The main issue relating to the section of the National Highway linking Hobart, Launceston and Burnie between Penguin and Burnie is whether to retain the coastal alignment for the National Highway or to adopt an alternative inland route. This appraisal covers both options and provides a recommendation for the future.

• National Highways Linking Hobart, Launceston and Burnie: Appraisal of Penguinto Burnie Section, 1978
  
  report_037.pdf
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This Report assesses the relative efficiencies of road and rail in the transportation of several bulk commodities. The work explores potential constraints to the efficient transportation of bulk commodities, including the pricing systems applied by road and rail operators.

• Relative Efficiencies in the Transportation of Commodities
  
  report_076.pdf
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Paper given to the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2 October–3 October 2008, Gold Coast. Authors: David Gargett, Afzal Hossain

• Road Freight Estimates by State/Territory
  
  sp_003_Gargett_Hossain.pdf
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Paper given to the 31st Australasian Transport Research Forum, 2 October–3 October 2008, Gold Coast. Authors: Hema de Silva, Tim Risbey, Justin McEvoy, Joel Mallett

• Probability Based Estimation of Human Productivity Losses from Road Fatalities
  
  sp_002_deSilva_Risbey_McEvoy_Mallett.pdf
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Paper given to the 32nd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2009, Auckland. Authors: David Gargett, Tony Nguyen, David Cosgrove.

• Fatality Rates
  
  sp_002_Gargett_Nguyen_Cosgrove.pdf
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Paper published in the International journal of sustainable transportation, 2015, 9(4):241-53. Author: Mark Harvey

• Commercial Road Supply with Incentive Regulation
  
  sp_004_Harvey.pdf
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Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra. Authors: Tim Risbey, Mark Cregan, Hema de Silva.

Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide.Authors: David Gargett, Mark Cregan, David Cosgrove.

• The Spread of Technologies Through the Vehicle Fleet
  
  sp_004_Gargett_Cregan_Cosgrove.pdf
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Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide. Authors: Anatoli Lightfoot, Leanne Johnson.

• Investigating the Relationships Between Travel Patterns and Social Exclusion of Children in Sydney
  
  sp_002_Lightfoot_Johnson.pdf
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Paper given to the 34th Australasian Transport Research Forum, 28–30 September 2011, Adelaide. Authors: Afzal Hossain, David Gargett.

• Road Vehicle-Kilometres Travelled Estimated from State/Territory Fuel Sales
  
  sp_001_Hossain_Gargett.pdf
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