Implementation of Change in European Railway System Deliverable D6.1, Version 1.0 Demand And Supply Structures For Intermodal (Rail-Based) And Single Modal (All Truck) Freight Supply Solutions

An overall objective of the REORIENT project is to develop a business case for a new rail service between the Nordic countries and countries in Centraland South Eastern Europe. We developed, conducted, and used information from a survey conducted by the REORIENT project among intermodal freight shippers in countries within the REORIENT Corridor to identify essential factors for attracting freight from the road-torail-based services and we performed in-depth analysis of shippers’ quality requirements. Based on official statistics for trade and freight flows in the corridor and knowledge of the current transport services in the corridor, we found there is potential for new rail services in the corridor to attract a considerable amount of freight from road to rail-based conveyance. We specify a set of new rail services for the corridor in which these quality factors are embedded. This report also includes a description of mode choice models that were developed to analyse shippers’ propensity to change their mode of transport. We present the determinants we identified for shifts from truck-only to rail-based transport solutions. Introduction The European Commission's unit, Rail Transport and Interoperability within DGTREN, financed research as part of FP6 to gain knowledge of the current markets for alternative transport solutions, the mechanisms and driving forces behind growth in the markets and to be able to stimulate provision of competitive rail based intermodal transport solutions. The objective of Work Package 6 (Quality Standards Underlying Modal Choices) is to (1) identify quality factors that determine shippers transport service choices, (2) propose new rail services for the REORIENT Corridor, and (3) propose business and management models that can be organised for new rail-based transport within the business environment. This report describes a shipper survey of customer’s quality requirements that we conducted to identify factors that are important in order to attract freight from road to rail-based services and to enable us to carry out an in-depth analysis of shippers’ transport quality requirements. Determinants for modal shift are also identified. Official statistics are used to identify the economic importance of the Corridor and characteristics of overall freight flows. Based on the official statistics, we indicate the potential of new rail services in the Corridor to attract freight from road, We suggest new rail services for the Corridor assuming the quality factors identified as important for attracting freight from road to rail-based transport solutions are embedded. Organization Code: Code Classification: Classification