Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Withdrawal of Railway Services

Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Withdrawal of Railway Services

How should the social cost and benefits of a rail service be measured? The authors examine and compare the methods used for two passenger services: those between Sheffield and Barnsley and on the Central Wales line between Shrewsbury and Llanelli.

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