Topic: Track Access Charges Summit 2016

Harmonization achievable by transformation of Track Access Charges

If the transformation op the Track Access Charges (TAC’s) will be applied in all European Countries, there definitely can be a chance that these charges will be harmonized throughout Europe. This is the expectation of...Read more

06-04-2016|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel

EU financing could speed up trend change to track damage by trains

EU financing could speed up the change to lowering the track damage caused by running trains, says Bombardier’s Vice President of Research and Development Richard Schneider of Bombardier. “As railway vehicles can operate for more...Read more

22-03-2016|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel

‘Current cooperation on track access charges is not satisfactory’

The current cooperation on track access charges is not satisfactory. Infrastructure managers could be more successful if they offered more competitive prices providing coherent pricing signals to their customers. New European legislation makes this possible,...Read more

15-03-2016|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel

Stefan Marschnig, University of Technology Graz

Switzerland introduces new Track Access Charging Scheme

Switzerland will introduce a very accurate and advanced model to calculate track access charges in 2017. The new model will be vehicle-based which means that railway operators with trains that damage the rail infrastructure will...Read more

26-02-2016|Comment|author: Marieke van Gompel