‘The journey takes as long as it should’: can Ireland join the train revolution? via IrishTimesLife
Europe’s newest sleeper connection, which launched last May, links Berlin and Brussels. Among the early passengers was Berlin-based musician Mark Andrews. A committed rail enthusiast, the 29 year old thinks the €79 ticket for a simple berth was good value. But his return rail journeys to the UK never cost less than €300.
German Green MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, a rail enthusiast, is hoping for change in September when the European Commission presents its proposals for cross-border ticketing. Adding to the pressure, she said, was a warning from Germany’s cartel office in June to DB, the country’s state rail operator, to make its mobility data available to other platforms.
Given the climate benefits – rail transport represents just 0.5 per cent of total EU greenhouse gas emissions – leading rail companies have begun a new push to win over politicians. Last week they presented ato triple high-speed rail travel by 2050 through a new, post-national high-speed rail network – financed directly by Brussels.
The German operator acknowledges huge reliability problems – blaming its short-sighted politician owners – but insists a paradigm shift is under way. As well as a large track works programme, a €12 billion procurement programme means 90 new high-speed trains will be delivered in the next five years, bringing the German ICE fleet to 450.
“This is a rail boom the likes of which we have never seen before, we simply cannot keep up with demand,” said Bernhard Rieder, ÖBB spokesman.
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