| Article ID: | iaor1993229 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 25A |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 153 |
| End Page Number: | 160 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1991 |
| Journal: | Transportation Research. Part A, Policy and Practice |
| Authors: | Hansson Lars, Nilsson Jan-Eric |
| Keywords: | organization |
In 1988 the Swedish nationalized railway company was separated into two separate entities, the Swedish State Railways in charge of running rail transport and the National Rail Administration, responsible for investment in and maintenance of rail infrastructure. This paper describes institutional aspects of this new railway policy. It also specifies methodologicala and practical problems in the computation of social marginal costs for using rail as well as road infrastructure. It is furthermore made likely that present fuel charges on road vehicles, but not the new rail use charges, are insufficient to cover costs for infrastructure use.