Assessing feasibility of transport megaprojects: Swissmetro European market study

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1995, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Nash, Andrew ^a   Weidmann, Ulrich ^a   Buchmueller, Stefan ^a   Rieder, Markus ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; GROUND VEHICLES; LINEAR MOTORS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

HIGH-SPEED RAILS; INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS;

PASSENGER CARS;

EID: 38349162813     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1995-03     Document Type: Article

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