A new report released today provides comprehensive independent review of the costs of different methods of increasing capacity in Road & Rail environments.
The results compare transport options on a people (or freight tonnes)/ hour/km/£m basis. This method is more transparent than more complex cost/benefit modelling, and reveals what many believe to be a clearer road map for the further investment on
Photo: Nigel Major VP Strategy Invensys Rail, presents Transport Capacity Report in London
The key findings presented at the press conference will cover both the Road and Rail environments and include;
- The factors that affect Road and Rail capacity now and in the future.
- An examination of the methods, together with their relative merits, that can be used to increase transportation capacity.
- Key findings that will clearly define those areas where investment in the Road and Rail infrastructure will provide the greatest capacity gain.
- The results are surprising and are sure to re-ignite the Transportation investment debate in the
The Transport Capacity Research Paper used over thirty published sources to compare the costs and capacity increases provided by a range of real world transport infrastructure projects.
The information was also supplemented by interviews with people in government bodies, trade associations and companies within the various industries.
The information these sources provided was then analysed to compare the incremental capacity increase for every pound spent, measured consistently as [people per hour]/[£m per km]
You can read the full report for yourself here, or you can tune in to the highlights using the podcast player to your right.
http://www.ballard.co.uk/press_releases/company_releases.aspx?story=1015
