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    A Check-in and Bag Drop Service On-board Light Rail Vehicles for Passengers Travelling to the Airport

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    It appears that nowadays rail vehicles are not the primary choice of transportation for people going to the airport. The inconvenience of carrying luggage on railways deters passengers, who look for alternatives. Attempts have been made to encourage passengers to travel to the airport by rail. However, significant limitations in these existing systems suggest a need for extensive work and adjustments, but this would increase the price and discourage passengers. This study investigates the potential for implementing an on-board check-in and bag drop system onto rail vehicles. By observing the Tyne and Wear Metro, Newcastle, the UK the benefits and limitations of installing such a facility have been explored, by the development of suitable operations and interior designs. Four designs which meet the design criteria were produced and their limitations considered. This study concludes that the potential for an on-board check-in and bag drop facility is realistic. Each design brings key benefits and limitations, and all meet security, and health and safety criteria. A feature incorporated into all designs allows for the equipment to be removed easily and stored away, helping with a low cost and versatile approach

    Deregulation of the motor carrier industry: a Canadian example

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    Recent changes in the economic regulation of the for-hire trucking industry in Ontario (Truck Transportation Act, 1988) have provided a new opportunity to investigate the associated impacts of deregulation or regulatory reform. Two main areas of concern are the overall charge rate levels for trucking service and the charge rate levels for shipments involving small remote communities. To investigate these areas of concern, the makeup of shipment revenues before and after the initiation of regulatory reform is analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the variation in intraregional shipment charge rates with respect to commodity type as well as the size and remoteness of the communities involved. The results of the multivariate analysis indicate that the overall charge rate levels have not declined in the majority of industry sectors examined. With respect to charge rate levels for small communities, the basic question concerns the existence of cross-subsidization. This can occur when carriers, 'obliged' to serve remote communities under regulation, subsidize shipments to such areas from revenues earned in busier markets. The analysis of data in this paper provides evidence that cross-subsidization was present in some sectors of the industry but not in others.
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