Railway sector calls on action to safeguard energy supply
image: Esther Geerts, promedia Esther Geerts | ProMedia
With the increasing energy bills and insecurity about a steady supply, the European railway sector calls on action. Sector associations Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) asked the European Commission on Friday to to ensure that the envisioned modal shift to rail is not derailed by increasing energy costs.
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“Shift to rail”…,.mantra, completely disregarding quality of service rendered, sooner the better, should come to an end!
Until proving autonome, railways will remain the risky, the low quality device, stuck at mercy of taxpayers.
Advantage, low energy consuming, by steel wheels running on steel rails, no longer shall be obstructed – by a suboptimal electrification, etc.!
For sake of Industry, for all, a timely New Old Railway, is the urgently needed. (It is 2022 now.)