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
The French transport minister wants «10 overnight lines by 2030» The French transport minister, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, onboard a couchette coach in renovation – Picture: SNCF… Read More »France to redevelop sleeper trains
Back on Track’s demands for 2021 – the European Year of Rail The European Union has declared 2021 to be the European Year of Rail!… Read More »European Year of Rail to set substantial ambitions