Competition, regulation and the privatisation of British Rail / Jon Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaw, Jon.

Series:

Transport and mobility series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Rail (Firm)--History.

British Rail (Firm).

Competition--Great Britain.

Competition.

History.

Great Britain.

Privatization--Great Britain.

Privatization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2000]

Summary:

Edited by Brian Graham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Ulster, UK and Richard Knowles, Reader in Geography, University of Salford, UK, on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Transport Geography Research Group (TGRG).

The inception of this series marks a major resurgence of geographical research into transport and mobility. Reflecting the critical importance of the dynamic relationships between transport and socio-spatial change, this work includes research on: The impacts of liberalisation, privatisation, competition and globalisation on transport policies, networks and strategies; Traffic generation and diversion and the economic impacts of large-scale infrastructure projects such as the Channel Tunnel; The assessment of environmental sustainability concerns about increasing mobility, dispersal of activity sites and the dependence of transport on fossil fuels and its associated air pollution; Transport, gender and welfare issues; The relationships between transport and leisure; Congestion and capacity constraints in transport systems.

This monograph series complements the international, quarterly research journal, Journal of Transport Geography (launched in 1993) and Modern Transport Geography (eds Brian Hoyle and Richard Knowles, 2nd ed 1998 on behalf of the TGRG). Together, these three outlets act as a forum for cutting-edge research into transport and mobility, and for innovative and decisive debates on the formulation and repercussions of transport policy making.

Contents:

2 Privatisation and the Network Industries 8

3 New Opportunities for Britain's Railways 42

4 Competition for the Market: Creating the TOCs 78

5 Competition for the Market: Franchising the TOCs 103

6 Competition in the Market 130

7 Conclusions and Prospects for the Future 168.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-226) and index.

ISBN:

0754614832

OCLC:

45313364