Topic: Rail investments

Investor’s eye: rail freight financing explained, tips and market outlook

INTERVIEWRail freight is among the fundamental investment pillars for Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB), providing a good business case for at least the coming 20 years. In an extensive interview, Christoph Pasternak, Sector Head Rail and Bus,...Read more

12-05-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Germany doubles truck tolls and invests billions in railways

Despite the German transport minister Volker Wissing being a pro-road investments advocate for some months, the federal committee engaged with the ‘modernisation package for climate protection and planning acceleration’ decided to proceed with rail investments...Read more

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

Rail should be included in Commission’s Green Deal Industrial Plan, says CER

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) is asking for the inclusion of the rail industry in the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (GDIP), the EU’s new plan to reach...Read more

01-03-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Rail investments in Belgium: Infrabel is grateful but not satisfied

Earlier this week, the Belgian government announced that it would allocate 250 million euros in the current budget for rail-related projects. In addition, a spokesperson from Infrabel told RailFreight.com that 200 million euros extra will...Read more

13-10-2022|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi