This report examines the form regulation should take in rail freight markets to promote efficiency in railways and the …

stand to benefit transport policy throughout Europe. …

requirements, and falling prices, among other things, have revolutionised freight transport markets. The forces of change have … trends on the structure and operation of the freight transport sector, and of their effects on government policies. … spurred new patterns of market organisation which may undergo even more radical upheavals if transport prices come to reflect …

The aim of the International Seminar was to review the key determinants of transport demand, both inside and outside … the field of traditional transport Ministry responsibilities, and to identify measures for influencing these key factors …. Debate at the seminar between stakeholders in the transport and environment communities revealed a large measure of agreement …