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Since the first presentation in September 2020, there is a lot of talk about the “TEE 2.0” – a promised remake of the legendary “Trans… Read More »The TEE 2.0 – great idea, implementation unknown

Picture: archyde.com This week in France, the return of the Paris-Nice night train was celebrated, and even the Prime Minister travelled onboard the 1st train,… Read More »STRONG TURN IN FRANCE IN FAVOUR OF NIGHT TRAINS

Re: Shifting international passenger trips to rail: Delivering on the European Year of Rail 2021  Dear Transport Ministers, As a transport minister, you will soon… Read More »OPEN LETTER FROM 36 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS AHEAD OF THE TRANSPORT COUNCIL OF 3 JUNE 2021

The 26th UN Conference of the Parties will be hosted by the UK in Glasgow from 1st to 12th November 2021. This is when country… Read More »RAIL TO THE COP

Train or plane? Two new studies from EEA draw new light on climate impacts and broader environment impacts from European passenger and freight transport. With… Read More »New comparison from European Environmental Agency (EEA) on Trains versus Planes

OPEN LETTER FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS  Dear Minister Pedro Nuno Santos (Portugal), Dear Commissioner Adina Vălean, The European Year of Rail could not have come at… Read More »Official start of the European Year of Rail – triggering a rail renaissance for Europe

This is how a new publication from Germanwatch get started. It is giving a short and clear analysis, and shows good overall directions. Let us… Read More »Hop on the train: A Rail Renaissance for Europe

The Netherlands has got a new railway company: European Sleeper. The new railway company promises to introduce a night train from the Netherlands and Belgium… Read More »European sleeper

We ask the Spanish, French, and Portuguese governments (the latter of which is now taking presidency of the Council of the EU, in the first… Read More »Petition: Link the Iberian Peninsula and Central Europe with Night Trains