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November 3, 2020 | Policy

ERA becomes European Union’s sole certification authority

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has become the sole authority for the certification and authorisation of rolling stock across the entire European Union (EU), following the expiry of a deadline for member states to transpose the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package into national law on October 31.

October 30, 2020 | Policy

New rights for passengers approved by European parliament

THE European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) backed a provisional political agreement on the right of rail passengers on October 29, with 38 votes in favour, seven against, and four abstentions.

October 13, 2020 | Europe

European Parliament approves 2021 Year of Rail proposal

THE European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism (Tran) has accepted a proposal to dedicate 2021 as the European Year of Rail.

October 8, 2020 | Signalling

Plasencia - Badajoz HSL signalling tender gets go-ahead

THE Spanish government has approved a tender for upgrades to signalling and communications for the under construction high-speed line between Plasencia and Badajoz.

September 22, 2020 | News

German Rail CEO touts cooperation to deliver greener European railways

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has urged for further cooperation and a “shared vision” for rail to meet European Union Green Deal targets, following the signing of a declaration of political support for rail freight on September 21.

September 22, 2020 | Freight

European ministers commit to developing rail freight with Berlin Declaration signing

EUROPE’s transport ministers have signed the “Rail Freight Corridors: The Future of Rail Freight in Europe” declaration, which sets out clear commitments to support and facilitate international rail freight and recognises its environmental advantage in light of the European Green Deal.

September 22, 2020 | Freight

Rail freight industry leaders sign digital coupling MoU

MEMBERS of the European campaign group Rail Freight Forward (RFF), as well as seven industry associations, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expressing their support for the implementation of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) on all European freight trains by 2030.

September 18, 2020 | Policy

European Parliament approves track access relief for operators

THE European Parliament has adopted a regulation to provide relief to rail operators hit by falling volumes and revenue during the coronavirus pandemic by allowing Member States to waive and relax track access and reservation charges as well as easing mark-up regulations applied for using European railway networks.

September 11, 2020 | Financial

Divača - Koper track doubling project awarded Cohesion Fund grant

THE European Commission (EC) has awarded an €80m grant through the European Union’s (EU) Cohesion Fund for the construction of a tunnel and two viaducts, as part of a project to track double the line between Divača, in western Slovenia, and the Port of Koper on the northern Adriatic Sea.

August 26, 2020 | Freight

ERFA declares support for French access charge waiver

THE European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has declared its support for France’s plans to waive track access charges for freight services in response to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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