Press Releases
Spin Alert in Poland: State Incumbent PKP Intercity Boasts About ‘Profits’ – but These Are Due to a Gigantic Increase in Directly Awarded Taxpayer Subsidy
State-owned rail incumbents continue to present themselves as financial success stories - which is deliberately misleading. This narrative fails to mention the astronomical growth in directly awarded taxpayer subsidy, without which there would be no ‘profit’.
Enrico Letta’s Report on the Future of the EU Single Market Says the Right Things about Rail
After over 400 meetings and visiting 65 cities, the President of the Jacques Delors Institute and former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta has issued a report on the future of the EU Single Market and presented it to EU leaders.
It clearly highlights the obstacles that still prevent the Single European Railway Area from leading the way towards sustainable, affordable free movement of people across the Union.
To Compete With The Car, Multimodal Door-To-Door Bookings Using Ground-Based Public Transport Must Be Possible
This month, at a meeting in Brussels, European Transport Ministers called on the EU to make rail the backbone of European mobility and that “passengers can easily compare, book and pay for their door-to-door train journey in a trans-European perspective".
It must be possible for travellers to book door-to-door journeys across the EU using ground-based public transport at the same App or website – in one single transaction - with rail as the backbone of the trip.
For Multi-Modal, Door-To-Door Bookings In Ground Public Transport, Transmodel NeTEx Is The Best Technical Standard
To counter the dominance of the private motor car and reduce carbon emissions, it is crucial to enable door-to-door bookings on ground-based public transport, with rail as the backbone of the journey.
Therefore a common technical standard across all ground transportation modes must be introduced. The tried and tested Transmodel NeTEx is proven to be technically superior and flexible, and offers full transparency for travellers.
Die Deutsche Bahn stellt sich als “Ein Team. Fürs Klima.” dar, weigert sich jedoch, die Tickets eines neuen Nachtzugs in Deutschland zu vertreiben
Dieses Jahr, passend zur UEFA EURO 2024™ (Europameisterschaft im Fußball), gibt die Deutsche Bahn (DB) die pompöse Behauptung ab, dass sie „Ein Team. Fürs Klima.“ sei.
Es ist jedoch an der Zeit, Fakt von Fiktion zu trennen – ein neuer Nachtzug fährt auf Deutschlands Schienen, und die DB weigert sich, ihn zu verkaufen.
German Railways (DB) Portrays Itself As “One Team. For The Environment.” But It Refuses To Sell The Tickets Of A New Night Train Operator in Germany
This year, to coincide with the UEFA EURO 2024™ (European Football Championship), German Railways ('DB') is making the pompous claim that it is “One Team. For The Environment."
But it is time to separate fact from fiction – a new night train has come to Germany, and DB is deliberately refusing to sell it.
First Ever Open Access Commercial Passenger Rail Service Starts Between The EU And Ukraine
Yesterday evening, ALLRAIL member operator RegioJet launched the first ever Open Access 100% commercial passenger rail service between the EU and Ukraine. That means: it operates without subsidy. And it will operate daily – in both directions.
First Ever Direct Passenger Rail Service Between Prague and Brussels
The First Ever Direct Passenger Rail Service Between Prague and Brussels!
Kolejny Przykład Niekompetencji Polskiego Regulatora Kolejowego
3 marca 2024 roku, po 531 (!) dniach procedowania, Prezes Urzędu Transportu Kolejowego wydał decyzję otwartodostępową jednemu z niezależnych operatorów dla połączeń na trasie Kraków Główny – Gdynia Główna i z powrotem przez Warszawę. Sam ten fakt nie byłby niczym nadzwyczajnym, gdyby nie zakres wnioskowanych usług oraz decyzja regulatora zakres ten ograniczająca.
Poland: Biased Rail Regulator Approves Application for PKP Intercity but Refuses Identical Application for Newcomer
On 3 March 2024, after 531 (!) days of proceedings, the Polish rail regulator UTK only approved a minor portion of independent operator RegioJet’s application to operate commercial passenger services on the Kraków–Gdynia route, and confined mostly to off-peak hours.
UTK's decision to approve state incumbent's application while imposing severe limitations on that of the independent operator showcases a troubling instance of double standards and protectionism.
ALLRAIL Welcomes Adoption of EU Parliament’s Position on the Railway Capacity Regulation, While Expressing Concerns Over Clockface Timetables
ALLRAIL welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of its position on the Railway Capacity Regulation. However, ALLRAIL also expresses significant reservations regarding the introduction of the concept of clockface timetables, which raises concerns about its impact on the flexibility and commercial viability of long-distance passenger rail services.
Danmark: Statsejet DSB fejrer sit falske ‘overskud’ – på et lukket marked
DSB's rapporterede "overskud" er dog faktisk en falsk profitmargin, som er 'tjent' fra en landsdækkende offentlig servicetrafik ('PSO')-kontrakt, der blev direkte tildelt af den danske regering uden fordelene ved en konkurrenceudsættelse i udbud (hvilket ville have opnået lavere omkostninger for skatteyderne og højere kvalitet for passagererne).
Denmark: State-owned incumbent DSB celebrates its fake ‘profit’ – in a closed market
DSB’s reported “profits” are in fact a fake profit margin that is 'earned' from a countrywide Public Service Obligation ('PSO') contract that was directly awarded by the Danish government without the benefits of a competitive tender (which would have achieved a lower cost for taxpayers and higher quality for passengers).
Solidarity With The Ukrainian Rail Sector, Two Years After The Invasion
Two years into the war, the global rail sector has stood with Ukraine since Day One and remains committed until the Russian aggression is beaten.
To coincide with this anniversary, a new article has been published by the Global Railway Review outlining the work of our Task Force.
Café Kyiv’s “Ukraine meets Europe” Event in Berlin Fuels Support for Ukrainian Resilience
Yesterday, the annual “Ukraine meets Europe” event was held at Café Kyiv in Berlin, Germany. This gathering, occurring just a few days before the second anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, served as a reminder of the enduring spirit of the Ukrainian people.
España: El ministro de Transportes afirma: El actual modelo de liberalización “beneficia a cualquier cosa menos a la libre competencia”
España es presentada por algunos como un ejemplo en Europa de los beneficios de la apertura del transporte ferroviario de pasajeros. Sin embargo, el nuevo ministro socialista de Transportes, Óscar Puente, dijo recientemente en el Congreso de los Diputados que este modelo de liberalización - en el que solo compiten entre sí las compañias estatales - tiene "efectos perjudiciales" ya que sus pérdidas "tendrán el colchón del Estado para cubrirlas".
Spain: Transport Minister says: Current Market Opening Model “Benefits Anything but Free Competition”
Spain is portrayed by some as an example of the benefits of passenger rail opening in Europe. However, Spain's new centre-left Transport Minister Óscar Puente recently said in parliament that this liberalisation model - in which only state incumbents compete with each other - has “damaging effects” because their losses will "have the cushion of the state to cover them”.
The EU Green Deal Needs to Make Train Tickets Easier to Find and Book
Potential passengers need easy access to timetable information and quick access to tickets. Recent legal rulings have shown: The EU and its Member States finally need to make trains easier to find and book for the citizens who are paying for it.
Renfe’s Commitments: Good First Step, but not Enough to Ensure Transparent and Impartial Rail Ticket Retail for EU Citizens
The EU Commission last week accepted the Spanish state-owned passenger rail incumbent Renfe's commitments to a fairer, more transparent market - a step that ALLRAIL welcomes.These commitments, now legally binding, constitute a positive step following the DB precedent last year in Germany and can lead to enhanced competition in the European rail ticketing market, allowing independent ticket vendors more chance to compete with the in-house ticket vendor of market-dominant Renfe.
The EU Future Mobility Taskforce is Launched
This month, eighteen European mobility companies and start-ups have joined forces to launch the EU Future Mobility Taskforce. ALLRAIL is very proud that two of our members – Omio and Flix – are founding members of this groundbreaking initiative.
EU Rail Capacity Management Needs 6 Key Success Factors
The EU needs to move from annual, manual and national system to a flexible, digital and European one. There must be cooperation in a competitive market.Therefore, there are Six Key Success Factors that are necessary.
Joint statement on the Agency becoming a registration entity for railway vehicles
AERRL, ALLRAIL, CER, EAL, EIM, ERFA, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE support the implementation of the centralised registration function as the European Vehicle Register (EVR) defined in the Commission Implementing Regulation 2018/1614 of 25 October 2018 and the corresponding transfer of the relevant data of registered vehicles from the National Vehicle Registers to the EVR.
Special Statement about Brightline in the USA
22 September 2023: today, the privately owned passenger rail operator Brightline will start regular, scheduled Intercity services between the two largest transport hubs in Florida: Miami and Orlando.
ALLRAIL congratulates Brightline on the milestone that it has achieved today and hopes that this will be the start of a new era of privately owned operators playing a major role in the US Intercity rail market.
Special statement on the EU Commission’s revised Interpretative Guidelines for public service obligations in land transport
ALLRAIL supports the EU Commission's new Interpretative Guidelines concerning Regulation (EC) 1370/2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road, that were published on 22nd June 2023.
European rail sector’s joint statement on the revised Taxonomy Delegated Acts
ALLRAIL, together with the Community of the European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM), the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA), the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP) and the European Rail Supply Industry (UNIFE), issued recommendations to the European Commission regarding its proposal for amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act.
We, the European rail sector, reaffirm our readiness to work with EU Institutions to make the EU Taxonomy successful.
[Joint Statement] Multimodal Digital Mobility Services – Ambition needed to increase consumer choice and ease sustainable travel
The undersigned organisations, representing diverse interests from across the mobility sector (such as consumers, business travelers, rail new entrants, travel intermediaries) express their strong support for the EU Commission's upcoming initiative on a Regulation on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS).
However, we voice our strong concerns regarding the presented scope of obligations for transport operators. To fully achieve its ambitious objectives, the MDMS Regulation must cover relevant players of all modes, meaning those with a certain degree of market power.
Sector statement on Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC)
On 21 September 2022 at the Innotrans trade fair in Berlin, the European railway sector (including ALLRAIL) handed over the Sector Statement on Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) to the European Commission, represented by DG MOVE's Director General Henrik Hololei.
This Sector Statement on the DAC showcases the need and the advantages to roll-out this innovative device across the European railway system in an accelerated and concerted manner, presents the commitment of the European railway sector and calls the European Commission, the Members States and the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) to action.
RegioJet launches night train connecting Prague to Ukraine
RegioJet launched the first Open Access fully commercial passenger rail service between the European Union and Ukraine, on Tuesday evening. The service will run daily in both directions, establishing a direct connection between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Can Europe’s trains compete with low-cost airlines?
“Spain and Italy show that with fares having decreased and ridership having grown — similar to what happened in the EU aviation market opening 30 years ago — ‘renationalisation’ is not even on the agenda” says [Nick] Brooks.
RailTech Europe ’24: Netherlands on collision course with EU over market liberalisation in rail
On Thursday, March 7, at 11:15 a.m., the gloves will come off and proponents and opponents of market forces in rail will discuss all the possibilities and impossibilities, challenges, wishes and legislation. Secretary General of ALLRAIL, will probably point out that the Netherlands has been on thin ice with the private awarding of the main rail network concession to NS for the years 2025-2033.
OFF THE RAILS: Global Ukraine Rail Task Force and ALLRAIL’s Nick Brooks
In the new Q and A series, ‘Off the Rails’, with figures from the rail industry, Emily Budgen from the Global Railway Review spoke to Nick Brooks, Co-Chair of the Global Ukraine Rail Task Force, and Secretary General of ALLRAIL, regarding the current situation in Ukraine, why rail is important to the Ukrainian war efforts and what would reconstruction entail for the country post-war.
(Interview) RTE’24: Challenges to market liberalisation in The European Union
As one of the 12 recognized rail associations representing the rail industry at a European level, the non-governmental organisation ALLRAIL, the ‘Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe,’ has been advocating for European Union (EU) regulation that will enable faster market opening in Europe since 2017. ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks discusses the core challenges to reaching their objective with RailTech.
Zug statt Flug? Die staatlichen Bahnen bremsen beim internationalen Ticketverkauf
Grenzüberschreitende Zugfahrten sind umständlich. Dabei gäbe es wie im Fluggeschäft Portale, die Tickets verkaufen. Doch diese beklagen sich, sie würden von den Staatsbahnen gezielt behindert. Nun schalten sich Kartellbehörden ein.
ALLRAIL and EPF: The EU Green Deal needs to make train tickets easier to find and book
The Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (ALLRAIL) and The European Passengers' Federation (EPF) have issued a statement, calling for the EU Green Deal to review ticket purchasing.
Concerns over train operating contracts directly awarded before tendering rule change
Concerns have been raised over the signing of directly awarded train operating contracts in several countries, shortly before the expiry of a provision in the Fourth Railway Package regulation on competitive tendering.
ALLRAIL: Oszczędności dzięki przetargom. Niestety, nie w Polsce
Pociągi międzynarodowe Praga – Gdynia dostarczają kolejnego argumentu na rzecz wybierania operatorów w drodze otwartego przetargu zamiast powierzenia bezpośredniego – uważają przedstawiciele stowarzyszenia niezależnych przewoźników pasażerskich ALLRAIL. Jak wskazują, po obu stronach granicy przewoźnicy obsługujący połączenie zostali wybrani w różnej formule, co ma bezpośrednie przełożenie na koszty ponoszone przez polskich i czeskich podatników.
Polsko zaplatí za kilometr vlaku z Prahy k Baltu dvakrát více než Česko. Nesoutěžilo
Podle sdružení alternativních dopravců rozdíl ukazuje výhodu soutěží
ALLRAIL: Dodatkowe pieniądze dla PKP Intercity to betonowanie rynku
Europejskie stowarzyszenie prywatnych przewoźników kolejowych ALLRAIL oceniło ostatnie zwiększenie dotacji dla PKP Intercity, jako dorzucenia do worka bez dna.
German court rules against DB in rail ticketing lawsuit filed by Flix
In a significant legal development, the Hamburg Regional Court has handed down a judgement recognising the dominant position of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) in-house online rail ticket vendors. The ruling, issued on December 1, stems from a lawsuit filed by independent operator FlixTrain. It successfully challenged certain filter options used by DB’s online ticket sales vendors, leading to misleading search results.
Kritik mot SJ:s krav
SJ:s krav på ekonomiskt stöd från Trafikverket och Jernbanedirektoratet har fått ALLRAIL att se rött. ALLRAIL, som har MTR, Flixtrain och Transdev, som medlemmar, kräver att de svenska och norska regeringarna stoppar det ”orättvisa skattefinansierade stödet” till SJ.
The Channel Tunnel’s passenger train service has a major problem. Now a radical shakeup might be on its way
After almost 30 years of monopoly, Eurostar is suddenly facing a raft of new challengers on its core international routes, with competition offering the prospect of more trains, more choice and lower fares.
Newcomer Heuro unveils high-speed rail plans connecting Amsterdam, Brussels, London and Paris
Heuro and other newcomers will be extremely good news for the Amsterdam-Brussels-Paris-London rail network. Indeed, in all countries where high-speed rail competition has been introduced, the fares for passengers have dropped and passenger numbers have grown fast. It is a clear win for modal shift to rail.
German passenger federation PRO BAHN presents ALLRAIL with its Annual Award
PRO BAHN is a non-governmental organisation run by volunteers that speaks for public transport users in Germany. To ALLRAIL, this new Award shows that the policy of both Full Transparency and Mandatory Through Tickets is extremely popular with passengers.
The night train revolution has been hailed as an alternative to airplanes. Here’s how that’s going
Nick Brooks says national rail companies have an unfair advantage that could stymie efforts to expand services. “Politicians must be clear: the night train market will be effectively closed for a very long time,” he says. “This would run contrary to the goals of the single EU Rail market – which is madness when a clear and efficient alternative model already exists.
Ending a 50-Year Embargo in the FRA Amtrak Long-Distance Study
ALLRAIL is pleased to feature in this new article about future reform of passenger rail in the United States of America.
The benefits of market liberalisation are not limited to any one country; instead they can be achieved all over the world.
Eurostar and five more operators join the Agreement on Journey Continuation: what does it entail?
Eurostar, MÁV-Start, HŽPP, LTG Link, PKP Intercity, and GYSEV will soon join the Agreement on Journey Continuation (AJC).
Nick Brooks, Secretary General of ALLRAIL says : "Although it is a step in the right direction, the Agreement is still suboptimal for those whom it is meant to serve: the passengers. This is because it remains voluntary, there is always the risk that an operator can leave at will. Hence it remains a lottery. In the Single EU Rail Market, where the need to change trains between any 2 places is on average much higher than buses, cars or planes, this is simply not good enough.”
Dutch railway deal is “fundamentally illegal” say independents
The contract the Dutch government intends to award to Dutch railway operator NS for passenger transport services is facing EU scrutiny and is “fundamentally illegal”, according to ALLRAIL. The new concession which would run from 1 January 2025 to the end of 2033 grants unjustified subsidies, covers a disproportionate size of railway services and its timing is “suspicious”.
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks panelist at RailTech Europe ’24 Conference
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks participated in a panel discussion on the benefits of market opening in passenger rail in Europe, at the RailTech Europe '24 Conference in Utrecht
ALLRAIL takes part in the meeting of the Platform on International Rail Passenger Transport (IRP) in Luxembourg
ALLRAIL was honoured to join the Platform on International Rail Passenger Transport's (IRP) meeting in Luxembourg, hosted by the Luxembourg Ministère de la Mobilité et des Travaux publics on 16 January 2024.
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks panelist at Rail Live! conference in Madrid
ALLRAIL's Secretary General Nick Brooks took part in the discussion panel on the future outlook for European rail infrastructure (and the inclusion of market opening within it) at the Rail Live conference in Madrid, Spain.
ALLRAIL’s Salim Benkirane takes part in the stakeholder consultation on the Proposal for a Regulation on the Use of Railway Infra Capacity in the SERA
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks awarded with the Annual German Rail Passenger Prize at the annual conference of German Rail Passenger Association ProBahn
The German Passenger Federation PRO BAHN has presented ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks with its Annual Passenger Award. This is due to ALLRAIL’s efforts to make the purchase of rail tickets in Europe as simple as possible for passengers.
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks took part in panel discussion about “Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS)” at the UK Mission to the EU
ALLRAIL's Secretary General Nick Brooks took part in a panel discussion on the theme "Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) in the EU and UK", organised by the UK Mission to the European Union.
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks participated in the Annual Conference of French Rail Association (AFRA) in Paris
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks participated in the Annual Conference of French Rail Association (AFRA) in Paris which brings together alternative operators to the state-owned rail incumbent SNCF.
ALLRAIL participates in panel discussion on the issues of rail ticketing in Europe, in Brussels
ALLRAIL’s Salim Benkirane spoke at a panel discussion in Brussels on the theme “Development of integrated ticketing at the European level”.
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks takes part in #Envision2023, the global “Future of Travel” Conference hosted by Trip.com in Shanghai, China
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks takes part in #Envision2023, the global "Future of Travel" Conference hosted by Trip.com in Shanghai, China.
ALLRAIL event: Breakfast debate on the language requirements in the upcoming Train Drivers’ Directive at the EU Parliament
Barbara Thaler (Member of the EU Parliament), with the collaboration of ALLRAIL and ERFA (lobby association of rail freight operators), hosted a breakfast debate on the language requirements in the upcoming Train Drivers’ Directive at the EU Parliament in Brussels.
ALLRAIL’s Katharina Dekeyser participates in panel discussion on the benefits of passenger rail market opening for Belgium
ALLRAIL’s Katharina Dekeyser participated in a panel discussion organised by RailTech Belgium, in which she highlighted the positive consequences that would benefit passengers in Belgium if the Belgian government chose to open its market.
Nick Brooks takes part in a panel discussion on “Seamless Rail Ticketing” during the Rail Transport Day in Stockholm
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks participated in a panel discussion on the theme “Seamless rail ticketing”, in the framework of Rail Transport Day, which was organised by the RailNetEurope (grouping of infrastructure managers and allocation bodies) and the Swedish presidency of the EU Council in Stockholm.
At the Smart Rail Europe conference in Brussels, ALLRAIL team members Salim Benkirane and Katharina Dekeyser were present and ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks gives a presentation and takes part in a podium discussion
At the Smart Rail Europe conference in Brussels, ALLRAIL team members Salim Benkirane and Katharina Dekeyser were present and ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks gives a presentation and takes part in a podium discussion
ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks speaks at the Middle East Rail conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, about the benefits of faster passenger rail market opening
Secretary General Nick Brooks led a delegation to visit Ukrainian Railways at its Headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine, and handed over €100.000 donation cheque to purchase food packages for Ukrainian rail workers in the warzone
Secretary General Nick Brooks led a delegation to visit Ukrainian Railways at its Headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine, and handed over €100.000 donation cheque to purchase food packages for Ukrainian rail workers in the warzone
Online Press Event: Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union
Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking - in collaboration with ALLRAIL, CER and UNIFE - is kicking-off 2023 with a dedicated online joint press event exploring the main findings coming from the ‘Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union’ study. The event will take place on 23 January at 11:00 CET, online.
ALLRAIL Secretary General speaks at RailTech Live event on EU rail ticketing system
On 14th December, ALLRAIL Secretary General Nick Brooks participated in RailTech's event "A seamless European rail ticketing system" in Rotterdam.
ALLRAIL’s State of Market Opening reception was a success
On the 1st December 2022, ALLRAIL held the first event in its new office: the State of Market Opening reception.
ALLRAIL’s Katharina Dekeyser takes part in Brenner Pass (Italy-Austria) Action Group Conference: “Digitalising Europe’s railways: what’s in it for passenger and freight?”
On Thursday 17th of November 2022, ALLRAIL’s Katharina Dekeyser and Alvaro Ungurean (from our member Omio) took part in the panel discussion “Passenger Transport - how to enhance the passenger experience through digitalisation?" in the context of the conference organised by the The Aktionsgemeinschaft Brennerbahn - Comunità d'Azione ferrovia del Brennero (AGB/CAB).
Mission to Brenner: Meeting on TEN-T priorities with railway representatives
November 2022: Our President Dr Erich Forster attended a high level discussion about the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) regulation that took place in Innsbruck, Austria, together with the Presidents of the main European railway associations ERFA, CER, and UIRR. Present was also Dr Josef Doppelbauer, Executive Director of the EU Agency for Railways, and members of the Transport Comittee of the European Parliament.
ALLRAIL Podcast Series | #1 Introduction
ALLRAIL's Secretary General Nick Brooks introduces to our new ALLRAIL podcast series, in which we will discuss the latest policy developments in passenger rail transport in Europe.
ALLRAIL online press conference (23rd September) – Passenger rail facing the second wave of COVID-19
Fair competition in the rail sector is crucial to securing EU climate change goals and sustainable recovery
Panelists: Erich Forster, President ALLRAIL & CEO WESTbahn
Christian Schreyer, Vice-President ALLRAIL & Transdev CEO for North & Central Europe
Nick Brooks, Secretary General ALLRAIL
Podcast: ALLRAIL members on The Comeback of Night Trains in Europe
• Aleš Ondrůj, Senior Director Communications, RegioJet
• Carl Adam Holmberg, Head of Snälltåget
• Nick Brooks, Secretary General ALLRAIL
• Barbora Mičková, Policy Officer ALLRAIL
-> Recorded 17th June 2020
Links:
• YouTube
• Podcast (Spotify)
Podcast: Passenger rail after COVID-19: Update from the Member States, YouTube & Podcast discussion
After COVID-19 webinar in April 2020 ALLRAIL issued a discussion on YouTube and Podcast channels.
First episode on the impact of COVID-19 on our members:
• YouTube - Key points (10min.)
• YouTube Full version (50min.)
• Podcast (Spotify)
• Podcast (Apple)
• Podcast (Google)
Railway Gazette Events: The Future of Passenger Rail
We consider the future of passenger rail in the 2020s. There can be little doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has shaken faith in public transport, but rail remains fundamentally attractive for its ability to move people efficiently with minimal land take and an extremely low carbon footprint. This discussion will assess the outlook for passenger operators and how they might adjust to a ‘new normal’.
ALLRAIL presentation on international passenger rail transport: How to stimulate international passenger rail?
Arthur Kamminga presented ALLRAIL vision on the topic of "How to stimulate international passenger rail?" at the Hearing on European support for international passenger rail transport at the Commission for Mobility of the Belgian House of Representatives, taking place on 17th December 2019 at the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium.