Rail
Jousting with Dragons: A Resilience Engineering approach to managing SMS in the transport sector
Discussion Paper,
6 August 2017
Modern Tram and Public Transport Integration in Chinese Cities: A Case Study of Suzhou
Discussion Paper,
30 July 2017
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.