Keywords
railway transport, railway rolling stock, public services, monopoly
Abstract
Competition in rail-freight transport is developing rapidly in Poland. The same cannot be said about passenger transport, both short and long-distance, where improvements are far more limited because of problems with the organisation of passenger transport by local authorities and with the creation of new railway operators. Although positive examples do exist, most of the implemented solutions in use consolidate the monopoly of public services, eliminate competition and thus makes it impossible to introduce the optimal solution for society. Creating municipal providers is a better model than a national railway company but in truth, this option will end up creating local monopolies. Competitive tendering (competition for the market) is the best solution here but Poland battles with a major entry barrier – the lack of necessary rolling stock. Surplus rolling stock belonging to the state railway companies of the PKP group should be made available to other railway companies. Similarly, county councils (the voivodeships) should be able to control the rolling stock of the national regional rail operator (Przewozy Regionalne PKP), which they now own.
Recommended Citation
Zajfert, M. (2013). Access to rolling stock as the key barrier for market development of rail passenger services in Poland. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 2(4), 89-109. Retrieved from https://press.wz.uw.edu.pl/ikar/vol2/iss4/7
First Page
89
Last Page
109
Page Count
20
Publisher
University of Warsaw
