During the past fifteen years, the European institutions concentrated their efforts on setting strong foundations for the liberalisation of the rail transport sector. Over that period of time, three railway packages were proposed, discussed and eventually adopted, the European Railway Agency was created and additional – more technical but essential pieces of legislation deemed to favour the development on interoperable services were enacted.

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CER is happy to present another essay written by a distinguished non-European rail transport expert.

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The break-up and privatization of Japan National Railways and management reforms at JR East

In an effort to stimulate debate about the future of rail transport in Europe, CER is proud to present the views of a distinguished expert from one of the most important railway markets outside Europe. In this CER Essay, Yoshio Ishida, Vice-Chairman of JR East, describes the success story of the privatisation of Japan’s national railways.

The privatisation of JR East is an encouraging example of how to transform a heavily subsidised, loss-making company into a profitable modern service provider, transporting more passengers than ever. For Europeans, there are certainly lessons to be learned from the Japanese case – both for railways and for politicians.

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The British example is often quoted in the lively debate on the future of rail transport policy in Europe. With this second issue of the CER essay series, George Muir, Director General of the British Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC), provides a valuable contribution to this discussion with his personal views on the lessons to be learned.

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Jan Sundling, CEO of Sweden’s Green Cargo, opens the series with a Swedish perspective on rail logistics operations.

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