South East Europe Rail & Public Transport Development 2013

Events, Upcoming events / 5 December 2012 /

South East Europe Rail & Public Transport Development 2013

14 May 2013, Belgrade

As a result of its central location, development of transport infrastructure in South East Europe is key to increasing the region’s competitiveness. Regional governments and municipal authorities though, have limited financial resources devoted to capital expenditure for improving public services, and face potential restrictions on their ability to raise debt. In order to bridge the growing gap between the cost of the infrastructure projects required for continued economic growth and the available resources, options to utilise private capital are increasingly being explored in the region.

Compliance with EU Regulations and customers’ travel experience are gradually becoming the key drivers for transport and infrastructure operators in the region. As a result, investments are being channelled into new trains, infrastructure development and upgrades, and cutting edge cost-saving technologies.

South East Europe Rail & Public Transport Development 2013 will bring together the region’s railways and public transport operators and authorities to discuss and debate how to make the region’s networks cost effective, efficient, and attractive to the travelling public as well as to investors.    

By broadening the scope of our former Rail Investment South East Europe conference, and by presenting major new extended panel discussions as well as presentations, your attendance now allows you to benefit from exchanging ideas and information with both the rail and the public transport communities across South East Europe.

To discuss 2013 speaking speaking opportunities please contact:

Sarah Gooding, Director of Content
Telephone: +44 (0)1959 563311
Email: sgooding@russellpublishing.com

Helping to upgrade transport systems

Issue 1 2005, Past issues / 1 April 2005 / James Abbott Technical Editor

Many transport operators are buying in technical expertise – deregulation and privatisation are strengthening this trend. Consultancies are benefiting as a result.

Consultancies have come a long way in the past few decades, changing as their customers have changed. Not so long ago, public transport systems in Europe were almost exclusively in the hands of public sector operators. Back then, consultancies were generally offshoots of the state operators which were set up to advise cities in less developed parts of the world on ways in which to upgrade their public transport systems.

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