Results of Railway Privatization in Africa

This review is designed to assist the development community and policy makers in other countries who may be contemplating railway privatization. The report is principally concerned with the results of privatization rather than the processes or detailed concession structures, which have varied from country to country depending on diverse local circumstances. This report is concerned with the results of the African concessions. The report contains three main sections: (i) A summary of the background to railway development in sub-Saharan Africa to the start of the 1990's, together with a list of the railway privatizations and concessions undertaken over the last 10 years and a brief description of the main concessionaires; (ii) A more detailed presentation of the thirteen concessions, particularly the three which have been operating the longest ; (iii) An assessment of the overall results of railway privatization/concessioning.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Bullock, Richard
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-01
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, BANKS, BRIDGE, BUS, BUS TRANSPORT, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, COMPETITION FROM ROAD, COMPETITION FROM ROAD TRANSPORT, CONCESSION AGREEMENTS, CONCESSION FEES, CORRIDOR, DEBT, DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAYS, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT RATES, FREIGHT SERVICES, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FREIGHT USERS, FREIGHT WAGONS, FUEL, HOLDING COMPANIES, HOLDING COMPANY, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, LEASING, LOCOMOTIVE, LOCOMOTIVES, NET PROFIT, NORTH AFRICA, OPERATING COSTS, PASSENGER, PASSENGER COACHES, PASSENGER SERVICE, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGERS, PERSONAL TRAVEL, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PORTS, PRICE REGULATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRIVATISATION, PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, PSO, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE OBLIGATION, RAIL, RAIL COMPETITION, RAIL CONCESSIONS, RAIL FREIGHT, RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL NETWORKS, RAIL OPERATOR, RAIL SYSTEM, RAIL SYSTEMS, RAILROAD, RAILWAY, RAILWAY COMPANY, RAILWAY CONCESSIONS, RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT, RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, RAILWAY INVESTMENT, RAILWAY PERFORMANCE, RAILWAY PRIVATIZATION, RAILWAY SECTOR, RAILWAYS, RAILWAYS PRIVATIZATION, RETAINED EARNINGS, ROAD, ROAD SYSTEM, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SAHARA, SERVICE QUALITY, SHARING, SOUTH AMERICA, STATIONS, STRUCTURES, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBSIDIARIES, SUBSIDIARY, TIMBER, TOLL, TOTAL REVENUES, TRACK, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC LEVEL, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAIN OPERATORS, TRAINS, TRANSIT, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRUCKING, TRUCKS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WAGONS, WORKING RATIO,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6762585/results-railway-privatization-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17415
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