ERFA-European Rail Freight Association’s Post

⏱ Less than a month to the Transport Council⏱ Lots on the menu on 18 June but for the railway sector the capacity allocation is perhaps the most important. Together with ERFA-European Rail Freight Association we want the railway capacity management to move from a national, manual and rigid system to an international, digital and flexible system. Member States should adopt an ambitious approach to this Regulation moving closer to the original European Commission ideas. #railways #transport #logistics #railfreight

  🚉 EU Transport Ministers throw a lifeline to rail freight! 👀   Rail freight has received strong backing from #EUTransportMinisters as they discussed Europe’s mobility of tomorrow at an informal meeting on 3 and 4 April in Brussels. Presided by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024, the Ministers presented the #BrusselsDeclaration consisting of 20 points to guide the next EU legislative period with a clear recognition of rail freight’s important role for EU’s economy:   ▶Make the #modalshift towards rail transport a central objective of European mobility policy. ▶Make the development of #railfreight a #priority for the EU's internal market. ▶Prepare the necessary #RegulatoryChanges and make every effort to adopt them in order to improve the #competitiveness of rail transport. ▶ Ensure a #LevelPlayingField with other modes of transport.   The European Parliament’s decision in March 2024 to favour longer and heavier trucks in its position on the Weights & Dimensions Directive was a bitter pill to swallow for the rail freight sector as it puts at risk the modal shift and Green Deal objectives.   This Declaration outlines the crucial role of rail. It has to punch its weight in future policy making decisions! Full details 👉 https://lnkd.in/dibvqdYx Media material courtesy of Belgium Presidency  

Road transportation is outcompeting rail in #Poland. That is the primary conclusion of bi-annual consultations of #Poland’s The Office of Rail Transport (#ORT) with parties in the rail freight sector. However, as respondents point out, there is potential for improvements in the competitiveness of rail. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨! #MegaTrucks, whatever the size, European citizens when informed of the issues know that rail-road combined transport is the best option to solve transport freight challenges. Why? Because it reduces road congestion and ensures higher safety standards, because it does not damage road infrastructures, thus saving tax money. It's time to think long-term, and to prioritize a sustainable approach to transportation Recent findings from #RFF survey supported by CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies), ERFA-European Rail Freight Association, UIRR, International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), UNIFE | The European Rail Supply Industry Association and UIC - International union of railways #UICrail#UICrail shed light on European citizens' preferences for transportation modes: https://lnkd.in/eqsKAinG Say no to Megatrucks and yes to combined transport! #StopMegatrucks #GoRailAndRoad #SustainableTransportation #RailFreightForward #RailnRoad #WeightsAndDimensionsDirective

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ERFA welcomes the Enrico Letta's High-Level Report on the future of the EU #SingleMarket. Rail in general and rail freight in particular rightly take a prominent role in this document with a number of ideas fully in line with ERFA priorities: 1) Completing the TEN-T #Network is key for reinforcing the Single Market. However, decision-makers must acknowledge that the rail part of the TEN-T Network is lagging behind with noticeable deficiencies for multimodal connections, especially rail-port. 2) There is a need to synchronise railway systems across Europe, as the #SERA has not yet fully materialised with fragmentation of infrastructure and formidable technical barriers remaining. ERFA believes that this observation should lead policymakers to adopt an ambitious text on the future #RailCapacity Regulation as to make capacity management on cross-border routes easier. 3) The report recognises that up until now, #ERTMS deployment has been uneven, leading to access issues for approprietely equipped rolling stock and complex national rules impeding interoperability. Centralised EU-level governance, coordination on migration and deployment, and substantial investments from the EU, Member States and private investors are vital to make this deployment a reality across Europe. 4) #RailFreight services are key to achieve net-zero logistics for European industrial sectors. The report notes that to increase rail freight modal share, there is a need for more infrastructure capacity and better industrial site designining to include sufficient rail connections. 5) The report calls for building a #HighSpeedRail network connecting Europe's capitals and major urban centres. This idea could be beneficial for rail freight if the new high-speed lines free up capacity for freight trains on conventional lines, and if the construction of these new lines does not lead to scrap investments in the maintenance of conventional lines. Access the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dPMppUdz Conor Feighan Dirk Stahl Maciej Gładyga

The #EUCouncil adopted a #GeneralApproach on the #CapacityManagementRegulation of the #GreeningFreightPackage on Tuesday, 18 June. This means that the EU Council presented a new version of the Regulation where several changes were introduced. This step, however, is not enough to meet the goals set out by the European Union and boost rail freight, according to various #European associations. ERFA-European Rail Freight Association, UIRR, International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), CLECAT, European Shippers' Council #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

🚫🚛 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨! Trucks, #MegaTrucks, whatever the size, European citizens when informed of the issues know that rail-road combined transport is the best option to solve transport freight challenges. Why? Because it reduces road congestion and ensures higher safety standards, because it does not damage road infrastructures, thus saving tax money. It's time to think long-term, and to prioritize a sustainable approach to transportation. Recent findings from #RFF survey supported by CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies), ERFA-European Rail Freight Association, UIRR, International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), UNIFE | The European Rail Supply Industry Association, UNIFE | The European Rail Supply Industry Association and UIC - International union of railways #UICrail shed light on European citizens' preferences for transportation modes: https://lnkd.in/eqsKAinG Say no to Megatrucks and yes to combined transport! #StopMegatrucks #GoRailAndRoad #SustainableTransportation #RailFreightForward #RailnRoad #WeightsAndDimensionsDirective

The head of #France’s rail network manager, SNCF Réseau, Matthieu Chabanel, recently appeared before a #Senate committee to respond to questions about the state of the nation’s rail freight sector. In his introductory remarks, Jean-François Longeot, the chairman of the committee for regional planning and sustainable development, highlighted that “the deteriorating state of the network is one of the major concerns of rail operators and shippers.” #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

Regulation. With it, the European rail sector has the guidelines and the structure to work in tandem with Europe’s goals.   However, this regulation must become better. Business should not be burdened with excessive red tape. In the rail sector, we call for a greater harmonisation of requirements across a range of issues, so rules are simpler and easier for everyone to follow. With less focus on navigating complex rules, more work can be put into delivering the rail products and networks which can bring Europe closer together. Read the rest of our manifesto here: https://lnkd.in/eXtPzY-b