When air and rail can be good for each other: High-speed rail and air transport have traditionally been seen as competitors over certain distances, but areas of complementarity are increasingly being adopted for mutual advantage. (High Speed).

International Railway Journal | March 1, 2001| | Copyright

THE old expression "horses for courses" is particularly apposite in the world of transport. Virtually no one, for example, would travel by rail, even high-speed rail, from Paris to Hong Kong. Equally, virtually no-one would want to travel by commercial airline the 190km between Bristol and London.

On the other hand, there are circumstances in which rail/air coordination can turn competition into complementarity. In France, for example, Air France now hires capacity on some Thalys high-speed trains between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Brussels, and has ...

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