The reliability of transportation networks has become an increasingly important
issue as sustained economic growth and improvements to the quality of life
around the world lead to increases in the value of time. Consequently, schedules
and routes need to be able to accommodate the unexpected, like accidents,
disasters or traffic flow fluctuations, with as little loss in operational
efficiency as possible. Sources of unreliability include variation of demand and
supply. It is widely expected that network reliability analysis will play a more
important role in the planning, design and management of transportation
facilities and networks in the future. This book, The Network Reliability of
Transport, is an outcome