Rail Restructuring in Europe

Europe's railways are going through a period of radical restructuring in the drive to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. The emphasis is on fostering commercial freedom through a clearer separation of the roles of the State and of rail enterprises and through a progressive opening of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Autores Corporativos: European Conference of Ministers of Transport (-), European Conference of Ministers of Transport Content Provider (content provider)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 1998.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. APPLICATION OF ECMT RESOLUTIONS AND EU DIRECTIVES
  • -EU Member States
  • Norway, Switzerland and Turkey
  • New Member Countries
  • 3. CHARACTERISATION OF RAIL RESTRUCTURING IN ECMT MEMBER COUNTRIES
  • 3.1 Improvement of the Finances of Railway Undertakings
  • 3.2 Independence
  • Ownership
  • Government influence over investment decisions
  • Public service obligations
  • Tariff regulation
  • Degree of independence
  • 3.3 Separation of Infrastructure from Operations
  • 3.4 Access to Infrastructure
  • Fees for the use of infrastructure
  • Impact of regulations to provide access rights
  • 4. CONCLUSIONS
  • NATIONAL PROFILES
  • ANNEXES
  • ECMT Resolution 93/6
  • ECMT Resolution 95/3
  • Directive 91/440/EEC
  • Directive 95/18/EC
  • Directive 95/19/EC