Trains across borders: Comparative studies on international cooperation in railway development

Dr. Martin Schiefelbusch

doi:10.5771/9783845250397

Summary

Eisenbahnen verkehren über politische Grenzen wie andere Verkehrsmittel auch. Das Buch untersucht anhand von drei Fallstudien, wie sich gemeinsame Vorstellungen für den Bahnverkehr entwickelten - oder auch nicht entwickelten. Themen sind Angebotskonzepte, Tarife und Infrastruktur als zentrale Gestaltungsbereiche des Bahnverkehrs mit Beispielen des späten 19. Jahrhunderts und der Zeit nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.

An Grenzen treffen oft unterschiedliche politische wie planerische Ziele aufeinander. Gerade auf der Schiene ist jedoch besonders viel Abstimmung erforderlich, um auch für internationale Verkehre ein gutes Angebot machen zu können. Dabei geht es nicht nur um kompatible technische Standards, sondern es ist auch eine Abstimmung von Ideen und Konzepten erforderlich.

Auch in der Gegenwart ist zu erleben, wie schwer sich Schritte (zurück) zu einem „europäischen“ Bahnsystem im Widerstreit mit technischer Komplexität, zunehmender Konkurrenz und unterschiedlichen Ideen umsetzen lassen.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2013
Copyright Year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-0855-0
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-5039-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Historische Dimensionen Europäischer Integration
Volume: 19
Language: English
Pages: 303
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 8
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Abbreviations No access Pages 9 - 10
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List of figures No access Pages 11 - 12
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List of tables No access Pages 13 - 14
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1. Crossing borders - a simple and complicated task No access Pages 15 - 16
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2. Overview of contents No access Pages 16 - 18
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3. Governing infrastructures - the research context No access Pages 18 - 20
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4. Standardisation and integration - key definitions No access Pages 20 - 23
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5. The “railway age” and “automobile age” as periods of study No access Pages 23 - 24
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6. The Railway as means of integration: the shrinking of spatial distances No access Pages 24 - 26
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7. The Railway as object of integration: the need for coordination in the system No access Pages 26 - 32
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1. Introduction, topic and definitions No access Pages 33 - 34
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2. Data sources No access Pages 34 - 36
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3. 1. The railways on the transport market - debates on integration and equity No access Pages 36 - 41
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  2. Instruments for international collaboration and integration No access Pages 41 - 44
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  3. Long distance and international service development No access Pages 44 - 47
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    1. Calls for closer cooperation No access
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    2. The basic options No access
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    3. The power of established structures No access
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    1. The railways’ challenged position No access
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    2. The “allocation” of transport tasks No access
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    1. Trans Europ Express - a soft standard for service and vehicle concepts No access
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    2. The UIC’s Prospective Research Commission No access
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    3. Customer care standards No access
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    4. Rethinking international express services around 1970 No access
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  4. Infrastructure development No access Pages 67 - 68
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5. Analysis No access Pages 68 - 72
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6. Outlook No access Pages 72 - 82
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1. Introduction: From vision to agreement No access Pages 83 - 86
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    1. Geographical overview and key historical data No access
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    2. The geopolitical situation: a case of balancing and uniting interests No access
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    3. Institutional arrangements: a “connecting” project No access
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    4. Construction - an example of forced collaboration No access
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    1. Decades of debate No access
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    2. Early ideas No access
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    3. Choice of route No access
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    4. Alternatives? No access
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    5. Nationalisation or “the cow stupid enough to let itself be milked to death” No access
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    1. The international treaties and the standard of service No access
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    2. Case study: International infrastructure connections No access
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    3. Case study: The first timetable for the Gotthardbahn No access
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    1. Setting No access
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    2. National requirements - conflicting needs No access
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    3. Route selection: From a 70m high fixed link to “incremental improvements” No access
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    4. Institutional arrangements No access
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    1. Defining the collaboration No access
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    2. Competitive manoeuvering: Temporary solutions? No access
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    3. Funding: The challenge of breaking even No access
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    4. A competitive market: Monopolists under pressure No access
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    5. Beat the queues? Growth of demand and addition to capacity No access
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    1. Planning the offer No access
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    2. Enhancement of feeder routes No access
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    3. Rail freight services - the “matter of life and death” No access
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    4. Standardisation of vessels No access
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    5. Take your competitor on board: The VFL as an intermodal link No access
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4. Synthesis No access Pages 194 - 203
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5. Outlook No access Pages 203 - 216
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1. 1. The case studies No access Pages 217 - 218
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  2. Research review and approach No access Pages 218 - 220
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2. The role of fare standards in railway development No access Pages 220 - 224
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3. 1. Terminology No access Pages 224 - 227
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  2. Origins and driving forces No access Pages 227 - 229
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  3. Introduction No access Pages 229 - 229
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  4. Discussion on the details of the offer No access Pages 229 - 231
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  5. Permanent establishment of the flexible ticket book No access Pages 231 - 231
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    1. “External parameters” – prices, terms and conditions, area of validity No access
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    2. “Internal parameters” - organisational arrangements, ticket handling and design, revenue allocation No access
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    1. Attempts for reform within the existing system No access
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    2. Alternative models No access
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  8. Usage patterns and volumes No access Pages 254 - 257
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  9. Societal impacts No access Pages 257 - 259
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4. 1. Origins and driving forces No access Pages 259 - 264
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  2. Decision process and introduction No access Pages 264 - 266
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  5. Societal impacts No access Pages 281 - 283
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5. Synthesis No access Pages 283 - 294
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Integration, co-operation and standardisation - a comment No access Pages 295 - 302
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Autorenverzeichnis No access Pages 303 - 303
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