Dutch track access charges to be lowered to ‘German level’
Dutch track access charges will be reduced significantly next year to be in line with the German tariffs, which will be reduced by half this year. This is part of a measure package proposed by...Read more
Track Access Charges Summit 2020 to take place in Latvia
The 2020 edition of the Track Access Charges Summit will take place at the Railway Museum in Riga, Latvia. LatRailNet and Latvian Railways will be hosting the event. The event will take place in either March...Read more
‘Apply one single price on European rail corridors’
On European rail freight corridors, one single price should apply. Currently, the method for calculating track access charges differs greatly among countries, which means procedures and rules are complicated. It would be more logical if...Read more
‘European track access charges international freight more or less harmonised’
When comparing track acces charges for international freight trains in different countries, we have somewhat of a harmonised level in Europe, concluded Stefan Marschnig at the Track Access Summit, held in Amsterdam last week. Although...Read more
ERFA: ‘We have forgotten that modal shift is a priority’
Railways operators pay for every train kilometre. In principle, this makes all railways tollgates, while only 20 per cent of European highways and main roads require toll. A new balance must be created to initiate...Read more
‘Restructuring funding and lowering track access charges increases efficiency’
Restructuring funding for railroads by increasing direct subsidies to infrastructure companies and lowering track access charges can lead to more efficiency and higher output. That is the view of Georg Götz, Professor of Economics at...Read more
‘ProRail wants to freeze track access charges for five years’
A new method for calculating track access charges is currently being assessed by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). One of the suggestions that infrastructure manager ProRail has included in this proposal is...Read more
Mark-ups part of calculating track access charges in 2019
The Dutch government has introduced new rules that will make it possible for infrastructure manager ProRail to apply mark-ups in the calculation of track access charges from 2019. An ‘extra’ charge per market segment makes...Read more
TAC Summit: ‘Era of track charging based only on cost allocation is over’
While EU policymakers push forward with their vision of a single European railway area, one area of intense debate in the freight sector is track access charges (TACs), and how infrastructure managers and rail operators...Read more
First speakers Track Access Charges Summit 2018
This week the first speakers of the Track Access Charges Summit 2018 are announced. Dr. Heike Link, Senior Research Manager at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Justina Hudenko, Chairman at SJSC Latvian Railway group...Read more
‘Direct cost calculation for Track Access Charges is still a magic box’
The framework for European rules about Track Access Charges (TACs) changed with the publication of Regulation 2015/909. For the first time, direct cost was described in quite some detail. This Regulation addresses technical parameters such...Read more
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
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