of rail transport, a market segmentation model was developed. A feasible target market was identified that enables key stakeholders (government, the national railway and major road transport service providers) to engage in ensuring that sufficient investment in suitable transport infrastructure takes place timeously to support the country’s economic growth and development ideals in a sustainable fashion.

scholarly journals Measures for Increasing Performance of the Rail Freight Transport in the North-South Direction

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Eva Brumercikova ◽  
Bibiana Bukova ◽  
Iwona Rybicka ◽  
Pawel Drozdziel
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
The North ◽  
International Transport

The article elaborates on measures aimed at increasing the performance of the rail freight transport carried out in the north-south direction. The measures are designed based on the implemented analyses focused on the analysis of the current situation of international trade and development of international transport as well as the analysis of the current situation of the European transport infrastructure. The north-south direction was selected due to the enormous increase of the transit road transportation.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Forecast of Demand for Inter-regional Rail Freight Transport

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
A.A. Shirov ◽  
N.N. Sapova ◽  
E.S. Uzyakova ◽  
R.M. Uzyakov
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Baseline Scenario ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Freight Traffic ◽  
Railway System

A forecasting system for calculating the demand for inter-regional rail freight transport is necessary for assessing the growth and development opportunities of transport infrastructure, connectivity of regions and spatial development. We examine the regional economy and interregional relations based on the existing system of rail freight transport. The statistics of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), international statistical agencies and the data of JSC Russian Railways served as raw data. The research methodology includes input-output methods and models, in particular, a static input-output model, as well as methods of correlation and regression analysis. We calculated projected rail freight traffic for two macroeconomic development scenarios. A better alternative (target scenario) of economic development, demonstrating an average annual economic growth rate of 102.2 % for the period 2015–2035, would lead to a 16.2 % increase in the rail freight traffic by 2035 compared to the baseline scenario. The second scenario is based on the hypothesis of economic stagnation at the level of 1%. Such an increase is achieved by domestic transport, in which the share of construction freight for approximately 30.9 % of total traffic by 2035, and export transport, where the share of energy freight is 44.1 % of the total. An increase in shipment in total rail freight transport will be provided by enterprises of the Central, Northwestern, Volga and Siberian Federal Districts. The proposed tools allow sub- stantiating the strategic development of the railway system, assessing the cooperation between the economy and rail transport. The results can be used for analytical and predictive support of the strategic development of the railway system in the Russian Federation. The future research will focus on expanding the set of factors for considering the regional characteristics of economic development, a more meaningful assessment of the connectivity of regions, not only in the system of rail freight transport.

scholarly journals Methodological Procedure for Evaluation and Valuation of Additional Services in Rail Freight Transport

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
Vladimír Klapita ◽  
Lenka Černá ◽  
Xiquan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Ancillary Services ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Utility Value ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
Business Conditions

AbstractThe pricing methodology is a system-based application that can provide a positive economic outcome for each operating activity that aims to increase a specific utility value or utility effect. Price calculation in transport is part of the general theory of pricing, while accepting specific business conditions in transport, or in its individual sectors, including rail transport. This paper describes a proposal of a suitable methodical procedure by means where it would be possible to effectively evaluate such additional services in rail freight transport that are provided beyond the carriers’ basic activities in Slovak Republic conditions. The new methodology for evaluating and pricing ancillary services must aim at creating more favourable economic conditions regarding pricing for carriers, flexibility in the provision of additional services and the ability to respond to customer requirements. The secondary objective of the new methodology is to promote environmentally friendly transport modes, which in continental transport means increasing the share of rail transport in the transport market. This benefit of the newly proposed methodology, i.e. greening transport in general is also one of the EU’s objectives.

Rail Transport Corridors of the Organisation for Co-operation of Railways

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (191) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Mirosław Antonowicz
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Continuous Operation ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Member States ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Global Transport ◽  
International Transport

International transport corridors are part of the global transport system and are an important part of the activities of the Organisation for Co-operation of Railways2. The development activities in the Eurasian space are aimed at modernising and developing rail transport by upgrading the technical and operational parameters of the corridors in order to improve the competitiveness of railways in freight transport in Asia and Europe. These corridors are widely used to plan and organise the routing of container trains in international traffic between the OSJD member states. Today, nearly 300 container trains are in continuous operation. The aim of the article is to present the activities to date in the development of corridors, their role and importance in rail transport in the area of the member states of the Organisation for Co-operation of Railways. The article presents issues related to the development and freight transport on 13 international rail transport corridors from the Eurasian railway area. New corridor solutions were highlighted, as well as the New Silk Road3 which is part of China’s broader so-called One Belt, One Road Initiative concept. It is a global infrastructure plan developed in China and implemented in more than 100 countries, mainly in countries referred to as emerging markets. Keywords: international transport corridor, rail transport corridor, indicators for transport corridors, New Silk Road

scholarly journals MATHEMATICAL MODELLING AS AN ELEMENT OF PLANNING RAIL TRANSPORT STRATEGIES

Transport ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-363
Author(s):  
Anna Borucka ◽  
Dariusz Mazurkiewicz ◽  
Eliza Łagowska
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Exponential Smoothing ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Passenger Transport

Effective planning and optimization of rail transport operations depends on effective and reliable forecasting of demand. The results of transport performance forecasts usually differ from measured values because the mathematical models used are inadequate. In response to this applicative need, we report the results of a study whose goal was to develop, on the basis of historical data, an effective mathematical model of rail passenger transport performance that would allow to make reliable forecasts of future demand for this service. Several models dedicated to this type of empirical data were proposed and selection criteria were established. The models used in the study are: the seasonal naive model, the Exponential Smoothing (ETS) model, the exponential smoothing state space model with Box–Cox transformation, ARMA errors, trigonometric trend and seasonal components (TBATS) model, and the AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model. The proposed time series identification and forecasting methods are dedicated to the processing of time series data with trend and seasonality. Then, the best model was identified and its accuracy and effectiveness were assessed. It was noticed that investigated time series is characterized by strong seasonality and an upward trend. This information is important for planning a development strategy for rail passenger transport, because it shows that additional investments and engagement in the development of both transport infrastructure and superstructure are required to meet the existing demand. Finally, a forecast of transport performance in sequential periods of time was presented. Such forecast may significantly improve the system of scheduling train journeys and determining the level of demand for rolling stock depending on the season and the annual rise in passenger numbers, increasing the effectiveness of management of rail transport.

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