The aim of this study is to point to the state of the railwaynetwork and the position of the railway transport in Slovakia ; to assess the accessibility of the railway in terms of accessibility of the nearest railway station of passenger transport
from the individual communes and to point to regional disparities in the matter. Regional disparities in railway accessibility were assessed based on the maximum distance from the commune to the nearest railway station and based on the mean weighted
distance from the commune to the nearest railway station. The effect of closing the passenger transport on 15 regional tracks for the level of railway station accessibility was also assessed. - (BJ)
Competition ; Germany ; High speed train ; Network ; Railway traffic ; Transport
linked second long-distance network for regions that are remote from the European Intercity / Intercity railways stations. Thus railway companies does not consider itself as a competitor for railway lines of the German railway, but as a supplement to long
With the reform of the railways, european railway companies principally have access to German federal railway lines without discrimination. A perspective for the competitors in long-distance transport lies in the creation of an interregionally
-distance transport of the German Railways. - (IFL)
The full liberalization of passenger railway transport is scheduled for 1st January 2010. it is expected that by this time, both the technical and legal interoperability of European railways will have been achieved. This article discusses
the current legislative, infrastructural and organizational undertakings aiming at creating a competitive and modern railway transport system on a pan-continental scale, as well as gives an example of good practices in this field.
Cartography ; England ; Nineteenth Century ; Railway ; Railwaynetwork ; Twentieth Century ; United Kingdom
Railway mapping, a distinctive genre of cartography, came into existence with the invention of railway transport in Britain. The planned route for the first public railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, was surveyed by 1820 as a statutory
requirement for the Act of Parliament that was necessary before construction could proceed. This paper summarizes the archival history of Britain’s railway maps and describes eleven broad categories of railway cartography that collectively form a coherent body
of maps covering much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and which await better access and comprehensive study. It also underlines the urgency of ensuring the preservation of the railway map archive from further loss and destruction.
The railwaynetwork, safety and signalling and telecommunications appliances and installations, traction and carriage pools, carriage, economic position, investment and indebtedness, self-management organization level, personnel.
Spoorwegen en industrialisatie in Nederland. (Railways and industrialisation in the Netherlands)
Description of the role of railways for industrial and economic development, with a case-study of the development of the province of Noord Brabant in this respect. The authors conclude that in the first phase of network development municipalities
with railway connextions were favoured in attracting new industries. They are not sure if this is also the case for separate industrial branches. (AGD).
Ukraine's window to the West : the role of international railway connection in Transcarpathia (Zakarpattia)
Eastern Europe ; Europe ; Geopolitics ; International relations ; Railwaynetwork ; Road infrastructure ; Transcarpathia ; Transport ; Ukraine
In the paper the role of railwaynetwork of Transcarpathia (Zakarpattia) in the international transport connections of Ukraine is investigated. The geopolitical importance and favourable transit location of this region within Ukraine along
the international boundaries with Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, is well-known. The paper first focuses on the role of natural, political and transport factors in the development of railwaynetwork in the region from a historical perspective. Then the importance
of railwaynetwork in Transcarpathia for the development of international freight traffic in the USSR is highlighted. The role of geopolitical interests in the past and present is demonstrated. The analytical part of the paper focuses on the latest changes
After an introduction into the development of railways, vehicles and the railwaynetwork of the GDR, settlements, landscapes, and technical facilities of the Reichsbahn along 95 railway lines are described. The book is complemented by survey maps
, line map, map of city and narrow-gauge railways, as well as survey maps of tramways and Young Pioneers' railway lines. - (IH)
This book is the result of a research project funded by the Polish State Committee and consists of two parts. Its main purpose has been formulated as follows : (1) cognition of spatial differentiation and changes to rail network density, from
the period of construction of the first lines to contemporary times, and especially in the last dozen or so years ; (2) checking of the process of railway closure, especially as this has concerned secondary lines with light traffic, measurement of the said
process, and presentation of current of closed routes ; and (3) analysis of the social consequences ensuing from the closure of selected railways. - (BJ)
This paper shows the milieu of railway stations of Hungarian countryside towns and the processes going on there, which has an impact on tourists’ arrival. - (AM)
Railway construction in phases of transport development in Argentina and Venezuela
Argentina ; Development ; Economic development ; Economic history ; Economic impact ; Historical geography ; Infrastructure ; Railway ; Railwaynetwork ; Regional development ; South America ; Spatial organization ; Transport ; Venezuela
The development of the railwaynetwork in the Danubian countries
Austria ; Communication network ; Danube ; Europe ; History ; Hungary ; International relations ; Railway ; Railwaynetwork ; Regional economy ; Romania ; Transport ; Transportation geography ; Yougoslavia
Europe ; International economy ; Rail transport ; Railway ; Railway traffic ; Transport ; Transport network ; Transport system
of interregional connections and the transformation of intercontinental relations are well reflected in the recent development of european transport networks. Author gives a detailed analysis of the development of European air, rail and road transport corridors