دانلود کتاب What Role for the Railways in Eastern Europe?

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INTRODUCTORY REPORTS --
Railways in Central and Eastern Europe and their Future Role€by J. SIEGMANN, Germany --
1. Situation of railways before the lifting of the Iron Curtain --
2. Development of the railways since 1990 --
3. Current position of the Central and Eastern European railways --
4. Future role of the railways --
5. Conclusions --
Railways in Eastern Europe by L. THOMPSON, United States --
1. Setting the scene: when past was not prologue --
2. Transition: the dam breaks --
3. The changing environment for transport and for railways --
4. Future rail structures in the CEE/CIS countries: where to from here? --
5. Summing up --
Eastern Railways in Crisis€by M. PONTI, €€Italy --
1. Introduction --
2. The decline of the system: contingent and structural aspects --
3. A "Kuznetsian" approach: what happened to the Western European railways --
4. The role of the State --
5. The main issue: land-use control --
6. Freight and passenger services --
7. Eastern railways and "open access" competition€ --
The Future of Railways in Central and Eastern Europe by M. BROWN, United Kingdom --
1. Introduction --
2. External threats to rail --
3. The threat from within --
4. Barriers to competitiveness --
5. Adaptability, measures and efficiency --
6. Actions plans --
7. The way forward --
8. Conclusion --
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS --
Round Table debate on reports --
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.