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
Do the levels of track access charges in Europe really reflect the relevant costs? That is a question the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) has tried to answer. A group of researchers has analysed...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
A Dutch masterplan with measures to enhance the position of the rail freight industry is in the making, following the example of Germany, which is to implement measures this year. The ministry of Infrastructure and Water...Read more
A new method for calculating track access charges is currently being assessed by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). One of the suggestions that infrastructure manager ProRail has included in this proposal is...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
The Netherlands will streamline track access charges with those of neighbouring countries, the new government announced in the coalition agreement that was presented on Tuesday, the 10th of October. Germany plans to halve its track...Read more
In line with plans of neighbouring Germany to halve track access charges as soon as next year, Dutch rail freight parties are asking their government to take similar measures, instead of pushing plans to increase...Read more
Railways in China carried 246 billion tonnes of cargo in July. This is a 17 per cent increase year-on-year and an improvement on the 15.5 per cent year-on-year growth in June, according to figures released...Read more
Germany has taken a landmark decision to halve track charges for rail freight traffic as part of a collective effort between the government and rail industry to cut road traffic and reduce air pollution. The...Read more
