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Community Railway Strategy Here you can browse the 7th Report of the European Communities Committee which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 18 February 1997.

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS Press Release Report: Contents Report: text Report: summary of conclusions and recommendations Membership of Sub-Committee B List of Witnesses The published version of the Report (with oral and written evidence) is available from the Stationery Office, price £15.50 (ISBN 0 10 404697 X) TABLE OF CONTENTS Description Paragraph PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1 PART 2 VIEWS OF WITNESSES 9 The decline of rail and the case for change 9     Rail freight 12 General reactions to the White Paper 14     The implications for the United Kingdom 17     The Community of European Railways 19     The view of SNCF 20     The trades unions 22 Rail in a wider context 23     Competition with road 23     Environmental benefits 29 Reforming railway finances 31 Introducing market forces 35     Privatisation 37     Track access charges in the United Kingdom 42 Open access 46     Rail freight freeways 50     Exclusive concessions for passenger services 55     Separation of infrastructure and operations 56     Regulation and the case for a European Railway Agency 63 Rail as a public service 66     Financing of infrastructure 69 Integration and interoperability 71 Social aspects 78 PART 3 OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE 83 Introducing Market Forces 87     Privatisation 88     Subsidy arrangements 89 Reforming railway finances 90 Open access 91     Separation of infrastructure and operations 93     Rail freight freeways 94     Track access charges 95     The case for a European Railway Agency 96 Integration and Interoperability 97     Safety 98 Social aspects 99 PART 4 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 100 Recommendation 112 Appendix 1-Membership of Sub-Committee B   Appendix 2-List of witnesses

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