All Brexit articles – Page 2
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Rail Business UKUK to retain EU rail standards following Brexit
UK: Legal requirements designed to promote common safety and technical principles across all European Union railways will need to be met by UK companies and suppliers whether or not a deal covering the UK’s expected departure from the EU is agreed, the Rail Safety & Standards Board said on October ...
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Rail Business UKRailway Customs Areas proposed to handle Brexit border requirements
UK: The relative reliability and security of rail freight and the availability of spare capacity through the Channel Tunnel could provide shippers with an attractive alternative to road haulage if the introduction of customs requirements causes increasing delays at the UK’s ports of entry following Brexit, according to a report ...
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NewsDG Move highlights Brexit concerns for rail sector
EUROPE: ‘In view of the considerable uncertainties’ surrounding the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport issued a ‘Notice to Stakeholders’ on February 27. This is intended to inform operators, suppliers and other bodies of the ‘legal repercussions which need to ...
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NewsBrexit must not undermine the Single European Rail Area, says CER
EUROPE: The UK’s impending departure from the European Union must not undermine the ongoing development of the Single European Rail Area, Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies Executive Director Libor Lochman said on November 22. Speaking at a hearing organised by the European Parliament Committee on Transport & Tourism ...
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Railway supply industry responds to Article 50 notification
UK: Responding to the UK’s formal notification on March 29 of its intention to withdraw from the European Union, the Railway Industry Association which represents manufacturers and service providers said it would be ‘engaging with government to ensure that the UK railway supply industry’s needs are represented’. ‘Brexit presents the ...
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NewsRail industry leaders attend Brexit round table
UK: Minister for Exiting the European Union David Jones and Transport Minister Paul Maynard attended a round table meeting on March 1 to hear rail industry leaders’ views on the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Issues discussed included market access, cross-border services, the supply chain, safety, technical standards, trade, customs and research ...
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News‘Brexit’ uncertainty hits Eurostar business
EUROPE: Cross-Channel high speed train operator Eurostar has reported a ‘challenging’ second quarter of 2016, with passenger numbers down 3% on the same period the previous year to 2·7 million, and sales revenues 10% lower at £208m. There was a ‘slowdown in business travel’ in the run-up to the ...
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News'Brexit': no rush for change
The result of the UK's referendum on its membership of the European Union sent shockwaves across Europe. Yet while the UK's relationship with the EU will never be the same again, the short-term implications for the European railway sector should not be so dramatic.
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NewsRail industry responds to 'Brexit'
UK: The rail industry responds to the British vote in favour of leaving the European Union in the referendum held on June 23.
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NewsBombardier Transportation responds to ‘Brexit’
BOMBARDIER: Bombardier Transportation told Railway Gazette it was ‘too early to speculate on potential outcomes/impacts of the UK now having voted to leave the European Union’, after the referendum result was announced on June 24. The Bombardier group’s rail activities are owned by UK-registered holding company Bombardier Transportation (Investment) UK ...
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News‘Brexit’ will not affect Channel Tunnel, says Eurotunnel
EUROPE: The British vote in favour of leaving the European Union ‘will not affect the activity of the Channel Tunnel concession’, Groupe Eurotunnel said after the referendum result was announced on June 24. The Channel Tunnel operates under the terms of the 1986 Treaty of Canterbury between the British and ...
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