CER Fact Sheet: Rail Freight Corridors

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

The Rail Freight Corridor Regulation (Reg.

Reaching EU Climate goals by making rail the first choice for European travel in 2030

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Today’s biggest challenge is to quickly decarbonise our economy and society in order to face the climate emergency. The transport sector is the problem case with regard to achieving climate goals.

Technical Report - Rear end signals

Thursday, 16 June 2022

This CER Technical Report summarises the findings of the discussions carried out at expert level on rear end signals in 2022. It gives an overview about feasible options for rear end signals (reflective plates) and finally recommends the use of a single rear end signal (reflective plate as... Read More

Railway to a green future

Thursday, 2 June 2022

As the world strives to keep global warming below 1.5°C, all means of transport must decarbonise. The decarbonisation of transport however lags behind that of other economic sectors.

Second Sector Stakeholder Statement on International Passenger Rail Services

Tuesday, 31 May 2022

CER Essays - High-speed rail for a sustainably connected Europe

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

The CER Essays initiative features a series of essays that show the rail sector as contributing not only to EU transport policy, but touching on different aspects of society at large.

Rail Freight Corridors & Timetable Redesign (TTR)

Monday, 4 April 2022

EU Regulation 913/2010 on the creation of a European rail network for competitive freight transport relies on so-called 'Rail Freight Corridors' (RFCs) to achieve transport and environmental policy goals in Europe.

CER Position - Proposal for a Regulation on TEN-T Guidelines

Monday, 28 March 2022

The Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 and Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 and repealing Regulation (EU) 1315/2013 (TEN-T Regulation), puts forward... Read More

CER guiding principles for the revision of the Weights & Dimensions Directive

Friday, 18 March 2022

Rail is 7 times more energy-efficient than road, therefore cooperation, coordination and solidarity between modes is the way forward if we want to be able to transport goods using less energy.

CER Position - Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail

Friday, 11 March 2022

European railways welcome the timely adoption of the EU Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail services, which shows the commitment of the European Commission to reach ambitious goals coming from the EU Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.