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#Hungary is planning to invest the equivalent of 10 billion euros in its rail infrastructure, including track modernisation and renewal of the country’s rolling stock fleet. Where those 10 billion euros are supposed to come from remains unclear, and a #Hungarian government official laments a lack of #EU funds for the government’s plans. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

📢 Joint Position Paper 📢 | 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 ALLRAIL, EIM European Rail Infrastructure Managers, ERFA-European Rail Freight Association, the International Union of Wagon Keepers (UIP), UIRR, and CER (Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies) published together the sector’s priorities for the ongoing trilogue negotiations on the draft Regulation on the Use of railway infrastructure capacity in the Single European Railways Area 🚆 The most important points for independent passenger rail operators are: 😟 The concern over the potential of binding Member States' 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 to undermine the objectives of the draft Regulation, 📢 The importance of 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 within the European Railway Platform (ERP) during the development of European Frameworks, 📑 The possibility to conclude 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 across multiple networks, 🌟 The value of 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 in harmonising rail capacity management in the Single European Railway Area, 🔬 The importance of transparently, well-designed 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 in cases of conflicting capacity requests, which must however be used as a last resort. 🤝 ALLRAIL remains fully committed to supporting the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union in achieving an outcome that contributes to the growth of passenger rail, one of the most sustanainable modes of transport.

Connecting Europe can be expensive, but it is essential. Private capital can be expensive, but it is essential for connecting Europe. ‘The European Commission has indicated that member states must also seek their own funding. The Commission expects that countries will be able to propose financing solutions for such a large-scale project that do not rely solely on the Commission's funding”. The Connecting Europe Facility is useful but stretched like all EU funding sources. For instance the European Commission announced this week that 43 energy projects out of 264 proposals have been selected under the latest Horizon Europe call to share EUR 241.6 million. When the Rail Baltica megaproject which has received substantial Connecting Europe Facility funding, strong international political support, has adopted alliancing, integrated delivery models and modern methods of construction, and now recognises the need for public-private partnerships, policymakers, infrastructure owners, and industry leaders around the EU need to take heed and reset the discourse on PPPs. Megaprojects and programmes are moving forward on each corner of the EU from Lisbon to Dublin by owners considering how to use PPP from the outset to compliment other tools available, not for ideological reasons but for logical reasons. Private finance is accessible, public grants are a lottery. As the EU election nears, I hope we will hear realistic proposals from candidates and colleagues about what they can build in partnership with the EU, and other partners, and not based on what they think they should get from the EU. The notion that ‘Europe will pay for it’ should not be central to business cases for infrastructure projects, or manifestos. European Infrastructure Conference #infrastructure

The European Commission approves a massive investment package for transport infrastructure! 📰🎉 The Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU funding from the Connecting Europe Facility – the largest call overseen by CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency under the current CEF Transport programme! 💶   The results of the call for funding arrived right before today’s entry into force of the revised TEN-T regulation. 📖   In numbers: 📌 134 projects selected for funding ✅ 📌 83% of funding dedicated to achieving the EU's climate objectives 🌱 📌 80% of funding dedicated to rail projects 🚆 Among the projects funded along our Corridor: 🔹 Cross-border rail connections such as the Fehmarn Belt tunnel and the Brenner Basis tunnel 🚇 🔹 Multimodality at Fredericia (DK) and Rosersberg (SE) terminals 🚉 🔹 ERTMS deployment in Denmark, Germany, Italy and Sweden 📡 🔹 Study on TTR implementation for RUs in Austria and Germany 📝 🔹 Digital Capacity Management 🖥 🔹 Rail-road connection on the Strait of Messina 🌉 ScanMed RFC congratulates all successful applicants, particularly our IMs and those organisations and companies with whom we cooperate closely on important projects – Öbb-infrastruktur Ag, the German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport, Banedanmark, Fredericia Shipping, Femern A/S, RailNetEurope (RNE), Rail Cargo Group, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Stretto di Messina S.p.A., Trafikverket, and Train Alliance Sweden AB. Your work will make our Corridor stronger! 👏 For more information, head to ➡ https://lnkd.in/gnFN-Xdj #europeanunion #connectingeuropefacility #transport #funding

The EFRA wants to see more infrastructure investment as well as changes to track access charges, plus the implementation of the European Rail Traffic Management System and a Single European Railway Area.

Will Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves act on the Railway Industry Association's plea to increase investment in the UK's railway network? Darren Caplan has called upon the Chancellor to provide a pipeline of investment for railway infrastructure projects, in order to boost economic growth📈 In his letter, he describes this pipeline as resulting in more jobs and lower costs, as well as boosting social value for communities across the UK. He also asks for a decision to be made on whether tunnelling between Euston and Old Oak Common will be completed on HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd, in order to provide the necessary infrastructure for future North/South connectivity. Do you think that the Chancellor will address the RIA's requests in the governments budget announcement? #rail #railindustry #budget #budgetannouncement #hs2 https://lnkd.in/ewriEjBB

The #EU’s overhaul of its budget is putting the effectiveness of transport funding in doubt. A member state-specific approach for transport funding, as is planned by the EU now, would limit financing for important cross-border (rail) projects. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews

Securing Europe’s Railways: Infrastructure CEOs focus on Resilience and Investment European rail infrastructure CEOs from the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the association of European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM) gathered in Vienna today to discuss the current challenges and priorities of the sector in delivering a resilient and high-performing rail network for EU citizens and businesses. Read the full Press Release on our website : https://bit.ly/4ichvtp

It was an extremely interesting, focused, and fruitful discussion. It is important to move forward together, discussing ideas, best practices, and sharing common challenges. It was a relevant event, and the level of consensus on how to face present and future challenges was quite noticeable. #InfraestruturasdePortugal

The #Ukrainian government, #UkrainianRailways (#UZ) and the #ConnectingEuropeFacility (#CEF) will invest 85,91 million euros for the development of a standard gauge rail infrastructure in the country. This is the first time that state funds and CEF money will be combined for such a project, UZ specified. #railfreight #railfreightnews #railcargonews