The German government is cutting its spending on rail freight track access charge subsidies. Even if an increase in the infrastructure budget accompanies the subsidy…
Two French State agencies, the IGF (finance) and the IGEDD (environmental protection and sustainable development), are reported to be in disagreement over subsidies to be…
What can European railways learn from the Ukrainian experience? The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and Ukrainian Railways (UZ) have published a…
European countries are still working hard on (and remain far removed from) their modal shift goals. Common wisdom says this requires investments and funding to…
The Swiss Federal Council decided to continue to support cross-Alpine rail freight services until 2035 instead of 2030. The proposal stems from the fact that…
The Dutch are preparing for a rail freight debate on 17 June. State Secretary for Infrastructure Annet Bertram informed parliament of the government’s views ahead…
The new rules on the use of railway infrastructure capacity in Europe, commonly known as the Capacity Management Regulation, have been published in the EU’s…
The Dutch government is considering implementing a series of measures to curb the negative impact of various kinds of disruptive protests. A joint letter to…
Liberalisation and open access: the original European vision for the rail industry should have created a competitive and efficient market. Some 30 years on, EU…