Post by ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants

📢 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗟 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 📢 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗨 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 🚄 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 subsidies alone will not deliver. Without competition and urgent regulatory reform, Europe risks more of the costly high-speed “white elephants” - this has happened in the past. 💡𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿: Where new entrant operators compete on the same tracks as incumbents (e.g. in Italy, Spain, Czech Republic and Sweden), fares drop, ridership soars and infrastructure is finally used to its full potential. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. 🌍𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲: The Master Plan must go beyond taxpayer subsidy - it must open the market. That means affordable track charges, fair access to rolling stock, transparent ticketing for passengers, and strong independent regulators. Only then will Europe achieve affordable mobility, modal shift, and a world-class HSR system. #highspeed #rail #EU #Commission #MarketOpening #HSR #Transport https://lnkd.in/eq4Z7RcK