Germany breaks with ‘road finances road’, money will go to rail
The German 'Autobahn' remains a staple, but some of the revenue's from road transport will be poured into rail Deutsche Bahn AG/ Petra Schwaiger
Eighty per cent of the money from the CO2 surcharge of the German truck toll will from 2024 onwards go to railway investments, instead of road. This decision comes after a three-day retreat where the Government coalition partners negotiated a reform package, including transport. Significant investments in rail are promised, but there is an uncertainty margin of whether the necessary billions for rail infrastructure will be made available.
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First quality, then quantity!
(Current standard, at TEN-T etc., is “cementing”.)
All other modes, those redundant and resilient (robust) safely upgrade for added load – and lower costs, etc.
(Single option – for edge of railways, weight – now is longer trains.) This is not sustainable!
For added capacity – for utilisation of vast existing, at society, at infrastructure, etc. – now, as well, at railways, redundancy and resiliency has to be ensured!