Railway restructuring around the world : some problems and possible solutions.

Author(s)
Thomson, I.
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Abstract

From south of South America to Northern Europe, national railway systems are being restructured. This can include some degree of privatisation. Restructuring can involve the separation of the administration of infrastructure from train operation. This model has been implemented in Columbia and Sweden and provides the basis for restructuring in Great Britain. Problems outlined with this approach are related to: (1) that there is no satisfactory mechanism to correctly charge road users for their marginal social costs at the level of each particular movement; (2) in some countries the track authority may not be given subsidies, which implies it must cover not just variable but also fixed track costs from users. These problems are discussed and possible solutions presented.

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C 4265 (In: C 4255) /10 /72 / IRRD 863874
Source

In: Outreach : proceedings of seminar G (P369) held at the 21th PTRC European Transport and Planning Summer Annual Meeting, University of Manchester, England, September 13-17, 1993, p. 135-146, 7 refs.

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