in the present paper, challenges and prospects of the european railways, along with a proposal for a new strategy policy and specific measures are presented. the declining course of european railways concerning traffic and revenues is first analyzed. conditions to introduce intra - modal competition are surveyed, among them separation of infrastructure from operation as it has been applied in a...

In the present paper, challenges and prospects of the European railways, along with a proposal for a new strategy policy and specific measures are presented. The declining course of European railways concerning traffic and revenues is first analyzed. Conditions to introduce intra - modal competition are surveyed, among them separation of infrastructure fro...

There are very similar features between Chinese Railways and European Railways in terms of train operation mode and train control. ETCS (European Train Control System), supported by the European Union and the European Industrials, has been finalized as the technical standard of train control systems in Europe after more than ten years effort. There is more than 71,500 kilometers of railway oper...

Open access is sometimes seen as promoting rail competition effectively when infrastructure geography and market demand restricts routings — e.g. in Europe. European railways are passenger-oriented, highly scheduled, poorly standardized, and lines serve specialized functions. Conversely, American railroads are freight-oriented, flexible, and highly standardized. Consequently, optimal forms of o...

In choosing the computerised reservation system Sabre, French Railways was hoping to benefit from the same strategic advantage this technology brought to American Airlines during the deregulation of US air transport in the 80s. However, the adoption of a new transport distribution model based on the deregulated US air industry proved to be controversial, leading to implementation problems. The ...

Crew scheduling is a very well known problem which has been historically associated with airlines and mass transit companies; recently also railway applications have come on the scene. This now happens especially in Europe, where deregulation and privatization issues are forcing a reorganization of the rail industry and better productivity and eecient services are strongly required by the marke...

GSM-Railways (GSM-R) is an obsolete mobile technology with a number of shortcomings in terms of capacity and capability. These shortcomings become a major issue for railways as GSM-R may limit the number of running trains in some areas and it cannot support advanced data services. Hence, alternative technologies, such as LTE, have to be considered as a future railway communication technology. T...

GSM-Railways (GSM-R) is an obsolete mobile technology with a number of shortcomings in terms of capacity and capability. These shortcomings become a major issue for railways as GSM-R may limit the number of running trains in some areas and it cannot support advanced data services. Hence, alternative technologies, such as LTE, have to be considered as a future railway communication technology. T...

92410 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d'origine Complete document available on OLIS in its original format CEMT/CM(2000)19/FINAL 2 KEY ISSUES FOR DEBATE: The fundamental objective of regulatory reform for freight rail services is twofold: improvement of efficiency; and improvement of competitiveness in freight markets. Regulatory reform is intimately linked to structural re...

The troubled introduction of an American air computerized reservation system at French Railways reflects the difficulty of transforming European public rail transport into a market-oriented industry. Computerized reservation systems played an important role in supporting increased competition, providing a global strategic advantage and modifying market structures in the US air industry. However...