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dc.contributor.authorWills-Johnson, Nick
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:18:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:18:52Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:33:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationWills-Johnson, Nick (2008) Assessing the costs of a haulage regime, Centre for Research in Applied Economics Working Paper Series: no. 200806, Curtin University of Technology, School of Economics and Finance.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30316
dc.description.abstract

The provision of third-party access to rail infrastructure in WA?s Pilbara region has been a contentious issue over the past decade. The most recent endeavour proposed by the State Government involves a haulage regime, whereby incumbents would be required to haul the wagons of third parties seeking access to the line. This paper explores the likely costs of such a regime on the host railways, by examining the impacts of voluntary haulage regimes on US Class One Railways, where they are well-established. It finds that haulage regimes are a cost effective means for US railways to reduce their haulage costs, and that they thus might play a role in the Pilbara. However, consideration of whole-of-system costs, congestion and appropriate pricing are key issues. This paper explores these issues, and proposes a simple pricing mechanism which would ensure fair, efficient haulage with only very limited regulatory involvement.

dc.publisherCentre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School
dc.titleAssessing the costs of a haulage regime
dc.typeWorking Paper
dcterms.source.volume200806
dcterms.source.monthapr
dcterms.source.seriesCentre for Research in Applied Economics Working Paper Series
curtin.identifierEPR-2926
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyCurtin Business School
curtin.facultySchool of Economics and Finance


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