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RRUK Feasibility: reducing CO2 emissions from inland transport by a major modal shift to rail

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor William Powrie

Professor of Geotechnical Engineering

Research interests

  • Railway track and trackbed behaviour and performance
  • Geotechnical transportation infrastructure (earthworks, retaining walls, tunnels)
  • Groundwater and groundwater control
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Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Professor John Preston

Professor in Rail Transport

Research interests

  • Demand, capacity and cost modelling for sustainable transport infrastructure.
  • The design, monitoring and evaluation of transport interventions designed to promote sustainable choices.
  • The determination of pathways for future mobility transitions to net zero carbon.
Connect with John

Email: [email protected]

Research outputs

New routes on old railways: increasing rail’s mode share within the constraints of the existing railway network
S.P. Blainey, J. Armstrong, A.S.J. Smith & J.M. Preston, 2016, Transportation, 43(3), 425-442
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-015-9582-5
Type: article