ALLRAIL Position Paper on the New EU High-Speed Rail Master Plan
It is Europe’s chance to get High-Speed Rail (HSR) right: The EU’s new HSR Master Plan by Transport Commissioner Tzitzikostas is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. But new rail infrastructure and subsidies alone will not deliver.
Military Mobility: No Operator Left Behind
Europe is investing billions to strengthen its defence readiness. But unless all operators are included, taxpayer-funded rail infrastructure will remain underused and vulnerable. Our new position paper Military Mobility: No Operator Left Behind shows why independent rail companies - proven agile in times of crisis - must be part of Europe’s military mobility strategy.
Discover ALLRAIL’s 7 pillars for dual-use rail: from cross-border harmonisation to private sector engagement, and from civil-military integration to fair governance. Together they form a blueprint for resilience on rails - one that serves both defence and citizens.
How to Finance EU Commercially Driven “Open Access” Long-Distance Passenger Rail Rolling Stock, Both Cross-Border and Domestic
The EU Commission or EU Member States as rolling stock assets managers is not the solution. Instead, the involvement of more private investment will help to both finance and operate a higher number of long-distance passenger rail departures and meet the growing demand for passenger rail services.
EU Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on the Use of Railway Infrastructure Capacity in the Single European Railway Area
ALLRAIL welcomes the EU Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on the Use of Railway Capacity in the Single European Railway Area (SERA). This proposal comes at a timely juncture to amend and complement Directive 2012/34/EU in order to take into account major developments that have occurred in European rail transport since the adoption of the aforementioned Directive.
Creating a single European rail capacity market – RUs´ position on unified processes
Railway Undertakings – organised in FTE, ERFA and Allrail – consider the single European market as a necessary ambition to allow seamless domestic and cross-border traffic making running a train as easy as running a truck or a bus.
Therefore, to improve customer services, reduce the hurdles for cross-border trains, and for business expansion, RUs ask IMs and policymakers for the creation of a real single European rail capacity market, without specific national standards. The goal is that the capacity planning is done the same way all over Europe, no matter if on one IM network or across several borders. This shall be supported by a harmonised European legal framework.