Post by ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants

🚆 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. ALLRAIL strongly supports AERRL’s call below for Europe's privately owned rail sector to be given a formal role. Operators and lessors own and manage modern, interoperable locomotives and wagons that could be essential for rapid cross-border mobilisation. Military mobility cannot be planned solely around state-owned incumbent railways and closed bilateral arrangements. The EU must mobilise the capabilities of its entire rail market—including private passenger and freight operators, rolling-stock lessors and other asset owners. This means: -> Open, transparent and non-discriminatory access to defence-related contracts and framework agreements. 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁. It must be included from the outset - not approached only once decisions have already been taken. We call on EU Transport, EU Defence and Security and the European Commission to establish an inclusive military-mobility framework involving independent railway operators, lessors, infrastructure managers and public authorities. 🔗 Read the RailFreight.com article: https://lnkd.in/eiwQUkZF #MilitaryMobility #RailFreight #Railways #EuropeanUnion #Defence #Interoperability #Competition ERFA-European Rail Freight Association Railway Gazette International