Smith, A orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-5593, Thiebaud, J-C, Odolinski, K et al. (2 more authors) (Cover date: April 2023) The Measurement of Returns to Density and Scale for Heterogeneous Rail Infrastructure Technologies. Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 57 (2). pp. 77-103. ISSN 0022-5258
Abstract
This paper utilises a unique data set to study the scale and density properties of rail infrastructure maintenance, distinguishing between different technologies existing within national rail systems; namely, urban, high-speed, and regional lines. We find differences in the position and shapes of the alter native technologies, with returns to scale and density properties vary ing by net work type. Such technology-disaggregated cost structure characteristics have not previously been derived in the literature, and have implications for track access charges and rail way maintenance organisation. Additionally, the widely used translog functional form is shown to be insufficiently flexible to deal with the different technologies under consideration.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Economics and Discrete Choice (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number SNCF - French Railways Not Known SNCF - French Railways No External Reference |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2022 12:46 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2023 11:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Bath |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193344 |