Innovations as an Option to Increase the Market Share of Rail Freight Transport in Europe Bart W. Wiegmans
International Journal of Railway, vol. 2, no. 2, pp.80-92, 2009
Abstract : Successful market adoption of rail freight transport innovations that might offer opportunities for market share increase is
the focus of this paper. Firstly, seen from a theoretical point of view, it is not incremental innovations but radical organizational
and transformation innovations that are likely to increase the market share of rail freight transport. Secondly,
the particular inovations that offer some success potential for market adoption are: dedicated infrastructure, the fixed
timetable, locomotive upgrades, and INTERFACE. Thirdly, unfortunately, the opportunities to increase the market share
of rail freight transport appear to be limited.
Keyword :
Rail freight transport, Innovations, Market share, Modal shift
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