Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
of shipments and 11.91 % of freight carried.
Important users are also Store Steel, Lesonit, Nafta Petrochem, GG Novo mesto, Butan plin, VIPAP
Videm, Istrabenz plini, Kamnolom Verd and Ursa Slovenia. In the group of Big users we also ranked 3
sidings owners (Talum, IAK and Salonit Anhovo), which had less than 1 % share of shipments in
2010, but carried more than 0.5 % of the cargo.
Group 2: Medium users 18
Among Medium users we classified sidings owners, which transport work in 2010 ranged between
0.07 and 0.7 % of shipments and between 0.01 and 0.31 % of freight carried, namely: Paloma, Zavod
RS za blagovne rezerve, Kovinatrade, GG Bled, Lafarge Cement, SILGAN Ljubljana, Alpos,
Radenska, Container, KZ Ptuj, Tanin Sevnica, Trimo and Color.
Among Medium users we classified the owner of private sidings Jata Emona, which had less than 0.07
% of the shipments in 2010, and therefore a little more cargo carried as Trimo, Tanin Sevnica and
Color.
Group 3: Small users 19
Among Small users of private sidings, which did not exceed 0.03% of shipments and 0.02% of cargo
in 2010, we classified following private sidings owners: Etra 33, Železarna Ravne Monter, Pivovarna
Union, Kovinar from Jesenice, Hoja and private siding owners Ikebana Brinc and Pivovarna Laško,
which didn’t use the private sidings in 2010 but completed the survey anyway.
3. ANALYZES OF REASONS FOR NOT USING OR PARTIAL USE OF PRIVATE SIDINGS
Within the questionnaire, which was sent to the owners of private sidings, we also asked about the
problems, the advantages and disadvantages of railway transport and the conditions that would
contribute to an increase in the use of private sidings and railway transport.
Analyzed answers of the respondents were based on a selection in the advanced proposed answers,
with the possibility of additional references and own answers.
3.1 Existing problems of individual private sidings from the perspective of the owners
Analysis of existing problems of private sidings showed that the greatest dissatisfaction for sidings
owners is with the organization of deliveries. With the poor organization of deliveries agrees almost
half of big users because they use rail transport more often and are more dependent on it and less
than a quarter of medium and some smaller users. Few owners believe that the sidings are poorly
maintained and have insufficient axle load, few more indicates wear of tracks as the existing problem.
Under category “Other” owners mentioned the high costs of maintenance of private sidings, rigid
organization of deliveries, insufficient number of transported wagons and high price of transport.
3.2 Benefits of railway transport from the perspective of the owners
Analysis of the benefits of private sidings from the perspective of sidings owners showed that the
majority of owners that responded to the survey are well aware that railway transport is becoming
increasingly important, as it is the most environmentally friendly form of transportation and a very
important factor in sustainable development. Depending on the answers of the respondents the big
advantage of railway transport is also the possibility of increasing the quantity of transported cargo
and transport of heavy loads. Less than half of the private siding owners recognize the advantage of
railway transport in higher utilization of wagons, higher efficiency due to fewer staff, lower price of
railway transport compared to road transport, less transport manipulations and reliability of transport.
That the railway transport can carry more cargo volume is very important for big and medium users,
which is also reflected in the responses of most which completed the survey. Almost half of big users
agree that railway transport is efficient and therefore require less staff, but this fact preferred not to be
identified by smaller users. Smaller users do not indicate reliable railway transport, higher utilization of
transport wagons and less manipulation as an advantage. Nearly half of small users, some medium
users and one third of big users agree that railway transport is cheaper over road transport.
18 M edium users carried less than 1 % of shipments and less than 0,4 % o , such as Paloma, Zavod RS za blagovne rezerve,
f total cargo in 2010
Kovinatrade.
19 S mall users and non-users of private siding s carried less than 0,04 % o f shipments and less than 0,03 % o f total cargo in 2010 or they didnt
, such as Etra 33, Železarna Ravne Monter, Pivovarna Union.
use the private sidings in 2010
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