IQ - Intermodal Quality
Overview
Background & policy context:
The efficiency and quality of intermodal transport in Europe is currently hampered by strong competition from the road sector, the fragmented and inhomogeneous organisation of railway systems and the diversity of national and regional transport policy. In order to meet the quality requirements of end users, technical, economic and social constraints need to be tackled. Institutional, legislative and political pre-conditions are seen as the most critical factors, whereas the impact of new technologies for the integration of different transport modes and systems seems to be overrated.
Objectives:
IQ aimed to analyse the quality aspects influencing intermodal transport, focusing on improvements in interoperability, interconnectivity and accessibility of terminals. The project intended to deal with both the quality of terminals and the quality of networks for different countries and segments, at European and national levels.
The main objectives of IQ have been:
- to produce an intermodal transport quality index;
- to produce an interactive simulation tool;
- to support analytical results by performing demonstration case studies;
- to define and elaborate the different technological, spatial, economical and institutional aspects which interact in intermodal transport.
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