Summary: 1
School of Civil Engineering
and the Environment
Forecasting the Use of New Local
Railway Stations Using GIS
Simon Blainey
Transportation Research Group
Supervisor: Prof. John Preston
School of Civil Engineering
and the Environment
Background
· UK rail use highest since records began
· Expansion likely to continue - rail is
relatively `green'
· Many local station schemes ­ which
should be adopted?
· Costs have increased since privatisation
· Existing models inaccurate
· Better demand forecasts needed
School of Civil Engineering

Source: Anderson, Jim - School of Mathematics, University of Southampton

Collections: Mathematics