Post by Juliette van Enckevort

☀️💚🚄 Summer! Time for city hopping, ideal by train as the sustainable & fast alternative…. So who will all join to make Europe’s high-speed rail ambition a reality? #Kevin Smith at International Railway Journal, thank you for publishing this article following our engaging discussion 👉 https://lnkd.in/ep26uwQf It nicely highlights both the opportunity and the reality. Europe’s plan is bold: a continent-wide high-speed network by 2040. But unlocking the required investment will take more than ambition alone. From a rollingstock financing perspective, challenges remain— long lead times, capital intensity, lack of a secondary market are all barriers for new entrants. It requires a complex, but crucial to get right, risk allocation. 💡 So the key question is: who could to do more? Public sector → clearer frameworks & de-risking EIB & multilaterals → patient capital Private investors → scalable solutions Industry & operators → innovation and demand At ING, we strongly believe in rail as a sustainable backbone for Europe—and are keen to play our role. #HighSpeedRail #SustainableFinance #Rail #Infrastructure #Europe