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3 December 2014 | By Libor Lochman, Ethem Pekin and Enno Wiebe, CER
Railways have an almost negligible impact on climate and environment compared to other modes of transport. The only remaining environmental challenge for the European rail sector is noise – a side effect of railway operation. For Global Railway Review, Libor Lochman, Executive Director of The Community of European Railway and…
18 November 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies welcomes the adoption of new technical requirements to improve train travel for persons with reduced mobility and disabled persons...
17 November 2014 | By CER
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is pleased to present you with a study recently commissioned on the ‘economic footprint’ of railway transport in the European Union...
3 November 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
On 1 November, the Juncker Commission officially took office...
16 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
A new study prepared by Dutch consulting company Ecorys reveals the positive economic performance of the European railway sector...
14 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies has published a set of ‘Policy Priorities’ for the 2014-2019 mandate – recommendations for EU policy-makers CER believes would be conducive to effective EU railway and transport policies in the years to come...
6 October 2014 | By CER & UNIFE
On 8 October, EU Transport Ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the Fourth Railway Package...
2 October 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies is pleased to present its new publications...
In our latest free-to-view High-Speed Supplement, Libor Lochman, Executive Director at the CER discusses what’s next for this area in Europe, Andrew McNaughton, Technical Director for HS2 covers what’s important for high-speed rail passengers, Alexander Misharin, VP at Russian Railways discusses developments, plus members of ADIF’s high-speed maintenance section provide…
26 June 2014 | By CER/UNIFE
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Association of the European Rail Industry encourage the Member States to consider a transport dimension for the post 2020 climate and energy policies...
In our latest free-to-view Signalling & Telecommunications Supplement, read about the state of ETCS across Europe plus an openETCS@ITEA2 project update...
11 April 2014 | By Libor Lochman, Executive Director, CER and Global Railway Review Editorial Board Member / Edward Hunter Christie, Chief Economist, CER / Ethem Pekin, Environment Economist, CER
Transport poses two major sustainability challenges: greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and dependence on imported oil. Railway transportation has very favourable characteristics on both counts, making modal shift in favour of rail a naturally attractive policy goal.
In this exclusive online only Sustainability supplement, Alex Veitch from the Rail Delivery Group writes about the progress and challenges of rail sustainability in the UK; Libor Lochman from the CER assesses how rail transport matters to sustainability goals; Sharon Vye-Parminter highlights the important South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance; and…
14 March 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
A satisfying compromise was found by Europe's Transport Ministers for the legal framework of the Shift²Rail Joint Undertaking, well balancing the needs of railway undertakings and infrastructure managers as well as the European railway manufactures and suppliers...
26 February 2014 | By The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies welcomes the outcome of the European Parliament vote on all aspects of the Fourth Railway Package...
