‘European railways have no future without cost-effective digitalisation’
New challenges require from the rail sector to keep pace with the times and move towards digitalisation. What should the process include? At the Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 open for registration
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2019 is now open for registration. The event will take place on 19-21 November in the headquarters of UIC Paris, France. Two themes will be discussed by several railway experts: Automatic...Read more
CER: Europe should rebalance transport policy towards railways
Railways are the most sustainable mode of transport in Europe. Such a conclusion was provided by CE Delft, a Dutch independent research organisation. Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) agrees with this and...Read more
CER approves policy priorities for 2019-2024
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has approved its policy agenda for 2019-2024. It includes five points that will define the development of the EU’s rail sector with 2.3 million employees and...Read more
Catherine Trautmann wins European Railway Award
Catherine Trautmann, coordinator of the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic rail corridor, has won the European Railway Award on Wednesday in Brussels. She also received a check of 10 thousand Euros. Trautmann plans to donate the sum...Read more
CER: only rail reduced emissions while increasing volume
Transport is the only sector in Europe which has failed to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions during the last two decades. However, rail is the only mode of transport which has reduced its emissions while...Read more
CER calls for extra 10 billion to fund digitalisation in railways
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has called for an additional 10 billion Euros in the new CEF transport budget to support the digital transformation of rail. Without this support, the deployment...Read more
European Railway Award is looking for nominees
The European Railway Award is now accepting the nominations of candidates for the 12th edition of the award. The ceremony will take place at the beginning of 2019. “We are looking for candidates who have made...Read more
‘More EU funding needed for completion TEN-T network’
Over forty stakeholders from the transport and related sectors jointly unveiled the Ljubljana Declaration, asking for an increased EU budget for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) under the post-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), in order...Read more
EU coordinator: ERTMS roll-out too slow and too expensive
The roll out of the European safety system ERTMS is happening much too slowly and costing too much money. A shift in mentality is required, in which the sector adopts flexibility and prepares for change...Read more
Award plaudits for freight-friendly Gotthard project
The visionaries behind the Gotthard Base Tunnel – the world’s longest rail tunnel – which was designed to shift freight to rail on a mass scale have received the 2018 European Railway Award. Built over 17...Read more