An analysis of the potential for on-track competition in the British passenger rail industry

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-94

  Preston, John ^b   Whelan, Gerard ^a   Wardman, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032926731     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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