ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants

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This week, ALLRAIL's Secretary General Nick Brooks took part in the hearing of the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism on "𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀". There, he presented ALLRAIL's main points: ▶ Multimodal passenger rights are a very good thing(!) 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 and less reliance on taxpayer subsidy. ▶ To serve citizens, taxpayers and voters, European stakeholders should 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨. Let us do our internal homework first - before sorting out the world's problems. ▶ For trips within the EU, the 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟴𝟬% 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲. This is where the bulk of modal shift to more sustainable transport modes must take place. ▶ To rival the convenience of the private individual motor car, we need 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 (𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀) on scheduled collective ground transportation services - with rail for the long-distance component. ▶ At the same time, over 𝟵𝟱% 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 '𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲’ ground transportation and 𝟲𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 (including long-distance) is taxpayer-subsidised (by means of PSOs). ▶ Is there then not a 𝗱𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 for such trips - on all those ground transportation services that they are subsidising?! 🤔 This logic is simple and fair: let us focus on what is important for the 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀, for whom such services are subsidised in the first place.

In the next EU budget (Multiannual Financial Framework, ‘MFF’), the EU Commission's Transport Directorate DG MOVE and the EU Agency for Railways must receive the resources needed to ensure that they can carry out their role and implement EU rail regulation properly, so that ultimately the CEF-funded rail infrastructure can achieve its full potential as well https://lnkd.in/ev5XpayG

The EU freight sector aims for "Door-To-Door" Multimodality including 'First & Last Mile' involving all ground-based freight transport modes, with Rail (and/or Maritime) for the longer haul segments of the value chain Why can we not have this for public transport as well, together with passenger rights coverage for the entire end-to-end journey?

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We're proud to announce that we have won the contract to operate the prestigious Elizabeth Line, in a consortium with Toyko Metro and the Sumitomo Corporation. In collaboration with our partners Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation, we will operate the contract from May 2025, which will run for 7 years. Commenting on the successful contract win, Miguel Ángel Parras, Group CEO of the Go-Ahead Group said: "We’re proud to have been chosen to be Transport for London's partner, together with Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Metro, for the operation of the iconic Elizabeth line. We look forward to bringing our collective expertise across UK and international rail operations to London. Our objectives are aligned with TfL - to connect communities across London through safe, reliable, and sustainable public transport services, delivered to the highest level of customer satisfaction.” Photo credit: Transport for London Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e-EAu_KK

United Kingdom | Wishing the best of success to GO-OP Train Co-operative, a new passenger and worker co-operative preparing Open Access rail services for the counties of Somerset and Wiltshire, now that its first application for track access has been approved by the UK rail regulator: https://lnkd.in/ePeZB9AC