Publication: Sources of Operating Costs
Date
2005-01
ISSN
Published
2005-01
Author(s)
Mackie, Peter
Nellthorp, John
Laird, James
Abstract
Historically, road vehicle operating
costs have tended to dominate highway economic appraisals in
developing countries, due to the poor road surfaces that can
occur there. The operating costs of railways and ports are
also substantial, and form key components of cost benefit
analyses of their associated infrastructure. The definition
of operating costs for Bank projects is therefore important
in obtaining a reliable economic appraisal. In this Note,
Section 1 introduces the key issues associated with
operating costs, whilst the following sections discuss the
components and sources of operating costs by mode. Road
vehicle operating costs are presented in Section 2, railway
operating costs in Section 3, and port operating costs in
Section 4.
Citation
“Mackie, Peter; Nellthorp, John; Laird, James. 2005. Sources of Operating Costs. Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 14. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/dbdf5516-2f44-5a7f-bd96-6412436e99a0 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”