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2. Approach to the study
The findings contained in this report are based on a combination of market, technical and economic modules.
The approach to the study is presented graphically below.
The roadmap provides reference to where information is to be found in the report. While the roadmap suggests
a staged process, this is over-simplified as significant interaction and refinement occurred between the modules
during the course of the study – for example, performance specifications (Chapter 4) were an input to demand
analysis (Chapter 3).
Figure 5 Study approach
A. Market take up
B. Route development
and costing
C. Financial and
economic analysis
Whole of corridor
freight demand analysis
(Chapter 3 and Appendix B)
Survey and interview
(Chapter 3 and Appendix B)
Logit model of inland
railway relative to other
road/rail (Chapter 3 and
Appendix B)
Estimate annual tonnes
and net tonne kilometres
over appraisal period
(Chapter 3 and Appendix B)
Performance
specification and
engineering standards
(Chapter 4 and Appendix C)
Assess route options
to identify optimum
route (Chapter 5 and
Appendices D, E and F)
Operational and transit
time modelling (Chapter 5
and Appendix G)
Environmental and
legislative aspects
(Chapter 6 and
Appendices H and I)
Capital cost and
delivery timetable
(Chapter 7 and Appendix J)
Operating cost
of infrastructure
(Chapter 8 and Appendix K)
Train operating costs
(Chapter 9 and Appendix G)
Incorporate demand
Annualise track and
train costs and
revenues/benefits
Define and estimate
Base Case
Analyse financial
viability (Chapter 10
and Appendix L)
Analyse economic
viability (Chapter 11
and Appendix L)
Policy issues
(Chapter 12)
Assess broader
impacts (Chapter 11
and Appendix M)
Final Report
Stakeholder consultation and data collection (Appendices N and O)
2. APPROACH TO THE STUDY
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