The allocation of track access charges is an area of intense debate in the rail sector, especially now that COVID-19 is affecting rail transportation. Tomorrow, on 14 and 15 October during the Track Access Charges...Read more
Access charges could be reduced or even waived across Europe, in response to the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus crisis. Initial thinking was lukewarm to the idea, but a consensus is growing among...Read more
The Dutch government pleads for a mandatory bonus scheme on EU level incentivising the retrofitting of wagons. Retrofitting is the most cost-effective way to reduce noise pollution, but this should not be limited to a...Read more
When comparing track access charges for international freight trains in different countries, we have somewhat of a harmonised level in Europe, concluded associate professor of Graz University of Technology Stefan Marschnig at the Track Access...Read more
The Dutch government has introduced new rules that enable infrastructure manager ProRail to apply new mark-ups in the calculation of track access charges from 2019. For rail freight operators, new mark-ups will be introduced based...Read more
Track Access Charges expert Justina Hudenko believes the era of charging based only on cost allocation is over. The Chair of LatRailNet, the allocation & charging subsidiary body of Latvian Railway, will be sharing her ideas...Read more
