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Time to be realistic about railway privatisation

By and David Burns2006-09-01T11:32:00

To keep up with increasing competition from road and air transport, and to remain a relevant mode, most railways need to improve efficiency and substantially increase their capital investment. Privatisation is often proposed as the solution, but David Burns suggests that it is not that simple

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