Thredbo 6: Recent submissions
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Ownership and Competition are Key Considerations in Rail Performance Improvements - A South African Perspective
Published 1999-01-01This paper explains how ownership and competition have become major forces in changing state-owned railways. The various ownership models and structures available to governments, and their implications are analysed and ...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 -
US Competitive Tendering: Comprehensive Cost Analysis
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 -
Getting Back On-Track or Going Off the Rails? An Assessment of Ownership and Organisational Reform of Railways in Western Europe
Published 1999-01-01This paper reports on work undertaken for the European Commission (EC) between 1996 and 1999. It is shown that despite reforms initiated by the EC Directive 91/440, the performance of 17 state owned western European rail ...Open AccessConference paper