Preface

Chapter 1 Railway Restructuring: Aims and Rationale

Introduction

I.   Railway Restructuring Defined

II.  The Problems faced by the Railway Sector

III. The Problems Arising from the State Ownership of Railways

IV. Creating Competition in the Railway Industry

V.  The Economic Reform of the Railways and its Rationale

Chapter 2 Alternative Models and Methods of Railway Restructuring

Introduction

I.   Restructuring – The Main Dimensions

II.  Methods of Vertical Structuring

III. Methods of Introducing Competition

IV. Private Sector Participation

V.  Alternative Organizational Structures

VI. Models for Railway Restructuring

Chapter 3 Guidelines and Recommendations for Governments Undertaking Railway Restructuring

Introduction

I.   Strategic Decisions

II.  Strategic Analysis

III. Strategic Choice

IV. Strategic Implementation

V.  Restructuring and Regulation

Annex I. Railway Restructuring in Selected Countries of the ESCAP Region

Annex II. Railway Restructuring: The European Experience