Rail
The Benefits of Improving Access to the United Kingdom Rail Network via the Access For All Programme
Discussion Paper,
27 February 2017
Establishing Mexico’s Regulatory Agency for Rail Transport
Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,
29 February 2016
- Any reform of the rail concessioning system must preserve the current high level of performance.
- Accept price discrimination to ensure efficiency, with the regulatory agency to adjudicate what prices are reasonable.
- Focus regulation on cases where effective competition does not already exist.
- Collect adequate financial and operating data on the rail companies as the basis for effective regulatory decisions.
- Consider cutting the cost of regulation by including an arbitration mechanism in any further regulatory reform.
- Consider inter-switching rules in any further regulatory reform.
- Interchange traffic rights should not be expected to be used for shippers to specify routes.
- Resource the new regulator with sufficient expertise to convince the courts that its decisions are sound.
Efficiency in Railway Operations and Infrastructure Management Roundtable
Project,
17 - 18 November 2014
Financial and Economic Assessment of China’s High Speed Rail Investments
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2013
High Speed Rail Performance in France: From Appraisal Methodologies to Ex-post Evaluation
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2013
Upgrading to World Class: The Future of the New York Region’s Airports
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2013
New Drivers in Mobility: What Moves the Dutch in 2012 and Beyond?
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2012
The Evolution of London’s Crossrail Scheme and the Development of the Department for Transport’s Economic Appraisal Methods
Discussion Paper,
1 November 2011