The European railway sector has gone through profound, yet mostly institutional, changes over the past 20 years, owing mainly to the initiatives of the European Commission. This book constitutes a first systematic account and assessment of the recent transformations of the European railway...

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables -- I. Introduction -- II. Why Distinctive Equipment Financing? -- III. History of Equipment Financing -- IV. Legal Status of Equipment Obligations -- V. Experience in Receivership and Reorganization -- VI. Equipment Trust Agreements -- VII....