EIB: ‘We have the money for rail freight investments’
Interoperability, modernisation and more capacity are some of the essential elements that European rail infrastructure lacks. For all these to improve, everyone agrees on one prerequisite: money. But is money really missing?Read more
EU’s mobility strategy: ‘rail freight traffic will double by 2050’
The European Commission announced its ‘sustainable and smart mobility strategy’ and ‘action plan’ with regards to the transformation of European transportation. Objectives concern the doubling of rail freight traffic by 2050, and the doubling of...Read more
Venlo and the growth of smart logistics
Venlo is attempting to acquire the role of a smart logistics hub in Europe. The Dutch city claims that it has all the needed features to realise this vision: an optimal location at the borders...Read more
European Green Deal impossible without longer trains
In order to implement the European Green Deal, the rail sector should develop standardisation and interoperability. Among other things, this means the necessity of introducing the 740-metre or even longer freight trains on the railway...Read more
Harmonisation of combined transport rules in jeopardy
The amendments to the Combined Transport Directive may not be enacted, as the proposal currently on the table is less encouraging to combined transport than existing legislation. Rather than forming harmonised rules, it enables member...Read more
Lineas plans massive expansion international fleet
Lineas plans to increase its current staff of 225 international train drivers with fifty more, to add an additional hundred every year after. The expansion is in line with its ambition to transform from a...Read more