Rail Privatization and Competitive Tendering in Europe

Alexandersson, Gunnar

doi:10.2148/benv.35.1.43

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“…The argument is that the competitive process, or even the threat of competition, disciplines even state-owned firms to improve efficiency. This finding has been observed in many industries in many countries around the world (see for example , Domberger et.al., 1986;1987;and Alexandersson, 2009). In our case, at one level the findings may not be surprising: private firms are found to be more efficient than state-owned operators.…”

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confidence: 42%

Competitive tendering, ownership and cost efficiency in road maintenance services in Sweden: A panel data analysis

Yarmukhamedov

Smith

Thiebaud

2020

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Competitive tendering, ownership and cost efficiency in road maintenance services in Sweden: A panel data analysis

Yarmukhamedov

Smith

Thiebaud

2020

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…In some countries, privatization is used to finance the high costs of this type of rails. Furthermore, many researchers have investigated the privatization of high-speed rails in many countries [5]. The arrival of high speed rail technology requires a comprehensive and integrated approach of government authorities and an incentive to attract investors in this sector.…”

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confidence: 99%

Selecting an Appropriate Express Railway Pavement System Using VIKOR Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model

2018

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A gigantic evolution has been brought about in the railway transportation by the emergence of the expressways as the most efficient method of carrying passengers within short and medium interurban distances. Various types of expressway pavements have been offered during the recent years. A considerable amount of the repair and maintenance costs in railroad sector is allocated to the constituents forming the pavements. No thorough and precise research has been so far conducted on the railroad expressways featuring traffics with speeds over 250 km/h and the extant information have merely been trivial changes in the procedures existent for speeds below 200 km/h and these are not deemed of much use and applicability. Thus, the current research paper is devoted to the investigation and selection of express railways pavement system design using VIKOR method. The evaluations indicate that the commencement of the first high-speed train work in 1964 in Japan marked a turning point in the railroad passenger transportation in the world. The development of the high-speed railway transportation is enumerated as an important revolution helping the railroads retake their crucial role in passenger transportation in such a way that it is found overtaking the roadway and aerial transportation and even exposing some airlines to real crisis. The high-speed railroad is undergoing an intensive expansion worldwide and as a safe, sound and sustainable transportation system, it has well proved its role in the social and economic development of the nations.

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“…The main expected impact of competition for the market is reduced unit cost. For example, in Germany and Sweden rail tendering led to 20-30% savings (Alexanderson, 2009, andAlexandersson andHulten, 2007) whilst in the Netherlands rail tendering led to 20-50% savings (van Dijk, 2007). Bus tendering in Great Britain led to unit cost reductions of up to 50% up to 2000, although there have been increases since, whilst elsewhere reductions of 35% were typical where there is also restructuring (Preston, 2005).…”

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The wheels keep on turning: Is the end of rail franchising in Britain in sight?

Preston

2018

Research in Transportation Economics

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The regime of passenger rail franchising in Britain, in actual fact a form of competitive tendering, has been in place for over 20 years. The developments have been reported at past Thredbo Conferences, including by the author in 2007 and 2015. The franchising regime has been remarkably resilient and has been through at least five phases. Using the concept of regulatory cycles, this paper reviews the prospects for a sixth and possibly final phase.Rail statistics are reviewed and a welfare analysis of rail franchising is undertaken, building on and updating work presented at the Thredbo Conference in 2011. This suggests that franchising has been modestly welfare enhancing over the substantive phases of franchising to date, even though the transaction costs associated with the competition are substantial and apparently increasing.However, there remain concerns. Train operating costs remain high and there is strong Union resistance to technologies such as Driver Only Operation. This is currently manifesting itself in terms of industrial disputes and poor service delivery on the Southern franchise. There are also concerns about the costs that vertical separation of operations and infrastructure impose on the system and there are plans for experiments with forms of integration, not least for the proposed East-West railway, despite the apparent failure of the Wessex virtual alliance. The commissioning of High Speed 2 may well change the franchising model for many mainline railways, whilst the Competition and Markets Authority continues to push for more open access.Given this back drop, this paper will consider the pros and cons of alternative regimes, including public and/or private concessions.

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Rail Privatization and Competitive Tendering in Europe

Cited by 32 publications

References 6 publications

Competitive tendering, ownership and cost efficiency in road maintenance services in Sweden: A panel data analysis

Competitive tendering, ownership and cost efficiency in road maintenance services in Sweden: A panel data analysis

Selecting an Appropriate Express Railway Pavement System Using VIKOR Multi-Criteria Decision Making Model

The wheels keep on turning: Is the end of rail franchising in Britain in sight?

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