Topic: 2050

Commission unwilling to adopt all suggestions of ECA intermodal report

The EU Commission responded swiftly to the European Court of Auditors’ report on intermodal transport and the share of rail freight. The report, which provided worrisome findings, might illustrate the situation as overly dramatic according...Read more

29-03-2023|1 comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Is doubling rail freight’s share by 2050 ‘simply unrealistic’?

The latest transport report by the European Court of Auditors is a “punch in the gut” for rail. “Doubling the rail freight market’s share by 2050 is simply unrealistic, and the EU freight transport network...Read more

28-03-2023|1 comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

This is what it costs to double EU’s rail freight share by 2050

The share of rail freight transport is projected to double until 2050. In order to handle the growing volumes, a public investment of 490 billion euros is needed into the TEN-T rail infrastructure. This comes...Read more

02-12-2022|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen