Local Content Rules as a Tool of Technology Transfer in the Turkish Rolling Stock Manufacturing Industry: Tulomsas Experience

Abstract

In Turkey, passengers and goods are transported mainly by road reflect a very low share of railways in total freight (5%) and passenger transport (3%). A main reason for this fact is low railway density (length of railways per square kilometer of territory) in the country. It is clear that over time the rise in transport demand due to the increase in population and economic growth cannot be possibly be met by the existing road network. Therefore, the share of railways in total transport market is likely to increase. Changes in government policy since 2003, as reflected by the “Transportation Master Plan Strategy” (2005) and the “Transportation Infrastructure Need Assessment Study (TINA),” will assist that process.