COMPETITION AND OWNERSHIP IN LAND PASSENGER TRANSPORT: THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - PART 2

In the rail industry worldwide, there has been a search for new solutions, including restructuring, corporatization, and outright privatization, but the complexity of the rail industry offers special problems. The Workshop looked in detail at the British, Swedish, German, Australian (New South Wales) and New Zealand experiences, as well as considering more general issues such as cost structures, vertical separation and competitive tendering. Whilst it was agreed that some developments, such as greater contracting out, were clearly beneficial, other developments such as the separation of infrastructure from operations remained of uncertain value until the issues of efficient pricing and slot allocation were resolved. (For details of Part 1 of the conference see IRRD abstract 882473).

• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Hensher, D A
  • KNIGHT, F
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 277-99
• Serial:
  • Transport Reviews
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISSN: 0144-1647
  • EISSN: 1464-5327
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ttrv20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Competition; Industries; International; Railroad transportation
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Germany; New Zealand; Sweden; United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8006: Australia; 235: Competition; 8125: Germany; 332: Industry; 9034: International; 8079: New Zealand; 1173: Rail bound transport; 8109: Sweden; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729715
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 26 1996 12:00AM