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| Dedication |
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| Disclaimer |
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| The Author |
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| Foreword |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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1 What Is Intermodal Freight Transport? |
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1.1 The background to intermodalism |
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1.2 The impact of the Channel Tunnel |
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1.3 Freight transport growth |
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1.5 Why intermodalism now? |
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1.6 The potential market for intermodal transport |
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12 | (1) |
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1.7 The future for intermodal freighting |
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2 UK and EU Policies for Intermodal Transport |
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2.2 Intermodal policy in the EU |
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2.3 Chronology of reports and legislation |
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3 Intermodal Developments in the UK |
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3.1 Euro-trade and the Channel Tunnel |
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37 | (1) |
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3.3 Tall and long boxes: the new container revolution |
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42 | (1) |
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3.5 Commercial developments |
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3.6 Combined transport vehicles |
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3.7 Working time and fuel prices |
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4 Intermodal Transport in Europe |
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52 | (10) |
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4.2 IRU/UIC position statement on combined transport |
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4.3 Research and further action |
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4.4 The EU's Intermodality Task Force |
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4.5 Rail interoperability |
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4.7 Current activities: an overview |
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4.9 Operational developments |
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5 Intermodalism in North America and World Markets |
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62 | (9) |
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62 | (5) |
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6 The Road Haulage Role in Intermodalism |
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6.1 Lorry sizes and weights for intermodal operations |
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6.2 Operator licensing, community authorizations, and professional competence |
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6.3 Exhaust emissions, noise limits, and energy consumption |
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6.4 Limits on driver working times |
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6.5 Safety law for carrying containers and working in docks |
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76 | (1) |
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6.7 Lorry Road User Charging: LRUC |
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6.8 Road traffic accidents |
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6.9 Road haulage operations |
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7 Rail-Freight Operations |
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7.1 Britain's privatized railway |
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7.2 Rail operations in Europe |
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7.3 European Railway Agency |
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7.4 The Euro-wide railway: Railion |
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7.5 UK rail-freight strategy |
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7.6 Rail freight in decline |
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7.7 The loading-gauge issue |
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7.10 The Central Railway project |
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7.11 Channel Tunnel Rail Link |
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7.13 Freight aggregators and integrators |
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8 Inland Waterway, Short-Sea, and Coastal Shipping |
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8.4 Inland waterways in Europe |
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8.5 Short-sea and coastal shipping |
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9 Environmental and Economic Issues |
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9.1 An environmental solution |
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9.2 Freight by road, rail, or waterway? |
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9.4 The environmental impact of transport |
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9.5 `Something must be done' |
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9.6 Vehicle exhaust emissions |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (2) |
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10 Grant Aid and Government Support |
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122 | (11) |
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10.1 UK Government grants |
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122 | (7) |
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129 | (4) |
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11 Intermodal Networks and Freight Interchanges |
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133 | (17) |
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134 | (4) |
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11.2 Trans-European Rail Freight Freeways |
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11.3 Motorways of the Sea |
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11.4 Infrastructure developments in retrospect |
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11.5 Freight interchanges (terminals) |
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11.6 The EC's 2004 list of 30 TEN-T projects |
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147 | (3) |
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12 Intermodal Road and Rail Vehicles and Maritime Vessels |
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150 | (16) |
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150 | (5) |
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12.2 Bimodal semi-trailer systems |
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155 | (2) |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (5) |
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13 Intermodal Loading Units, Transfer Equipment and Satellite Communications |
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166 | (14) |
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166 | (3) |
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169 | (2) |
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13.4 Other handling equipment |
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13.5 Satellite tracking of vehicles and loading units |
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177 | (3) |
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14 Carrier Liability in Intermodal Transport |
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180 | (13) |
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14.1 International agreements |
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14.2 Liability in domestic road and rail operations |
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14.3 International carriage of goods by road: CMR |
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182 | (5) |
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14.4 International carriage of goods by rail: CIM |
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14.5 Compensation for loss |
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189 | (1) |
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14.6 Liability rules for multimodal transport |
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190 | (1) |
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14.7 GIT insurance protection |
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191 | (2) |
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15 Intermodal Documentation and Authorizations |
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193 | (17) |
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15.1 CMR consignment notes for international haulage journeys |
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194 | (2) |
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15.2 Consignment notes for own-account carriage by road |
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15.3 CIM consignment notes for international rail journeys |
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197 | (2) |
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15.4 Combined/multimodal transport documents |
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15.5 Legal requirements for international road haulage journeys |
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15.6 Community authorization |
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15.7 Road haulage cabotage |
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203 | (2) |
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15.8 Bilateral road haulage permits |
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205 | (1) |
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15.9 Eco-points for transit of Austria |
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206 | (2) |
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15.11 Own-account transport operations |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (8) |
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210 | (4) |
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16.2 Transport International Routier (TIR) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (2) |
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17 International Carriage of Dangerous Goods |
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218 | (22) |
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17.1 Dangerous goods legislation |
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218 | (17) |
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17.2 The international carriage of dangerous goods by rail: RID |
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235 | (2) |
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17.3 The carriage of dangerous goods through the Channel Tunnel (IGC) |
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237 | (3) |
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240 | (10) |
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18.1 Safety in road freighting |
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241 | (4) |
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245 | (1) |
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18.3 Freight container safety regulations |
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246 | (1) |
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18.4 International standards for swap bodies |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
| Glossary of terms |
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250 | (8) |
| Bibliography |
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258 | (5) |
| Index |
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