Railway Reform: Toolkit for Improving Rail Sector Performance - ppiaf

Railway Reform: Toolkit for Improving Rail Sector Performance
Table of Contents
5.3.3 Alternative paths to competition ............................. 75
5.4 The Third Building Block: Separability ................................. 76
5.4.1 Horizontal separability ......................................... 76
5.4.2 Vertical separation .............................................. 77
5.5 Assembling the Building Blocks: Options for Industry Structure.... 78
5.5.1 The public infrastructure framework ........................ 79
5.5.3 The private infrastructure framework ....................... 83
5.5.4 Reform motives and reform choices .......................... 85
5.6 Dealing with Non Core Activities........................................ 86
5.6.1 Social and recreational services to employees.............. 87
5.6.2 Railway materials and manufacturing enterprises ......... 90
5.6.3 Business support services....................................... 92
5.6.4 Extended businesses............................................. 93
5.6.5 Use of professional advisers ................................... 95
Chapter 6: The Roles of Government ......................................97
6.1 Government, Railways, and the Public Interest ...................... 98
6.2 National Transport Strategy ............................................. 99
6.3 Railway Industry Structure..............................................101
6.4 Purchase of Transport Services ........................................102
6.5 Industry Regulation ......................................................102
6.6 Transnational Railway Agreements and Treaties....................103
6.7 Administrative Apparatus ...............................................105
Chapter 7: Administering the Railways .................................. 107
7.1 Introduction ...............................................................108
7.2 New Relationships Between the State and Railways................108
7.2.1 Adapting to new market conditions .........................108
7.2.2 Governance principles for state-owned railways..........109
7.3 Implementing New Governance Principles ...........................110
7.3.1 Segregation of duties ..........................................110
7.3.2 Setting up the legal and regulatory framework ...........110
7.3.3 Contractual relationships between government and
railways ...................................................................111
7.4 The State as Owner ......................................................113
7.4.1 The ownership role .............................................113
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