Passenger rail privatization in Great Britain and its implications, especially for urban areas

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-133

  Knowles, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIVATISATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT ECONOMICS; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UK;

EID: 0032098407     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6923(98)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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