With increasing trade, freight transport demand has grown tremendously and as sustainability has become an essential concern of our globe, interests in improving and achieving effective and efficient rail freight transport have become an essential needs and focus of the 21st century. However, achieving an improved rail freight transport service and an increased market share in a competitive environment is rather complex in several aspects as freight trains would need to operate with principles and characteristics resembling those of passenger’s traffic in order to attract new type of goods. In order to adopt the principles and characteristics used in passenger trains, airlines and hotel industries into intermodal line train systems, a simulation model has been developed and implemented. The principles for pricing which we have considered are base on the available train capacity along a travel sub-leg and our objective was to increase the performance of the intermodal line cargo train system. We adopted the yield management concept with rail freight customers given the possibility to change their start and/or end train stations (travel sub-leg) and/or to change their departure day in an intermodal line cargo train system. Using our developed simulation tool, we have examined the performance of an intermodal line cargo train system with respect to the dynamic and constant pricing strategy. Our prime objective was to investigate and answer the questions which pricing strategy leads to the best space utilization and performance of an intermodal line train cargo system? Our simulation results show that the dynamic pricing gives the best space utilization and rail freight performance. Dynamic pricing strategy appears good to both the train operators, in term of the revenue generated, and the freight transporters as they achieved reduced transport cost and freights accommodation at train stations different from their closest train stations. / JANNEBERGVÄGEN 37 374 50 ASARUM (+46)736 978 052

The thesis “Laser welded Common Rail” deals with changes in the manufacturing process of Rail for the purpose of increasing the quality of the final product while reducing quality and technical failures. The thesis also includes a research of the system Common Rail with focusing on the production and construction of laser welded Rail and on the analysis of the technical condition of the welding equipment.

The thesis deals with the situation in public transport on public personal transport service between Prague and Brno. In the thesis, it is analysed the current situation between Prague – Brno from the technical and economic point of view. There is a public rail transport subsidized by Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic through payment of provable financial losses and private public coach services operated by private carriers on their own business risk. In the context of the current situation, the thesis suggests the focus of the basic parameters for a balanced assessment of the competitive environment for further development of passenger transport (rail, road) with regard to the existing demand and socio-economic aspects in the region.

M.Comm. / Metro Rail has to make a thorough study of how to compete and flourish in this dynamic Industry. It has become vital that the company refocuses its efforts to meet or even to exceed its customer's expectations. The overall objectives of this study are the following: To describe the theoretical basis of the different types of macro environmental variables and they're likely impact on the decision making process of a transport user. To discuss the different stages involved in the consumer and buyer decision making process. The ultimate goal is to ensure that the most appropriate strategy guidelines are set to exploit opportunities in the passenger transport industry. To look at how modal integration will enhance the passenger transport industry if adopted.

This thesis is focused on the Development of the Urban Rail Transport in Prague. This thesis aims to specify the development of the Urban Rail Transport in view of the current state. In this work, a comparison is made with the suburban railway transport in Munich, the evaluation of the establishment of new stations and stops, and the forecast of the development of railway transport in Prague in the long run.

This diploma thesis deals with the transport of dangerous goods by rail in order to present and map this issue. Carriage of such cargo poses a threat to persons, animals, property and the environment, therefore it folllows the special rules established in the international agreement RID. The emphasis is placed on its analysis and subsequent application of acquired theoretical knowledge to a practical example of transport of dangerous flammable and toxic substances to the East European country.

The diploma thesis is devided into four main parts. The first part describes international organizations participating in rail transport, their focus, structure, current issues and goals. The second part analyses new document used in international rail transport - the commnon consignment note CIM/SMGS. In the third and fourth part is explained by way of example of route Mlada Boleslav - Kaluga, how international transport is under way, when this note is used in it.

The aim of the thesis Impact of rail transport on tourism development in the Czech Republic is the analysis of correlation between rail transport and tourism in the Czech Republic with reference to global trends in this field and proposition of appropriate steps to deeper and more effective cooperation. The first chapter is devoted to definition of rail transport, history of rail transport in the Czech Republic, characterization of the current state of railways in the Czech Republic, position of rail transport on the Czech transport market and use of rail transport in tourism. Second chapter concentrates on analysis of three chosen tourist destinations in terms of the availability of rail. In the last chapter overall situation in this field is analyzed and suggestions for the further development are given.

This master's thesis describes the current state of passenger rail transport and the most important long-distance projects in Europe in the 20th century. It also deals with current changes in the European rail market and its further development. The aim of this master's thesis is to analyze the state of long-distance rail passenger transport in the Czech Republic and abroad, a general view on the high speed rail, which is described in terms of its development, technology, benefits and costs and the analysis of the competitiveness of high speed rail compared to air transport from a user's perspective. This thesis also solves possible relations between high speed rail and other means of transport and whether high speed rail could be competitive in the Praha -- Brno line.

The main objective is to prove the increasing trend of increasing volume of shipments, respectively the number of trains dispatched from Asia to the European Union (Westbound), respectively from the European Union to Asia (Eastbound). The first chapter is devoted to describing the history of the Trans-Siberian Railway. In the second part is the creation of a common CIM / SMGS and organization OSŽD. In the third chapter are described rail corridors from Asia to the EU, respectively from the EU to Asia. A final fourth chapter is practical analysis of rail transport on the basis of documents of companies that use these rail corridors.