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April 29, 2026 | Infrastructure

DG Move land director bemoans lack of progress with ETCS deployment

Kristian Schmidt says only 10% of Europe’s TEN-T network has been equipped with ETCS.

October 1, 2024 | Policy

Competition is positive for rail market, says EC study

Benefits for passengers and freight customers highlighted.

July 5, 2024 | Policy

DAC deployment should be optional, say rail freight associations

Memorandum prepared by associations from Germany and eastern Europe expresses doubts over business case.

August 2, 2023 | Policy

Magda Kopczynska appointed director general of DG Move

Kopczynska was previously director for waterborne transport at DG Move.

April 25, 2022 | Signalling

Is Europe finally falling in love with ERTMS?

Whisper it quietly, but Europe may just have turned a corner on deploying ERTMS. Matthias Ruete, Europe’s ERTMS coordinator at DG Move, explains the current state of play to Kevin Smith.

January 26, 2022 | Europe

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.

January 17, 2022 | Policy

European policy intervention a balancing act

Kristian Schmidt, director of land transport at DG Move, talks to David Burroughs.

January 10, 2022 | Infrastructure

Clear vision needed for rail to grow

The International Union of Railways (UIC) Future of Railways symposium offered a platform for global railway leaders to express their views on the future direction of the industry. David Briginshaw was among the attendees.

October 5, 2020 | Freight

European operators urge policymakers to prioritise rail freight in Covid-19 recovery

The European Rail Freight Association held a webinar on the priorities for rail freight beyond Covid-19 on September 15. With some rail freight operators now in a precarious position due to the sudden drop in revenue, there is a fear that a lot of the gains made could be lost, as David Briginshaw reports.

February 6, 2020 | Europe

Will ERTMS ever reach critical mass in Europe?

Although the EU only agreed a revised ERTMS deployment for Europe in 2017, the timetable for implementing ETCS is suffering delays, mainly due to infrastructure projects running late and retrofitting of train fleets proceeding at snail pace. As David Briginshaw reports, the EU is now looking for ways to accelerate the programme including a huge injection of funding.

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