Published on 14 Sep 2012 by Siemens
How can we make mobility within and between our cities efficient and how can we network the individual modes of transportation without any difficulty? Siemens is giving answers to those questions at the InnoTrans 2012 .
International Railway Journal
WITH around 110,000 visitors and more than 2480 exhibitors, next week's InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin is set to be the biggest yet. IRJ will bring you news all the latest unveilings, product launches, and innovations ..
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CER
CER - The Voice of European Railways
CHANGE OF DATE
In order to allow a wider participation and to guarantee a broaderexchange of views among all interested stakeholders, the event:
Unbundling in the railway sector: does one size fit all?
(Liberalising the rail sector – Is"unbundling" the right choice?)
Originally scheduled for 10 October 2012 has been rescheduled and will take place on:
Monday, 5 November 2012 from 18:30 to21:00
Brussels - Hotel Renaissance, rue du Parnasse19
We are sorry for anyinconvenience this change of date maycause.
We kindly ask you to please update your agenda andre-register.
The Vertical separation (‘unbundling’) has traditionally been seen as a logical accompanying measure to the introduction of competition in some network industries, including railways. However, recent rail market developments suggest that both overall rail system performance and competition can work well, both in vertically separated and in vertically integrated systems, as well as in various intermediate models.
In order to bring sound arguments, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) decided to ask external consultants to do an economic study on vertical separation in the railway sector. The study seeks to contribute to this important discussion by investigating both quantitative effects of previous reforms and how structural and institutional mechanisms are involved in driving the performance of rail systems in Europe. The study also evaluates the potential impact of any upcoming reform in some Member States. This event offers a unique opportunity to hear from representatives of the Institute for Transport Studies (University of Leeds, UK) and inno-V (Amsterdam, NL) about the methodology applied, what are the conclusions of the study and what the study’s implications could be for the Commission’s forthcoming proposals. The event will close with a cocktail reception where discussions will continue informally. To register, please send an email to events@cer.be . ======================================= Future Rail...Latest Edition | ||||
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