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EUROPE: ‘Competition in railways seems to trigger an increase in ridership and brings about significant benefits to society’, according to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport.
State aid should be limited and targeted, says European Rail Freight Association
EUROPE: ‘We need to think about the role of public money in rail freight strategically’, European Rail Freight Association President Dirk Stahl said when the organisation set out its position on the European Commission’s proposal to reform state aid rules for land and multimodal transport.
French railway enhancements needed to support European freight modal shift
EUROPE: Combined transport company Hupac says railways in eastern France need to be enhanced to ensure the long-term reliability of north-south European freight services by offering an alternative to routes through Germany.
Passion and technology will support the future of rail, says Germany’s Transport Minister
INNOTRANS: ‘We need to harness people’s passion for railways’, urged Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital & Transport Dr Volker Wissing at the opening ceremony for InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin on September 24.
Train2InnoTrans highlights the need for cross-border co-operation
INNOTRANS: Around 230 senior European decision makers and rail sector representatives travelled from Brussels to Berlin on a special train on September 23, organised by the Europe’s Rail joint undertaking to demonstrate the benefits of enhancing cross-border rail connectivity.
European rail sector responds to announcement of next Transport Commissioner
EUROPE: Apostolos Tzitzikostas of Greece has been named European Commissioner designate for Sustainable Transport & Tourism.
European Rail Freight Association sets out priorities
Five steps to boost Belgian rail freight
Regulation: Putting customers at heart of DB InfraGO
Moldova joins the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail
Interview: Record funding is flowing – but Germany’s railway must deliver
Comment: Contrasting approaches to fixing things
Vietnam plans rail reform as high speed line plan revived
Haigh gives the go-ahead for Shadow Great British Railways
Ganz-Mavag Europe withdraws Talgo bid
Spain blocks Hungarian consortium’s bid to acquire Talgo
Double rail’s modal share in a decade, urges Labour transport review
Federal budget increases equity in DB InfraGO
Estonian cabinet approves Operail privatisation
Europe: Better planning can keep trains running
Ukraine signs EU railway harmonisation support agreement
Infrastructure: Developing a rail resilience framework
Report identifies European missing links where rail could compete with air
Train driver and head of safety convicted over Santiago de Compostela derailment