We Agree with Trenitalia: All Operators Should be Sold on Market-dominant Digital Rail Platforms
The Italian state-owned operator FS Trenitalia is quite right: the next stage of rail competition is no longer only on the tracks. It is on the screens - where passengers go to buy their tickets.
UK Rail Policy is Moving Away from Europe Just as Labour Figures Reopen the EU Debate
Recent comments from senior Labour figures have put the UK–EU relationship back at the centre of British politics.
Poland Risks Undermining The Single European Railway Area (SERA) Through Expanded Use of Directly Awarded Public Service Obligation (PSO) Contracts
A new draft law could allow regional authorities to award rail contracts to their own operators, protecting up to half of Poland’s regions from competition.
OŚWIADCZENIE: Polska ryzykuje podważenie jednolitego europejskiego obszaru kolejowego (SERA)
Projekt nowelizacji ustawy o publicznym transporcie zbiorowym obecnie będący przedmiotem konsultacji publicznych, przedstawiany jest jako techniczna reforma mająca poprawić funkcjonowanie transportu publicznego.
Joint AERRL-ALLRAIL position on the Revision of the mandate of the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA)
As representatives of rolling stock keepers, lessors, and independent passenger rail companies, we believe the Agency’s core objective should be to contribute to increasing rail’s market share while ensuring safety, interoperability, sustainability and open competition.
A more inclusive Agency with a mandate aligned with asset life optimisation, circular economy principles and competitive neutrality will support a dynamic, innovative and investment-friendly European railway market.