Policymakers hope rail can play a major role in making short to medium distance passenger travel in Europe sustainable. Yet the sector is facing many challenges and there are differing views on how these issues should be solved, as David Burroughs explains.
Collaboration needed to fix long-distance passenger rail
Policymakers hope rail can play a major role in making short to medium distance passenger travel in Europe sustainable. Yet the sector is facing many challenges and there are differing views on how these issues should be solved, as David Burroughs explains.
A reduction on VAT charged on cross-border rail services and the introduction of a kerosene tax for air travel have been suggested to adjust the price disparity between transport modes.