Rail Infrastructure Charges Efficiency, Cost Recovery and the Development of International Train Services ECMT Workshop, Paris, 1-2 February 2005

Programme Czech Republic: Infrastructure Charging System Pavel SKALA, Railway Infrastructure Administration, and Radim KLUSACEK, Ministry of Transport Poland: Charging under Severe Cost Recovery Constraints Krzysztof KULESZA, Ministry of Transport Poland: Access Rate PKP Latvia: Infrastructure Charges for a Baltic Railway Raimonds GRAUDINS, Latvian Railways Estonia: Infrastructure Charges on a Private Vertically Integrated Railway Stephen ARCHER, Estonian Railways Kazakhstan: Rail Restructuring Nurzhan BAIDAULETOV, Kazakhstan Railway Committee Rail Infrastructure Cost Benchmarking Project Gerard DALTON, UIC, Paris Discussion: Financial Sustainability and Efficiency in CEEC Railways Lou THOMPSON, Thompson, Galenson and Associates, Washington D.C. Portugal: Rail Infrastructure Charges Celina LUIS, National Institute for Rail Transport Great Britain: The Ongoing Review of Infrastructure Charges Paul McMAHON, Office of Rail Regulator