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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Press Release 📢 | United Kingdom: 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿

#UK #GBR #Nationalisation #SWR #ALLRAIL

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South Western Railway Proves Nationalisation Is No Silver Bullet - and Civil Servants Must Stop Blaming the Private Sector | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Fresh data, as reported by the financial newspaper City AM (2nd October, 2025) shows that since the operator South Western Railway (SWR) was nationalised in May 2025, performance has collapsed: Cancel...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Oct 2

📢 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 📢 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗨 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻

#highspeed #rail #EU #Commission #MarketOpening #HSR #Transport

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ALLRAIL Position Paper on the New EU High-Speed Rail Master Plan | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

🚄 It is Europe’s chance to get High-Speed Rail (HSR) right: The EU’s new HSR Master Plan by Transport Commissioner Tzitzikostas is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. But new rail infrastructure and s...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Oct 1

📢 Press Release 📢 | United Kingdom: 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 – 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

#UK #GBR #Competition #OA #Open #Railway #Britain #ALLRAIL

200 Years of Railways - Time for the UK to Empower Regions and Encourage Competition | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

200 years ago, the world’s first train ran between Stockton and Darlington – a private initiative that showed how bold ideas could transform mobility and society. As the UK celebrates this anniversary...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Sep 25

EU | The European Commission has published the Technical Report from the Madrid workshop on reducing the cost of High-Speed Rail construction (May 2025). ALLRAIL was proud to contribute, building smarter, faster, and at lower cost is key to delivering an affordable, sustainable European network.

Reducing cost of high-speed rail constructions

How can we reduce high-speed rail constructions costs along the nine corridors on the trans-European transport network?

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Sep 25

📢Press Release📢 | Germany: Market Dominant Rail Ticket Vendors Must Finally Be Opened Up – To Ensure Multichannel Sale

#Germany #Ticketing #SDBTR #DE #DB

Market Dominant Rail Ticket Vendors Must Finally Be Opened Up – To Ensure Multichannel Sales | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Berlin, 25th September 2025 – This week, in its newly published document “Key Points for the Reform of Deutsche Bahn” (i.e. reform of the state-owned rail incumbent DB), the German Federal Ministry of...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Sep 4

#MilitaryMobility #Defence #Security #Rail #Resilience #EUDefence #NATO #Transport #Infrastructure @ec.europa.eu

ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Sep 4

You can find our full Position Paper here: www.allrail.eu/policies/mil...

Military Mobility: No Operator Left Behind | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Our new position paper Military Mobility: No Operator Left Behind shows why independent rail companies must be part of Europe’s military mobility strategy.

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 New Position Paper on Military Mobility 📢

Europe invests billions in defence readiness. But without independent operators, dual-use rail stays underused & exposed. Our new position paper “Military Mobility: No Operator Left Behind” shows why all operators are vital for resilience on rails.

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Aug 21

EU | Stronger #RailPassengerRights mean passengers can finally book across all rail operators with confidence, not just on the dominant ones. It is time to put #RailPassengerFirst and build a true #SingleEuropeanRailArea.

Commission launches call for evidence on revision to Rail Passenger Rights

The European Commission is requesting input from citizens and stakeholders on a planned targeted revision of the Rail Passenger Rights Regulation.

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Aug 12

Belgium | Belgium’s ‘domestic-first’ rail idea misses the point: EU access must remain non-discriminatory.

Expand capacity and remove bottleneck, don’t edge out international trains; passengers and climate need both.

In data: Domestic or international? Belgium debates who gets rail priority

Should priority be given automatically to domestic trains over international ones? That’s up for debate in Belgium right now, as an MP proposed exactly this. A Eurostar given…

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Aug 6

📢 Press Release 📢 | We are thrilled to welcome John Thomas as ALLRAIL’s new Policy Director starting 8 Sept!

With 30+ years in rail policy across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, he brings global insight to our fight for liberalisation and fair competition.

#ALLRAIL #rail #transport

Introducing ALLRAIL's New Policy Director: John Thomas | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Brussels, 6 August 2025 ALLRAIL is delighted to announce that John Thomas is joining the ALLRAIL team on 8 September 2025, as our Policy Director. John has over 30 years’ experience in the development...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 25

Brussels |The European Commission’s new evaluation of the Single European Railway Area Directive confirms what we have been saying all along: structural barriers still block fair access, especially to rolling stock.

Commission reviews progress toward a Single European Railway Area

The Commission published a report assessing the implementation of the Single European Railway Area Directive, taking an initial position on how its provisions have influenced the development of the Eu...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 📢 | België: Voorgestelde hervorming van spoorweginfrastructuur dreigt eerlijke concurrentie en Europese connectiviteit te ondermijnen

België: Voorgestelde hervorming van spoorweginfrastructuur dreigt eerlijke concurrentie en Europese connectiviteit te ondermijnen | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Brussel, 24 juli 2025 ▶ Een nieuw wetsvoorstel dat momenteel besproken wordt in de Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in België, wil systematisch voorrang geven aan binnenlandse passagiersdiensten die ...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘 📢 | Belgique : La réforme proposée sur l’accès au réseau ferroviaire menace la concurrence loyale et la connectivité européenne

Belgique : La réforme proposée sur l’accès au réseau ferroviaire menace la concurrence loyale et la connectivité européenne | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Bruxelles, le 24 juillet 2025 ▶ Un projet de loi actuellement examiné à la Chambre des représentants vise à accorder systématiquement la priorité aux services nationaux de transport de personnes exécu...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 📢 | Belgium: Proposed Railway Access Reform Risks Undermining Fair Competition and European Connectivity

Belgium: Proposed Railway Access Reform Risks Undermining Fair Competition and European Connectivity | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Brussels, 24 July 2025 ▶ A new proposal currently under discussion in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives seeks to give systematic priority to domestic passenger services operated under Public Serv...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 17

We strongly support night trains, but public money should benefit all operators, not just one. A high subsidy for 10 km in Switzerland won't grow the market, fair TACs, open ticketing & equal access to rolling stock will.

#NightTrains #FairRail #OpenAccess #RailCompetition

Switzerland backs SBB Basel–Copenhagen night train with €48 million

The Swiss federal government will fund a new SBB-run night train between Basel and Copenhagen with up to €48 million (CHF 47 million) by 2030. The night train…

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 15

Czech Republic | 5.8bn in contracts, and experts call for early, fair, transparent tenders.

No more protectionist loopholes or rigid rules blocking innovation. Let’s make competitive procurement the norm across Europe.

#FairTenders #EUrail

Transport Experts Agree: Fair Tenders Will Lead to Cheaper Fares | RAILTARGET

fair rail

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 15

𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 |Since Jan 25, our member Arenaways has been operating the Cuneo-Saluzzo-Savigliano rail service. General manager Matteo Arena shares his views on the benefits of competition in passenger rail, focusing on service quality, insisted on the need of having a level playing field for all operators.

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 8

Today, we were delighted to welcome Marco Andersson - from our member night #train operator #Snälltåget - to our Brussels office.

We had a great exchange on the latest developments in passenger #rail in both Scandinavia and at EU level 🤝

#transport #crossborder #travel #eu #europe #NightTrains

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jul 1

📢 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 📢 | #France: Launch of 1st Competitively Tendered Regional PSO #Rail Concession Operated by an Independent Operator

Congrats to independent operator #Transdev & to the French Région Sud on the official launch of the Marseille-Toulon-Nice rail service!

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France: Launch of 1st Competitively Tendered Regional PSO Rail Concession Operated by an Independent Operator | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Railways

Marseille, 1 July 2025 ▶ We warmly congratulate the independent operator Transdev and the French Région Sud (South Region) on the official launch of the Marseille-Toulon-Nice passenger rail service on...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jun 25

Benelux | At a cross-border rail workshop in Brussels, our colleague Arthur Kamminga made the case for fair regulation and lower track access charges. He highlighted how open markets and smart infrastructure investment can boost international rail, without relying on costly PSOs.

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jun 25

United Kingdom | Political ideology trumps innovation?

Trainline sues Transport Secretary over ‘secret’ deal for state-owned LNER.

Trainline sues Transport Secretary over ‘secret’ deal for state-owned rail operator

Ticket app claims it wasn’t offered a chance to bid for LNER’s £32m contract

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jun 25

Bulgaria | The transport minister rightly says rail competition will improve service. He notes liberalisation exists on paper, but not in practice, no new operators have started despite being licensed. Is regulation too weak to make market entry viable?

Transport Minister: Competition in Rail Transport Will Improve Service Quality

Introducing competition in passenger rail transport will lead to better service quality, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov said Tuesday, during a publ...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jun 25

Germany | The Federal Audit Office criticises DB’s overhaul strategy as poorly planned, costly, and unproven. It also rebukes the Transport Ministry for failing to demand a success review after the Riedbahn project. Is the upcoming €500bn investment at risk of vanishing into a black hole?

Rechnungshof schlägt Alarm bei Bahn-Generalsanierung

Das Schienennetz bekommt derzeit eine Intensiv-Kur. Die Milliardensummen rufen den Rechnungshof auf den Plan. Das Verkehrsministerium habe nicht bedacht, dass die massive Ausweitung der Bauleistung di...

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ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants @allrail.bsky.social · Jun 25

Belgium | Serious foot-dragging on rail liberalisation: despite a 2019 report urging action, no real progress was made under the last government. An entire legislative term was lost, seemingly to protect SNCB/NMBS, which uses taxpayer money to lobby against opening the market.

Spoorliberalisering: het schuldig verzuim van Vivaldi – Nieuwssite Duurzaam Mobiel

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