Zbornik radova Koridor 10 - Kirilo Savić

3rd International Scientific and Professional Conference
CORRIDOR 10 - a sustainable way of integrations
Brenner pass between Italy and Austria. These trains are always fully booked because it is much
shorter route of transport, drivers avoid bad weather, but it is also affordable. In road transport, the
route mentioned means large fuel consumption and tire wear - high altitude, steep road that must be
overcome trucks, consequently, longer transport time.
If we take into account transport costs together with external costs of transport (the average in the EU
amounted to 52 EUR/1000 tkm to HGVs and 6,6 EUR/1000 tkm 22 for rail freight transport (electric
traction) the accompanied combined transport would be cheaper from the road, the same applies to
unaccompanied, which is cheaper in the first place, i.e. without taking into account external costs.
Cost analysis for unaccompanied intermodal transport (transport of containers) found out that rail is
cheaper. The obstacles are mainly in infrastructure quality and frequency of service.
It was found out that the development of intermodal transport is emphasized by the development
documents, both on the national as international level, but the existing measures offered by the
applicable national law, proved to be insufficient. To improve the attractiveness of this form of
transport would be required to introduce at the implementation level new and innovative measures that
have already proven as a form of good practice.
The government should, from our point of view, at least in the early stages until the product is fully
enforced, financially encourage such modes. By shifting trucks from road to rail reduction of traffic (at
the Corridor V the density of traffic, especially trucks is very large) and thus the number of accidents
would be achieved. This would likely also reduce the costs of maintenance of roads, that are mostly
just destroyed by trucks. In addition, the reduction of pollution would be achieved also.
If we conclude in short:
- Advantages of intermodal transport:
- - Less trucks on roads
- - Lower density of traffic,
- - Increased safety on the roads
- - Less pollution
- Disadvantages of intermodal transport:
- - Poor availability of wagons for piggyback transport (in Europe are owned by Ökombi)
- - The necessary co-financing by the State
- Options / opportunities for intermodal transport:
- - Future changes in behavior in the freight sector,
- - The improvement of regional and local infrastructure,
- - New jobs
- Risks for intermodal transport:
- - The availability of financial sources,
- - Inadequate railway network,
- - Difficulties in the maintenance of rail networks and
- - Cost of services (high).
Proposals for state measures to encourage intermodal transport mode:
- Financial encouragements, such as:
- Modernization of terminals,
- Construction of new terminals,
- Direct financial encouragement for each shifted truck,
- Cross financing.
- Changes in the regulation of road transport, in particular towards the internalization of external
costs, such as
- - The increase in tolls for heavy goods vehicles
- - The introduction of parking fees for heavy trucks on highways
- - Restrictions on road traffic in sensitive areas - shift the transport of dangerous
- goods on the train.
22 CE Delft, Infras, Fraunhofer ISI, 2011.
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