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April 2000

 
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Trains and planes
The past two decades have seen new high-speed rail services emerge to challenge air passenger services over short-haul routes. But should trains and planes compete or co-operate? This study examines the logistics and economics of European rail and air services and where their future might lie.
Come on in, the water's lovely!
Inland waterways are in many ways the best mode of transport - they score on cost, energy consumption and environmental aspects. Yet they are greatly underused. An EU study looks at why this is, and suggests what can be done.