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Not trawling thru every page - however answer the following: 1) how do you charge for open access operators - avoidable or marginal costs. 2) how can you stop the host railway discriminating against the open access operator except through regulation which some posters and contributors profess to loathe in all its forms. 3) Open Access can only work if there are a minimum of two routes to promote competition in a free market; otherwise a monopoly will form. Yes? So its back to regulation again. 4) It is Network Rail who DONT run trains who control the tracks. They set the timetable; they operate and invest in the infrastructure. Now; consider the following: Mr Cogs Railway from A to B charges $5 per train for OA ops. Mr Cogs Jnr Railway charges $7 dollars. So in economic theory OA operators will head to Mr Cog - who then ups those charges. Alas the OA's state - route knowledge; wrong type of axles; wagons cant have the clearance on Cog Jnrs railway - not fair not fair. Mr Cog replies. OK I will increase infrastructure available which will mean either a price increase to cover my costs or some sort of government funding. However will it be worth it for an additional lets say 5 trains per day and will that traffic remain with me anyway....so lets go back to regulation. Anyway you look; "pure" Open Access is utter, total tripe of the highest order.
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