Comparative environmental impacts of different modes |
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Authors: | H Gand |
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Institution: | (1) Ministry of Transport, Kennedyallee 72, 5300 Bonn-Bad Godesberg, West Germany |
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Abstract: | While modern railway systems in general are considered to have comparatively low environmental impacts, high speed rail systems require special attention to ecological appraisal. Two case studies are presented - the new rail lines of the West German Federal Railways, and the European high speed rail project Paris-Brussels-Cologne/Amsterdam — which show that environmental compatibility can be costly and time-consuming. However, it would seem that the environment would not be a main issue for the proposed Amsterdam-Groningen-Hamburg connection if it primarily used existing rail lines. |
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