Integrated Transport Policy Implications for Regulation and Competition

This title was first published in 2000. With an emphasis on land-based passenger transport - particularly rail and road - this collection assesses the implications for regulation and competition of integrated transport policies. Contributions to the volume trace the evolution of transport policy, focus on the pricing of infrastructure, examine the effectiveness of competition and the adequacy of the regulatory framework in the United Kingdom.

Contents: Introduction: Introductory overview; The evolution of UK transport policy. Pricing of Infrastructure: Charging for access to Railtrack’s network: some current issues, Chris Bolt; Road pricing and road finance, David M. Newbury; Pricing of infrastructures, David Starkey. How Effective is Competition?: How effective is competition? the case of rail services in Britain; Effective competition in the bus industry, John Dodgson; How effective is competition? - a comment, Chris Nash. Institutions: Is The Current Regulatory Framework Adequate?: Regulation of railways and roads: is the current framework adequate?; Integrated transport policy: implications for regulation and competition; The July 1998 transport white paper and the 1998 competition act; Regulation of bus and rail: is the current framework adequate?; Essential facilities and transport infrastructure in the EU, Trevor Soames; Essential facilities and transport infrastructure, Melanie Farqhuarson.