Railway track in Belgium

Belgian rail lines risk closure if government doesn’t commit money, says Infrabel

Railway track in Belgium Infrabel | Benjamin Brolet

Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel might decide to close some of its railway lines if the Belgian government does not accept the company’s demands for ensuring the future of rail freight. The federal government recently launched a plan to boost rail freight in the country but has so far failed to shed light on the specific financial investments required to do so, which is what Infrabel is asking for.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

1 comment op “Belgian rail lines risk closure if government doesn’t commit money, says Infrabel”

bönström bönström|07.10.22|17:12

IM:s, globally, have to adopt to demand of willingly paying clients, thus decisively shift, from standards, optimal when steam was shifted out.
Quality pays and devices now paying, all prove:
Redundant,
Resilent and
Robust.
Neither is present at railway infrastructure!
Accordingly: quality first, then quantity!
Simply, Industry has “missed the train” and until meeting with Market, where now no client affords luxury of not caring about “eta”, “investments”, regrettably means “cementing”…

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Railway track in Belgium

Belgian rail lines risk closure if government doesn’t commit money, says Infrabel

Railway track in Belgium Infrabel | Benjamin Brolet

Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel might decide to close some of its railway lines if the Belgian government does not accept the company’s demands for ensuring the future of rail freight. The federal government recently launched a plan to boost rail freight in the country but has so far failed to shed light on the specific financial investments required to do so, which is what Infrabel is asking for.

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Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

1 comment op “Belgian rail lines risk closure if government doesn’t commit money, says Infrabel”

bönström bönström|07.10.22|17:12

IM:s, globally, have to adopt to demand of willingly paying clients, thus decisively shift, from standards, optimal when steam was shifted out.
Quality pays and devices now paying, all prove:
Redundant,
Resilent and
Robust.
Neither is present at railway infrastructure!
Accordingly: quality first, then quantity!
Simply, Industry has “missed the train” and until meeting with Market, where now no client affords luxury of not caring about “eta”, “investments”, regrettably means “cementing”…

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