Press release from Back-on-Track, European network to promote cross-border and night trains The todays press conference on enhanced cooperation between DB (Germany), ÖBB (Austria), SBB… Read More »Night trains: Much more, much wider
There is an extremely interesting new poll by the “EUPinions” Institute (which seems rather neo-liberal, certainly no eco-leftist propaganda…) on the ideas of Europeans on… Read More »Almost two thirds (!) support a ban of short haul flights
How the German Minister of Transport reinvents the sleeping car and the trans-European railway This is a translation of the original interview in NachDenkSeiten, and… Read More »Made by Andi!? TEE 2.0
German federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer invited the fellow EU Transport Ministers to a special meeting Monday, September 21. The meeting continued the train positive… Read More »EU transport ministers meet to discuss improvements on trains
“Exit at the last second” Climate activists protest against short-haul flights Airplanes were unable to take off at several airports on Monday – climate activists… Read More »Action against short-haul flights – at four German airports
The following article by Bernhard Knierim appeared in the German weekly “Der Freitag” issue 31/2020. It has been translated by Trevor Garrod. Future mobility based… Read More »FLYING SHAME? WE NEED TRAIN PRIDE!
During his speech for the French national day, on July 14th, president Emmanuel Macron announced his priorities for the coming years. Among them, a “massive… Read More »The renaissance of night trains in France is on its way!
Germany, like the rest of Europe, has a transport sector where CO2 emissions are steadily rising and where politicians and authorities do not seem to… Read More »German transport policy has consistently favored motorism
Letter to the respective National governments before the upcoming EU meeting. The French government’s plan to support the airline industry with 15 billion euro threatens… Read More »Stop Aviation Bailouts – Support trains as an alternative to flying!
The European Commission said on Wednesday (3rd of June) that train travel should be given special attention in 2021 as part of the EU executive’s… Read More »Dutch initiative to support long distance trains gets full EU support