26.03.2007 -
Netzwerk Privatbahnen
(InfoBrief/InfoLetter)
Privatisation - Unbundling - Maintenance - Infrastructure capacity
1. Achieving the impossible – Improved draft bill made worse................................... 1
2. Where do we go from here? – Who is the principal and the agent in railway policy?....... 1
3. The role of the rail boss – A responsible integrator is needed................................ 2
4. Unbundling/corporate lawyers – Showdown: state railway against state.................. 3
5. Traction power – Need for improved legislation.................................................. 3
6. Maintenance congestion – DB: central Germany only has 13 speed restrictions........... 4
7. Infrastructure capacity – No one at DB expected more traffic................................ 4
8. And finally – No comment, Mr Minister (Stolpe)..................................................... 5