Topic: Single European Railway Area

ERA certifies first freight wagons for operations across Europe

The European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has issued the first vehicle authorisation for thirty freight wagons to be operated across Europe. The historic document was delivered three weeks after ERA becoming the European authorising...Read more

11-07-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

ERFA backs new EU rules for creating ‘customer-oriented’ railways

Proposed new EU rules aimed at creating a more customer-oriented rail freight network have received the formal backing of the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA). The body which represents more than 30 members across Europe...Read more

14-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Railway in Utrecht, Netherlands. Image: courtesy of ProRail

EU Commissioner Bulc: ERTMS roll-out ‘too slow’

Roll-out of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) has been ‘too slow’ and action is required to ensure targets are met, says the EU’s Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc. She told the final SERA railway convention...Read more

26-06-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Amsterdam hosts penultimate Single European Railway Area conference

The European Union Agency for Railways’ (ERA) penultimate conference on the Single European Railway Area project has again shone a spotlight on the European Union’s 4th Railway Package, which aims to improve the competitiveness of...Read more

15-06-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy