Granting a concession on the High Speed Line

In the 1980’s the Dutch government began the planning of a high speed railway connection. This project, later called the HSL, was substantially delayed during time. This thesis will look into the different problems that occurred during the HSL project and caused this delay. Special interest is going to the way track access has been granted on the HSL. With a literature review it will be revealed how the way track access was arranged in the HSL project had an influence on the delay that occurred. In order to put the HSL project in perspective European rules and regulations will be reviewed together with a case study of similar project in the UK, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.