i need help increating an appropriate review for Railtrack in the UK
which will include following:
1 Railtrack objectives. have they altered over the last few years? How
do they compare with the train operators objectives?
2 The stakeholders involved in the industry and an analysis of their
position and influence.
3 An identification of the responsibilities of Railtrack. Is there a
cosistent approach between Railtrack objectives, Regulator policies,
stakeholder expectations and recognised responsibilities?

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Request for Question Clarification by jumpingjoe-ga on 05 May 2003 15:56 PDT

You say "the last few years". Your question is a little unclear given
Railtrack died some time ago, to be replaced by the not-for-profit
Network Rail.

The last few years have seen Railtrack be replaced. Is this the period
of time over which you'd like information, that is to say the end of
Railtrack and the beginning of Network Rail, or are you simply
interested in Railtrack up until the time of its demise?

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Clarification of Question by sveta-ga on 06 May 2003 00:04 PDT

What i meas is Railtrack from the very begining of its privatisation.

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Clarification of Question by sveta-ga on 08 May 2003 11:52 PDT

Hi, i just wonder if my question going to be answered, since i have
heard from you anything at all.

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Clarification of Question by sveta-ga on 12 May 2003 08:39 PDT

Hello,

Seems to be my question is very complicated. Well let me try the other
way.

Now my question is: Who are the main stakeholders in the rail
industry? And maybe you can answer how they have different
expectations and objectives of their own.

For example The shareholders in Railtrack have succeeded in getting
dividend payments but the train operators are concerned over using
badly maintaned tracks.

An excellent book on this issue is by Christian Wolmar, How
Privatisation Wrecked Britain's Railways, available from
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1854108573/ref=sr_aps_books_1_3/026-2909142-2604447
Note that this book is slightly out-of-date in that Railtrack has now
been replaced by the non-profit (state-organised) Network Rail after
the then Transport Minister, Stephen Byers, put Railtrack into
administration. It is however still an excellent account and does
specifically mention that Railtrack often put share-holders' interests
first, for example by emphasising their property role and
concentrating on quick-fix solutions such as station renovations.