Assessing the efficient cost of sustaining Britain's rail network: Perspectives based on zonal comparisons

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-190

  Kennedy, John ^a   Smith, Andew S J ^b  

^a NETWORK RAIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2942610427     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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