John Ambler, Denis Shaw and Leslie Symons

1. Branch and Regional Problems in Soviet Transportation Denis J. B. Shaw 2. Soviet Railways - Lethargy or Crisis? John Ambler, Holland Hunter, John N. Westwood 3. The Transport of Fuel in the Soviet Union David Wilson 4. Soviet Shipping: Its Impact on the West Paul E. Lydolph 5. Soviet Air Transport: Geographic, Technical and Organisational Problems Leslie Symons 6. Road Transport and the Soviet Economy Martin Crouch 7. The Strategy of Intensification of Freight Traffic in the G.D.R Johannes F. Tismer 8. Problems and Possibilities of an Albanian-Yugoslav Rail Link Derek R. Hall 9. The Railway Network of Poland in 1980 Claes G. Alvstam, Zygmunt Berman, Andrew H. Dawson.

Originally published in 1985, this book considers many important aspects of the transport systems of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. It looks at the different modes of transport and the problems faced by each. Examining the relationship between transport problems and those of poor economic performance against the possibilities of economic reform the book analyses some of the measures which were taken to remedy the situation.