CHANGING TRAINS. RAILWAY REFORM AND THE ROLE OF COMPETITION: THE EXPERIENCE OF SIX COUNTRIES

This book presents observations made during the research of railway regulation in Great Britain, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and France. The articles discuss the model competition, policy choices behind model choice, state railway reform process, infrastructure, production inputs, services, experience and competition and general lessons. The reform of railway regulation is a complex field and many details are of utmost importance both for understanding of the functioning of the models and for the success of their implementation.