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- Webinar: What progress will the EU Commission’s proposals in the rail passenger area bring and where could they be improved?
In this webinar, we will shed light on the very comprehensive proposals from 13 May, so that we can better participate in the debate and influence the decision-making processes that… Read More »Webinar: What progress will the EU Commission’s proposals in the rail passenger area bring and where could they be improved? - Current track access charges expel night trains. What can infrastructure managers do about it?
How infrastructure managers should price track access is an active technical debate across Europe. The European Commission’s 2025 TAC guidelines set a framework, but the details are still contested: how… Read More »Current track access charges expel night trains. What can infrastructure managers do about it? - Sweden Orders Talgo Nighttrains
On 20th April 2026 Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) and the Spanish train manufacturer signed a contract for the supply and maintenance of a new fleet of night trains, to replace… Read More »Sweden Orders Talgo Nighttrains - All (Almost) Aboard Again: European Sleeper Revives Paris-Berlin Night Link, Wien Still Left Hanging
At 18:03 on Thursday, 26 March 2026, the first night train connecting Paris-Berlin operated by European Sleeper left the station at Gare du Nord in Paris. This marks European Sleeper’s second line after its Brussels-Amsterdam-Berlin-Prague line, and a partial replacement for the Paris-Berlin-Wien line which was cancelled in December 2025. - Back-on-Track Appoints New Board of Directors for 2026-2028
As a registered international NGO in the EU, Back-on-Track, appoints a Board of Directors for two-year terms to help guide the advocacy community’s mission for more and more accessible night… Read More »Back-on-Track Appoints New Board of Directors for 2026-2028 - Basel–København–Malmö night train cancelled by Swiss parliament!
(Updated, 2025-12-09) Switzerland’s revised CO2 Act stipulates how the ‘proceeds from the auctioning of emission allowances for aircraft’ are to be used: firstly, ‘for measures to promote cross-border long-distance passenger… Read More »Basel–København–Malmö night train cancelled by Swiss parliament!
