ALLRAIL – Because competition matters!
Why competition matters?
„Because challenge and competition make us better. If our businesses aren’t challenged, if they don’t have to compete, then they don’t have any reason to work to serve people better. Competition is the motor that drives businesses to do better for consumers. To cut prices. To offer more choice. To produce innovative products.“
Margarethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, in a speech at the
American Enterprise Institute in Washington on September 18, 2017
Taken from: How competition can build better market
Ms. Vestagers quote concisely sums up why competition matters. The rail sector in the EU is currently still far from being as competitive as other industries.
ALLRAIL aims to work closely with the EU Institutions, the European Union Rail Agency and Regulators to support the full establishment of a competitive Single European Railway Area.
We had a productive meeting today in Pardubice with @KolejeD and the Pardubice Region representatives. The contract is signed and on 20th December our trains will start running on the line between Prague and Wroclaw. Stay tuned, more info tomorrow!
2Something like this would be good, on a European wide scale:
Juergen Maier from @blsAG preaching about through ticketing options. #railfestival
We look forward to speaking today!
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Speakers today include: @OfficialTfGM @DB_Presse @NS_Int @word_nerdy @klastelecom @AmadeusRail @ALLRAIL_EU @IATA @LeoExpressEU @metromanila @innovateuk & more!
#RailFestival 4
United Kingdom:
gap between passenger growth and network size over the years since rail market opening in the 1990s
@RAIL Incredible indeed - I've overlaid the extent of the rail network on it. Post-privatisation gap between passengers and network size is incredible. 2020 network includes the impact of the proposed £500m of Magic Money spent on reversing Beeching cuts. Quite.
Italy:
privately owned long distance open access passenger rail operator @ItaloTreno signs the ‘largest ever’ green loan for transport
https://t.co/V3ygNesBmC