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The fourth railway package is a set of planned changes to rail transport regulation in the European Union. It covers standards and authorisation for rolling stock; workforce skills; independent management of infrastructure; and the liberalisation of domestic passenger services. The fourth railway package is another attempt at reforming a rail sector still dominated by state-owned railway businesses that control both the tracks and the trains; they have repeatedly resisted attempts to separate the two parts of the business, which would supposedly allow more competition. In particular, the fourth railway package's has been watered down; instead of requiring infrastructure and train operations to be completely separate businesses, it permits them to be owned by a single holding company. The "compliance verification clause" could allow regulators to place sanctions on parts of a vertically integrated rail business which place obstacles in the way of competitors trying to provide services on their network; this would improve competition. Responsibility for authorising rolling-stock to use a network would be shifted away from network owners and towards the European Railway Agency; this is expected to be faster and cheaper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cor.europa.eu/en/activities/commissions/coter/Documents/paquet-ec.pdf )〕 the fourth railway package had been adopted by the European Commission but not yet been approved by the European Parliament. ==See also== *ERTMS - A pan-European signalling system being promoted by the EU. *EU Directive 91/440: The First Railway Package *European Railway Agency *Rail transport in Europe *Second railway package *Third railway package 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fourth Railway Package」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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