Austrian operator ÖBB has given one of their locomotives a special European Year of Rail design. The locomotive was presented at a ceremony at Vienna central station last week, and will be on the tracks...Read more
EU countries have common approaches to the way delays on railways are penalised. The so-called performance regimes, part of the infrastructure charging system, appear to be more similar that expected, with some differentiations left aside....Read more
2021 will be the starting point for more investments in Germany’s rail sector. The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) aims to stimulate companies to use rail more for the transportation of their...Read more
The Rail Industry Association, the representative body for the rail supply chain in the UK, has asked the UK government when they can expect the next update on the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP). They...Read more
Public transport needs to become more resilient in the coming years. For the Dutch rail freight sector, the central issue is making a choice regarding the routing of goods trains from Rotterdam to North-East Europe....Read more
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) signed between the EU and China in late December 2020 is branded as the most ambitious agreement ever concluded by China with a third country concerning investment. It touches...Read more
The rail freight sector needs immediate solutions to keep its growth rate high and achieve the modal shift from road to rail. Consistent public funding in the form of reduced track access charges (TACs) and...Read more
Between 2015 and 2018, the market share of rail compared to other land-based passenger transport in the EU has been stuck at around 7.8 percent. Although there has been a slight annual growth of 2.5...Read more
The total length of railway track that was congested in the EU has almost doubled from 2015 to 2018. In total, congestion affected 2,261 kilometres of track in the 27 countries of the EU (3,32...Read more
UIRR unveiled the results of a study concerning the impact of the new EU road haulage rules on Combined Transport (CT). The rules, otherwise known as Mobility Package I, could lead to an 8 per...Read more
The European Commission has approved a 200 million euros scheme by the German state for the upgrade of rail vehicles in the area of Stuttgart. Financial support will take the form of direct grants to...Read more
“Rail plays a special role in achieving climate protection goals. We want more people to switch from cars or planes to trains and more goods to be transported by rail”, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel...Read more
Over the past three years, China has been scaling down subsidies for train traffic between China and Europe. Financial support could not be more than 50 per cent of freight costs in 2018, no more...Read more
For the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the year 2021 marks a change of leadership. The new Executive Director, Alberto Mazzola, has officially entered office. He was unanimously elected by the CER...Read more
This year is the European Year of Rail, and the European Commission has launched the official website of this event. The train as a smart and sustainable means of transport will receive extra attention in...Read more
The temporary subsidy for the promotion of rail freight will increase by 3 million euros for 2021 and the year after. Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Stientje van Veldhoven, will raise the...Read more
UK trade union RMT has renewed calls for the government in London to put in place a national investment strategy to fully support the rail freight sector. The union wants to see financial support for...Read more
The rail sector is concerned about last week’s announcements regarding the upgrade of the European Climate Law. CER, ERFA, and UIRR believe that the Eurovignette Directive reform undermines rail freight’s competition, and focuses more on...Read more
