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European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS): Supporting competition on the European rail network?

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  • Florent Laroche

    (LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Laurent Guihéry

    (LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

Reform of the railway in Europe, which is based on a split between network and operating, is deeply linked with the improvements of the quality of service of the railway network. It is indeed clear that competition on the network will only work if network activities are reliable, fair und optimally priced. On this point rail operation in Europe remains connected through a fragmented network in which it was still difficult for the engines to cross national borders. Interoperability must be improved. Designed to strengthen the European integration, interoperability is the right concept for thinking open and competitive systems of transport. The European Commission (EC) decided to set up directly a single standard for a signalling system, the European Rail Traffic Management System. Thus, the EC was making the choice of a radical innovation for all Member States rather than promoting the extension of an existing national system.Why was such a direct action taken in the complex framework of rail signalling system? Will this action strengthen competition?

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  • Florent Laroche & Laurent Guihéry, 2013. "European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS): Supporting competition on the European rail network?," Post-Print halshs-01080562, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-01080562
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2012.12.006
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    1. Laurent Guihéry & Florent Laroche, 2015. "Port Hinterland: the new role of railway transport. The betuwe line (Netherlands) [Hinterland portuaire : le nouveau rôle du fer. Une illustration avec la Betuwe line (Pays-Bas)]," Post-Print halshs-01474042, HAL.
    2. Evelin Krmac & Boban Djordjević, 2019. "A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework for the Evaluation of Train Control Information Systems, the Case of ERTMS," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 18(01), pages 209-239, January.
    3. Laurent GUIHERY & Florent LAROCHE, 2015. "Hinterland Portuaire : Le Nouveau Rôle Du Fer. Une Illustration Avec La Betuweroute (Pays-Bas)," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 41, pages 163-173.
    4. Li, Dongjun & Islam, Dewan Md Zahurul & Robinson, Mark & Song, Dong-Ping & Dong, Jing-Xin & Reimann, Marc, 2024. "Network revenue management game in the railway industry: Stackelberg equilibrium, global optimality, and mechanism design," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 312(1), pages 240-254.
    5. Laroche, Florent & Sys, Christa & Vanelslander, Thierry & Van de Voorde, Eddy, 2017. "Imperfect competition in a network industry: The case of the European rail freight market," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 53-61.

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