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Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee. Transport Sub-Committee Publisher: ISBN: 9780215011084 Category : Languages : en Pages : 53
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Rail Freight and the Channel Tunnel
Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee. Transport Sub-Committee Publisher: ISBN: 9780215011084 Category : Languages : en Pages : 53
Book Description
Rail Freight and the Channel Tunnel
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780104006269 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 194
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Despite a decline in traditional rail freight markets (especially coal and steel), and loss of market share to other modes, the overall growth in freight in recent years has allowed rail freight to maintain its volume. The Commission has introduced three packages of directives to stimulate further growth in this market (the first should have been implemented in the 15 member states, the second is to be implemented by 2005, and the third is yet to be adopted). This report reviews the background to the packages, and offers a provisional analysis of their effect so far. The quality of service offered to customers of rail freight movement in Europe falls seriously short of standards required in a competitive environment. Liberalisation of the UK market since 1994 has, however, resulted in better performance and a growing market share for rail freight. The Committee has reservations about some parts of the third package of directives, particularly the proposal to require all train drivers to hold an international rail driving licence, and the proposal for compulsory compensation to rail freight customers for poor quality service. The report also examines problems with the Channel Tunnel, the only direct rail link between the UK and mainland Europe.
Author: Terry Gourvish Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134165447 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 688
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Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94. This is a vivid portrayal of the complexities of quadripartite decision-making (two countries, plus the public and private sectors), revealing new insights into the role of the British and French Governments in the process. This important book, written by Britain’s leading transport historian, will be essential reading for all those interested in PPPs, British and European economic history and international relations. The building of the Channel Tunnel has been one of Europe’s major projects and a testimony to British-French and public-private sector collaboration. However, Eurotunnel’s current financial crisis provides a sobering backcloth for an examination of the British Government’s long-term flirtation with the project, and, in particular, the earlier Tunnel project in the 1960s and early 1970s, which was abandoned by the British Government in 1975.
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) Publisher: Thomas Telford ISBN: 0727720244 Category : Channel Tunnel (Coquelles, France, and Folkestone, England) Languages : en Pages : 76
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The Channel Tunnel is a major civil engineering feat which is in effect the host for an equally impressive and complex transportation system. These proceedings from a conference held in October 1994, address the key strategies and issues specifically related to the design, installation, commissioning, control, operation and maintenance of the transport system from the national road network into the terminals and through the tunnels. It addresses in particular how the design of the rolling stock, control, communicatin, ventilation and power supply systems have developed into reality, and how transportation issues and the maintenance and operation have played such a prominent role in the execution of the project.
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780108474002 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 60
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The Channel Tunnel's full potential is yet to be unlocked. Focusing particularly on the Channel Tunnel's role in connecting the passenger and freight rail network in Europe, the Committee's seven-month long inquiry has heard from a variety of rail experts including the Chief Executive of Eurostar, representatives from Eurotunnel and Deutsche Bahn and Transport Minister Theresa Villiers MP. The key recommendations from the committee are: i) the EU should ensure the full implementation of the Railway Packages in all Member States, to ensure fair access for all; ii) the terms of the Treaty of Canterbury (the agreement that allowed the Channel Tunnel's construction) should be reviewed, in order to move towards direct governance of the Tunnel by the UK and French national regulators; iii) safety standards used across the EU should apply in full in the Tunnel; iv) access charges should be reviewed and reduced, to ensure a better deal for operators and passengers; v) Border controls should be examined and streamlined, to encourage new international services to be developed; vi) priority for EU funding for rail infrastructure should be given to projects contributing to economic growth at a critical time for the Union, with conditions attached to ensure that new rail developments ensure fair access and are compatible with rail networks across the EU; vii)consumer interests must be paramount. Member States must increase the importance and awareness of passenger rights, and ensure that tickets can be booked conveniently and in an integrated way to allow for easier and less bureaucratic international train travel
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee Publisher: The Stationery Office ISBN: 9780108444319 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 176
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In 2001, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament adopted the so-called First Railway Package. Comprising three Directives, this was intended to open up the rail freight market to competition and help to improve rail's share of the overall freight market. In 2006, however, the Commission published a report concluding that the implementation of the Package was inadequate and has committed itself to recasting the Package. In this report, 'Recast of the First Rail Freight Package (HL Paper 90-I)', the Committee looks at which elements of the Package need amending and which need clarification.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee. Transport Sub-Committee
Author: P. J. B. Brown
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. European Union Committee
Author: Terry Gourvish
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)
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Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Author: Great Britain. Channel Tunnel Advisory Group
Author: Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee. Transport Sub-Committee
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