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The Advent of Transport Authorities in South Africa
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Appraisal of Non-commercial Passenger Rail Services in Britain
Published 1999-01-01The appraisal of proposals for adding or withdrawing individual rail services is inevitably complex, because it needs to recognise interdependence both within the rail network and between transport modes, and to account ...Open AccessConference paper -
Benchmarking of Mobility Networks Performances: Competitive Threat or Cooperative Tool?
Published 1999-01-01This paper proposed a synthesis of the potential fields of application of benchmarking in the field of mobility, based on the most recent initiatives of the European Commission and practical applications. After a definition ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Brazilian Urban Bus Industry: Present Challenges and Future Perspectives
Published 1999-01-01The aim of this contribution is the description and understanding of the present crisis in the Brazilian urban bus sector and to point out new perspectives for the development of this industry. At the beginning, the present ...Open AccessConference paper -
Buses and Vans - Assessing Public Transport Competition in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Published 1999-01-01Public transport systems play an important role in urban centres by determining to the population the available accessibility levels on their daily trips. In Brazilian cities as a consequence of the low level of services ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Competition of Passenger Transport and the Increase of Passenger Train Speed in China: A Review and Prospects
Published 1999-01-01The purpose of this paper is to consider the current situation of passenger transport competition among modes, the progress of increasing the competitive capacity of Chinese Railways (CR) , mainly by raising the speed of ...Open AccessConference paper -
Competitive pressure as an alternative to competitive tendering? The development of a performance contract in Oslo
Published 1999-01-01In 1991, a customer orientation project was launched in Oslo, spurred by reduced subsides, and the possibility of competitive tendering being introduced in the operation of public transport. The longterm goal was a 25% ...Open AccessConference paper -
Competitive Tendering of Railway Services in Sweden Extent and Effects 1989-1999
Published 1999-01-01In 1988 the vertical separation of the Swedish State Railways into one train operator (SJ) and one infrastructure holder (Banverket) was implemented. Together with the transfer of responsibility for the regional non-profitable ...Open AccessConference paper -
Contractual Form and Performance in the Norwegian Bus Industry 1986-96
Published 1999-01-01The Norwegian public transport market has experienced a significant development over the last decade. Over this period the number of independent companies have declined from 220 to 83, the two largest groups have through ...Open AccessConference paper -
Contractualisation Competition Regulation - Three Guidelines for Improved Efficiency in Urban Public Transport
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Countermeasures Taken by China Railway in the Competition of Transportation Market
Published 1999-01-01The market share of railway transportation is in the downwards trend. In order to reverse this trend, the railway has taken a series of countermeasures which have resulted in obvious effects. 1.To set up the railway freight ...Open AccessConference paper -
Design of Passenger Interchanges
Published 1999-01-01Three projects focussing on intermodality and interchanges are currently in progress, promoted by the European Commission: GUIDE, MIMIC and PIRATE. After a short description of each project, the paper concentrates on the ...Open AccessConference paper -
Designing Competition in Urban Bus Passenger Transport Lessons from Uzbekistan
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Determination of Urban Transport Policy in Indonesia
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
The Economics and Politics of Contracting out with the Private Sector: Evidence from the US Transit Industry
Published 1999-01-01The paper studies contracting practices in the US transit industry. It employs the methods of transaction cost economics and public choice theory to develop an empirical model of bus contracting in the US transit industry. ...Open AccessConference paper -
Evaluating Urban Buses Performance: A Comparative Analysis of Brazilian Methodologies
Published 1999-01-01Brazilian urban buses are operated by private enterprises under administrative contracts to local transport authorities. Usual contract duration is five-to-seven years, but competitive re-tendering may be avoided through ...Open AccessConference paper -
Experimental Tendering: An Analysis of Experiences from the Road/Ferry Sector in Norway
Published 1999-01-01Open AccessConference paper -
Franchise A Live and Let Live Option for Public Transport Undertakings in India
Published 1999-01-01Passenger road transport in India has thus far been predominantly under the domain of the public sector. The Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950, paved the way for the upsurge of nationalised bus transport in India. In ...Open AccessConference paper