German Cabinet approves: priority for coal on railways

Published on 24-08-2022 at 21:33

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The measure for the priority of coal transport on railways in Germany has been approved by the Cabinet. This was announced by digital affairs and transport minister Volker Wissing of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP), after Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting.

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Tags: coal transportation, Deutsche Bahn, fuel crisis, Germany

Author: Majorie van Leijen

Majorie van Leijen is the editor-in-chief of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

1 comment op “German Cabinet approves: priority for coal on railways”

bönström bönström|25.08.22|15:57

Any how, regardless of current “Perfect Storm”, for sake of Goal by EU, etc., now Strategy, singular, for a sustainable railway is requested! (Regrettably, neither robustness, nor resilency, not even capacity for current demand is present.)
Railways, vigorously claiming “green” and equally decisive, is cementing, at low price, in no respect low LCC standards… (Now “optimal” maintenance, “predictive”…, is mantra – and Symptom…)
For majority, single available alternative is on road trucks…