A review of passenger rail franchising in Britain: 1996/1997-2006/2007

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Preston, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 52949102103     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2008.05.022     Document Type: Article

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