Topic: NEE

Rail freight companies want Berlin to ‘hear the signal’

Rail freight industry players held the first ever demonstration on rails in Berlin yesterday, 28 September. They demonstrated against the state aid of the German government for Deutsche Bahn. Organised by the Network of European...Read more

29-09-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Germany may increase track access charges in next timetable

Track access charges in Germany may increase in the upcoming timetable. A standard freight train will have to pay 3.05 euros per kilometer from 13 December, the start of timetable 2020/2021. This is 2.3 percent...Read more

03-04-2020|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Rastatt one-year anniversary: where are we now?

It is exactly one year ago that the disrupted railway line at Rastatt was reopened for train traffic. The three lobby organisations ERFA, NEE and UIRR take the opportunity to highlight the lessons learnt so...Read more

02-10-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Men on the railway between Rastatt and Karlsruhe, where the land slip happened. Photo credit: Benedikt Spether

‘DB Netz must take full liability’ over Rastatt, says rail alliance

An alliance of influential European rail bodies have called on German rail infrastructure manager DB Netz to ‘take full liability’ over this summer’s Rastatt landslip incident, and stop blaming railway operators for ‘not being flexible’...Read more

27-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy