| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Great Britain; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Legal, regulatory and organisational framework; 2.3 The franchising process; 2.4 The experience so far; 2.5 Possible future developments; 2.6 General evaluation and conclusions; 3 Sweden; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The development of Swedish railway policies and regulations; 3.3 Legal and regulatory framework; 3.4 Current organisation; 3.5 Case study: The county of Jönköping; 3.6 General evaluation and conclusions; 4 Germany |
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4.1 Introduction4.2 Legal, regulatory and organisational framework; 4.3 Case studies; 4.4 General evaluation and conclusions; 5 Switzerland; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Legal and regulatory framework; 5.3 Authorities and railways in Switzerland; 5.4 Case study: public transport legislation in the Canton of Bern; 5.5 Case study: the Seelinie; 5.6 General evaluation and conclusions; 6 Japan; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Legal and regulatory framework; 6.3 Current organisation; 6.4 Analytical framework: competition and ownership; 6.5 Case study: The Osaka Metropolis; 6.6 General evaluation and conclusions |
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7 France7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Legal and regulatory framework; 7.3 Current organisation; 7.4 The regionalisation experiments; 7.5 General evaluation and conclusions; 8 Synthesis and general lessons; 8.1 Competition model chosen; 8.2 Policy choices behind model choice; 8.3 State railway reform process; 8.4 Infrastructure; 8.5 Production inputs; 8.6 Services; 8.7 Experience with competition (a few tentative observations); 8.8 General lessons |
| Summary |
Focusing on Great Britain, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and France, this book presents and compares the new relationships between transport authorities and railway companies. Published in 1999. The book presents and compares the new relationships between transport authorities and railway companies in a number of countries (Great Britain, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Switzerland and France). It also presents a number of case studies focusing on the role of contracts, competition and tendering and presenting the achievements of the new regimes so far. This book is aimed at all transport professionals, authorities and academics interested in the increasing use of competition in the passenger railway sector |
| Notes |
Originally published 1999 by Ashgate Publishing |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 27, 2018) |
| Subject |
Railroads -- Management.
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Railroads -- Management -- Case studies
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TRANSPORTATION -- Railroads -- Pictorial.
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Railroads -- Management
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Velde, D. M. van de (Didier M.), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429463556 |
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0429463553 |
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