Rail

Further Reading and ResourcesPPP Risk Allocation Tool (2019) – provides a useful reference source which outlines common risks arising in different types of PPPs and different market approaches to the…

Website for European Commission - transport and Mobility 

As countries seek to reduce their GHG emissions, while still delivering on economic growth, many are rethinking the role of rail.

This report examines the experience in attracting financing from climate-specific financing instruments of railways in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Brazil Railways Leasing Agreement

Concession for exploration and development of the railway transportation in the Southeast Railroad

Case Study by Karim-Jaques Budin, Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP), Working Paper No. 64, World Bank, May 2003.

Sub-Saharan Africa Review of Selected Railway Concessions

World Bank (Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program) Concessioning of the Ifrikya Railway - a Case Study

Franchising Melbourne’s train and tram system

Bidding documents for a High Speed Train between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (1 July 2013) including the following key ones (all in Portuguese):Draft Request for Proposal (RFP)  Draft…

Fostering the Development of Greenfield Mining-Related Transport Infrastructure through Project Finance

Model Concession Agreement (MCA) for PPP in Container Train Operation - Concession agreement between Indian Railway Authority and container train operator (“Concessionaire”).  

Rail Transport - Framework for Improving Rail Sector Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa (English and French)

Road & Rail PPPs, IFC Handshake Issue # 7

Contrato de Acceso a la Vía Férrea (Track Access Agreement) 

Model Framework Border-Crossing Agreement

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network (English, Chinese and Russian) – The agreement was negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social…

Railway Reform in South East Europe and Turkey - On the Right Track? 

Ad Hoc Workshop PPP Schemes and Railway Finance (UENECE)

By Richard Sharp, The World Bank Group Transport Papers – TP 6, September 2005 (English and Spanish)

Off Track: Sub-Saharan African Railways

Model Track Access Agreement

Contract for the Allocation of Train Paths on the National Railway Network (Contrat d’Attribution de Sillons sur le Réseau Ferré National)

Example 2: France - Contract for the Use of the Infrastructure of the National Railway Network - Contrat d’Utilisation de l’infrastructure du Réseau Ferré National (English and French) – …