This discussion paper was drafted by Peter Mackie at the Institute for Transport Studies in the UK. It was prepared for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and International Transport forum round table of 21-22 October 2010.
This paper focuses on classifying market access for long-distance passenger rail services in Europe into three main models, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each model.
The report classifies several design options and their
This report analyses the extent to which effective competition will arise in long-haul passenger transport after liberalisation from 2010 and how cooperative agreements between European rail operators may impact the liberalisation process.
The
This report examines the long-term prospects for overcrowding on London's train services and suggests that such short-term responses to the economic downturn carry significant long-term risks to services when the recession is over.
The paper
This paper considers the implications of the recession for train operating companies (TOCs) and their rail franchises, suggesting that the government must ensure franchises be more passenger focused, and that commitments within existing franchise contracts
The Australian state of Victoria published the report, Improving Options and Reducing Barriers , summarising initiatives taken to address disadvantages within the transport system and ways to increase action for the improvement of its public
Washington State Department of Transportation published the report, Pacific Northwest Rail Corridor - prepared for the US Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, on September 2009.
The paper discusses the programme
This Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute report presents the findings of qualitative research into passenger and stakeholder perceptions of the use of explosives detection security screening in the UK's mainline railway stations.
The report
The UK's Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, here lays out his transport strategy for beyond 2010 at a time when budgets for public transport are likely to be cut.
Its main focus is an environmental message of getting cars off London's already
This report examines the findings of The Department for Transport's study on modelling VfM in franchise specification that was initially published in May 2008.
The report reviews the current and future practices in rail franchise specification,
This report from the UK Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) elaborates the financial benefits of the measures proposed in the franchise reform identified in the October 2009 ATOC report.
The franchise reform proposed giving train
People need to change their travelling habits if the UK Government is to reach its targets and reduce carbon emissions.
The UK aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, in accordance with the Climate Change Act.
In
Singapore's Land Transport Authority traces the evolution of the country's public transport ticketing system over the last 20 years from manual cash collection to the current smart card-based e-payment system.
Having introduced the automatic
