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International traffic: how we got to where we are today 🌍 International rail traffic once thrived under complex administrative rules set by the 1890 Berne Convention, ensuring standardized practices among member states while maintaining national railway independence. 🛤 The convention facilitated cooperation, especially in ticketing and vehicle admission, with the COTIF framework managing 243,000 km of railway lines. Biannual European timetable conferences coordinated train operations, and international trains often comprised combined national sections. 🚄The system allowed social policies, but ticket pricing was fragmented at border points. Over time, inefficiencies and lack of dynamism led to the 1999 Vilnius Protocol, introducing freedom of contract and reducing public subsidies. 🔡 This shift, coupled with the EU's regulatory role, led to market-driven rail services like Eurostar and Thalys, with yield-based pricing. This modern framework emphasized cost efficiency and competitiveness, moving away from state-controlled, subsidy-heavy operations. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5amJu-C #rail #railways #transport #transports #europe #train #finance #service #industrie40 #voyage #greendeal #transitionecologique #transitionenergétique #climat #environnement #ModalShift #OnePlanet #industrie #digital #innovation #recherches UIC - International union of railways #UICrail UITP CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies) European Parliament #RailTravel #Europe #MarketLiberalization #openaccess #competition #railregulation #pricediscrimination #revenuemanagement #yieldmanagement #liberalization #transporteconomics Jonas Friberg Wolfgang Cramer Rail Europe Rail Delivery Group Universität Heidelberg Sebastian BELZ Søren Sørensen Daniel Strobel-Folk Greenpeace Ian Moss Carmela - カルメラ Asero - アセロ Stefan Radaković Roos Elsen

The European Rail Manifesto 2024-2029 'On Track For Europe' outlines a roadmap for efficient rail passenger and freight services and a high-capacity rail infrastructure. CER calls on EU policymakers to position railways as a core tool driving Europe's sustainability and prosperity. With #railways being the most sustainable and energy-efficient mode of transport as well as able to foster economic ecosystems along its value chain, ‘On Track for Europe’ proposes four pillars for good policy actions: 🤝 Guaranteeing fair competition between modes of transport; 🚄 Ensuring adequate financing of railways; ✅ Deploying rail key digital enablers; 🌍 Finding a new, greener approach to market and competition policies. The four policy pillars are accompanied by 42 concrete policy proposals to inspire reflection on the shape of future #transport orientations. The Manifesto is the result of the work of all CER members and benefits from the information that has been gathered in consultations with external stakeholders across Europe. Discover the complete Manifesto ➡ https://lnkd.in/eQj6e3Ui #OnTrackForEurope #EUTransport #EUelections Georges Gilkinet Adina Valean Matthias Ruete Tilly Metz Andreas Matthä Sophie Dutordoir Dr. Richard Lutz Jean-Pierre Farandou Luigi Ferraris Raül Blanco Jiří Svoboda Vincent Ducrot Wouter Koolmees Michal Krapinec Michael Peterson Zoltán Pafféri Rinalds Pļavnieks Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta Marc Wengler Alberto Mazzola

The European Commission has been clear about its demands for the construction of #RailBaltica. The railway needs to be finished and have trains running by 2030 to continue funding. A key question is whether or not #Latvia capital city #Riga will be connected to the line by that time. https://lnkd.in/e9iugmv8 #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

Let's keep Europe moving! 🚆 Rail transportation connects people, regions and businesses all across Europe. Last week the German railway industry #Bahnindustrie explored new opportunities and partnerships in Portugal & Spain during a delegation trip from the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz within the Markterschließungsprogramm (MEP) organized by the AHK Portugal and the Cámara de Comercio Alemana para España, supported by Verband der Bahnindustrie in Deutschland (VDB) e.V. (German Railway Industry Association). Aiming to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050, the EU largely bases its sustainable transport strategy on a shift of passengers and goods to rail: 100% highspeed rail transportation by 2030 ↗ 30% rail share in freight transportation by 2030 How do we get there? Simply make trains the most comforable and efficient choice! The high-speed connection Madrid-Barcelona proves: better offers and shorter travel time result in more passengers. Since the highspeed connection opened, the modal share of rail rose from 9% to 63 % in 10 years - saving more than 4 Mio t of CO2 in the process. And with its fully automated metro line Barcelona opens a new chapter of urban transportation as well, assuring an availability of 99 %. In Portugal the Metro line expansions in Lisbon, projects such as smart freight waggons and a new highspeed connection between Lisbon and Porto indicate a real TRAINsformation. 💡 The European rail sector faces similar challenges: Network expansion & modernization, digitization & electrification, shortage of skilled workers. Let's join forces in common solutions and shared opportunities! Thank you for opening your doors to us PFP - Portuguese Railway Cluster Platform Association, CP - Comboios de Portugal, EPE, CCF - Associação Centro de Competências Ferroviário, Metropolitano de Lisboa, Infraestruturas de Portugal, IN-MOVE by Railgrup, MAFEX, Talgo, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB).

Tomorrow marks the start of the new European Parliament's first plenary session! ALLRAIL is eager to collaborate with MEPs to strengthen the Single European Railway Area and promote sustainable growth. Together, we'll build a competitive and greener passenger rail market! #rail #transport #euparliament #europeanparliament #eu #train #greendeal #sustainabletransport #mobility

An important agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the regulation underpinning the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) in the context of the ongoing debate in Poland with regards to the future of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny. The co-legislators agreed to significantly step up efforts to build a sustainable and resilient TEN-T. This includes strong incentives to increase the use of more sustainable forms of transport, and to improve multimodality – the practice of combining transport modes for a single journey – within the European transport system, something that is a major component of the planned #CPK. Major airports, dealing with more than 12 million passengers annually, will have to be connected by long-distance rail. https://lnkd.in/dCKZu6hM

It's really interesting to read the detail of the recent commitment made to enhance the European TEN-T network. In particular, the commitments to set targets that: - Passenger railway lines on the TEN-T core and extended core network shall allow trains to travel at 160 km/h or faster by 2040. - The European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) must be rolled out on the entire TEN-T network as the single European signalling system in Europe to make rail safer and more efficient. - All 430 major cities along the TEN-T network will have to develop Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans to promote zero and low emission mobility. Also the commitment to ensure that transport links with neighbouring third countries will be improved by integrating Ukraine, Moldova as well as the six Western Balkan partners into the newly established European Transport Corridors. All of this will require significant innovation and the development of new technologies and ideas in green mobility. As a site for world class rail and mobility research, testing and innovation, the Global Centre Of Rail Excellence can provide a strong platform for the research and development needed to help realise the ambitions of a stronger transport network. Using Horizon Europe as a springboard, the opportunities for collaboration across the continent are significant. https://lnkd.in/eu2jqgyf #GCRE #GlobalCentreOfRailExcellence #Innovation #GreenMobility

📢 Don’t miss the seminar on “contemporary challenges in #combinedtransport from policy to business perspective” co-organised by #UICrail & CFL multimodal to be held online on 12 October 💡 Combined Transport is at the center of the political debate on greening #freight transport in #Europe. It is considered as part of a qualitative and effective solution to significantly reduce the environmental impact of freight transport. It is also considered as a solution for the increasing capacity constraints with which rail freight is confronted. ➡ Topics to be discussed: ✔ Presenting the current of Combined Transport in Europe ✔ Combined Transport in a new business context ✔ Combined Transport in a new legislative and political context With Barbara Chevalier (CFL multimodal); Paul Hodgson (CFL cargo); Philip Van den bosch (#UICrail); Eric Lambert (#UICrail); Louis Descamps (University of Antwerp); Andrius Sinkevicius (LTG Cargo), Eric Feyen (UIRR); Tobia Mazzi (Arcese Trasporti); Jacques Dirand (CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies)) 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gkR7Kqjj