Privatisation of Railways [electronic resource]: Report of the Ninetieth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 4-5 February 1993 /
European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Round Table on Transport Economics(95th :1993 :Paris, France)
European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre.Content Provider
Round Table on Transport Economics
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1993.
The privatisation of the railways is a topical issue. Many countries are launching privatisation programmeswith a view to reducing the operating deficits of the railways, notably by making them more competitive. However, at a time of high-speed trains, traffic congestion and concern over the environment, not everybody agrees on the merits of privatisation. This Round Table clarifies the issues, analyses a number of examples, and defines the potential obstacles to privatisation. It shows the difficulties inherent in such projects, and the scope for implementing them.
INTRODUCTORY REPORTS -- Foreword: Privatisation of Railways by A. de Waele, ECMT -- -Introduction  -- A look at the past  -- Specific characteristics of rail  -- Prospects  -- Conclusions -- Tables -- Figures  -- Privatisation of Railways by Jean-Pierre Baumgartner, Switzerland -- -Foreword -- A diagnosis -- International rail transport -- Statement of the issues -- Railway privatisation -- Technical Problems and limits  -- Economic and financial problems  -- The privatised railway's production and sales programme  -- Conclusions -- References  -- The Case of the Swedish Railways by Stig Larsson with Alf Ekstrðm -- -The railway in Swedish transport policy: A short background -- Current railway policy -- Commercialisation, liberalisation, harmonisation, deregulation and privatisation and political influence -- A new privatisation era? -- Alternatives to privatisation -- Conclusions -- References  -- The Policy Debate in Great Britain by C. A. Nash and J. Preston -- -Introduction -- Economic characteristics of railway industries -- Recent empirical evidence -- A case study of privatisation proposals - British Rail -- Current British policy -- Conclusions -- Tables -- References -- Introductory Remarks by Michel Walrave, Secretary-General International Union of Railways, France -- -Introduction -- Proposed definition -- The aims behind privatisation -- Privatisation and public service -- Privatisation, access to infrastructure and competition -- Privatisation and social aspects  -- Conclusions  -- SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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The privatisation of the railways is a topical issue. Many countries are launching privatisation programmeswith a view to reducing the operating deficits of the railways, notably by making them more competitive. However, at a time of high-speed trains, traffic congestion and concern over the environment, not everybody agrees on the merits of privatisation. This Round Table clarifies the issues, analyses a number of examples, and defines the potential obstacles to privatisation. It shows the difficulties inherent in such projects, and the scope for implementing them.
Transport
Railroads and state
Railroads
Railroads
Business & Economics
Transportation Economics