Single European railway area. A business?
The recent presentation of the Competition Report (2011) by PhD Rudiger Grube, CEO DB, has determined me to change a […]
July 2011
Statistics
Rail freight was hit hard by crisis and volumes fell by around 20% in 2009 on average. Preliminary estimates from […]
“Polluter pays” principle becomes mandatory
Recently, at the beginning of June, the European Parliament voted the final approval of the proposals on the EU rules […]
ROI assessment required for ETCS implementation
ETCS plays a major role in providing an efficient rail transport system by facilitating track-vehicle communication and by providing vital […]
EU speeds-up the ERTMS implementation on European corridors
On June 28, the TEN-T Executive Agency launched a new call for draft projects in the field of European Railway […]
Railway transport surpasses the difficult times of economic recession
Recent data published by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies at the end of June shows a continued […]
Ports require an increased level of industrialization
At European level, rail freight transport is recovering, gaining more and more ground compared to road transport. For this trend […]
Railway reforms helped stabilizing profile markets
During the years leading up to EU accession, Bulgaria has implemented coherent reforms that laid the foundations for a competitive […]
Romania prepared the intermodal transport strategy for 2020
Considering the fact that most end products are carried in containers and that these represent the main means facilitating intermodality, […]
Rail Baltica: from isolation to integration in the macroregion
Rail Baltica is the most important project in the region providing a direct route between 4 EU member states, Poland, […]