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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cogload 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. [/quote] It's all been answered, but since you don't want to "troll" - 1) Study this link: http://www.zetatech.com/CORPQIII44.htm 2) and 3) You prevent bias by regulating the infrastructure. By regulating, you present similar oversight as pertains to highways and waterways, allowing transportation companies to pick and choose which modes or combinations of modes to use, without fear of market skewing. 4) That's not a question but a statement. Yes, it's true the infrastructure company won't do any acual train running, that's the whole point behind OA.
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