The Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies (CER), alongside fellow associations ERFA, UIRR, UIP and UNIFE, echo the findings of a recent survey, that deals with the impact of…
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The findings of a recent survey reveal that the majority of European citizens consulted are unaware of the serious impact of introducing ‘gigaliners’ or ‘mega trucks’ on the road network.
It will result in more trucks, more CO2 & energy use, less safety and all this at the expense of the EU taxpayer.
While it is intended to green transport by allowing more weight & space for batteries, it actually endangers the Green Deal objectives for Europe because it optimizes only road transport while…
Implementation of Rolling Planning and Moderation of Cancellation Fees Needed for Sustainable Rail Freight Sector
The Rail Freight Forward (RFF) coalition expresses serious concerns over the newly approved cancellation fees set by DB Netz for 2024, which will negatively impact Railway Undertakings (RUs)…
After holding the post for five years, Clemens Först, CEO of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, has handed over the chairmanship of Rail Freight Forward to Sigrid Nikutta, CEO of DB Cargo.
The Rail Freight Forward Initiative has set itself the goal of increasing the rail freight transport share in the modal split to 30% by 2030. Since its inception in 2018, the Rail Cargo Group (RCG)…
RailNetEurope (RNE) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) will collaborate more closely to contribute to a more efficient, competitive, digital and sustainable European rail system.
On October 25, Paul Mazataud, President of RNE (Rail Net Europe), and François Davenne, Director General of UIC (International Union of Railways), signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the UIC…
VIENNA MEETING LEADS TO DECLARATION BY EUROPEAN RAIL FREIGHT CEOS
On October 13, the CEOs of the European Rail Freight companies met for the CER UIC High-Level Freight meeting in Vienna. The participants comitted to help Europe reach energy efficiency in the…
Multimodality and Digital Automatic Coupling
On February 21, a European Railway Innovation Summit was held at the headquarters of the SNCF group, as part of the French Presidency of the European Council. The entire sector was present at this…
THIS IS US…
RAIL FREIGHT FORWARD (RFF) is the EUROPEAN COALITION of RAIL FREIGHT undertakings, industry partners and federations. Formed in 2018 during COP24 and brought to life by NOAH’s TRAIN, the longest…
Europe’s major Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings endorsed a Joint Vision for the Sector on Digital Capacity Management.
Europe’s major Infrastructure Managers and Railway Undertakings endorsed a Joint Vision for the Sector on Digital Capacity Management. RailNetEurope, Forum Train Europe, the Rail Freight Forward…
An initiative launched by the EU Commission to raise awareness of the advantages of rail - including rail freight transport.
2021 is the "European Year of Rail". As part of this, "Connecting Europe Express" is putting rail on the map. The train will travel through Europe and stop at numerous European destinations. An…
establishing measures for a sustainable rail market
The rail freight sector made tremendous efforts in 2020 to keep Europe’s economies connected, supporting both industry and society throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Rail freight undertakings have…
MEDWAY and LTG Cargo have joined the RFF coalition
The EU Year of Rail 2021 has officially been launched. What better way to celebrate than welcoming two new members to the RFF coalition? Portugal’s MEDWAY and Lithuania’s LTG Cargo may be based at…
In Luleå, north of Sweden, Green Cargo is testing different types of automatic couplers under winter conditions.
Automatic couplers have many advantages for the industry and enables; safer working conditions, more efficient shunting and increased volume by running longer and heavier trains. This streamlining is…
because Rail is the future
Rail is the future – the European Commission recognises this and is paying special attention to it in 2021. As part of the Green Deal, rail transport is to be given a special boost this year in the…
RUs welcome the possibility of reductions to and temporary waivers of track access charges
The railway undertakings belonging to the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) coalition welcome the possibility of reductions to and temporary waivers of track access charges (TAC)
The railway industry is…
key element for the “Green Deal” modal shift to rail
Memorandum of Understanding for the European Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) for rail freight signed
The joined sector initiative lays the foundation for the automation and digitalization of…
The UIC project aims at harmonizing scattered European braking rules. Under the lead of the Xrail alliance and UIC, work is going ahead well despite restrictions related to the COVID-19 crisis.
In context of the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) initiative, the Xrail Alliance members (www.xrail.eu) CFL cargo, DB Cargo, Fret SNCF, Green Cargo, Lineas, Rail Cargo Group and SBB Cargo together with…
CER Press Release
European transport must be carbon-neutral at the latest by 2050, with clear mid-term milestones set for 2030 and 2040. This is the objective proposed by the Community of European Railway…
to contribute to sustainable and smart mobility in Europe
Transport accounts for a quarter of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions, which are projected to grow further upon a post-pandemic return to business-as-usual. To achieve the EU Green Deal’s climate-…
to help the sector through the crisis and beyond
Over the past two years, the Noah’s Train campaign has laid the foundation for higher visibility of the rail freight sector and has forged closer ties with key institutional players who can support…
Coronavirus is putting us all to the test.
COVID-19 is making its presence felt in every aspect of life. Business has ground to a halt in many sectors but freight transport is keeping our countries and the European economy moving, all whilst…
The European Green Deal, published by the European Commission in December, recognises the role of rail in greening European transport. European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans…
Geert Pauwels, CEO of Lineas won the 2020 European Railway Award
Brussels, 19th February 2020 – Rail Freight Forward is proud to announce that Geert Pauwels, CEO of Lineas and one of RFF’s founding members, has won the 2020 European Railway Award. It is the first…
RU Handbook for International Contingency Management
In the context of the European Rail Freight Corridors (RFCs), Railway Undertakings (RUs) developed the RU Handbook for International Contingency Management. This Handbook outlines harmonized…
RAIL FREIGHT COMPANIES FIGHTING FOR MORE FREIGHT ON RAILS
What started in December 2018 with five railway undertakings at COP24 in Katowice is turning into a strong European movement composed of 15 members. Rail Freight Forward’s campaign Noah’s Train has…
Reinforcing our message: 30 by 2030
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 is taking place from 2 – 13 December 2019 in Madrid, Spain.
It will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with …
One year RFF. Looking forward to Madrid #COP25!
How it all began
It all began at the COP24 world climate conference about a year ago, when a group of European Railway Undertakings founded the Rail Freight Forward coalition, with the aim of…
On October 11th, the longest mobile artwork ends its long journey across Europe with a brilliant event at the Port of Rotterdam. From there, one container will be shipped to Santiago, Chile, where…
Importance of mobility for people and the environment
The European Mobility Week took place from 16 to 22 September.
A special highlight was one of the Noah´s Train containers, the European Rail Freight Forward initiative, which was on display…
Off the road and on the rails with a Noah’s Container
One year before the completion of the New Rail Link through the Alps and the four-metre corridor from Basel to Northern Italy, the Swiss freight services sector is gathering together at the freight…
Noah's Train on its way through Europe to Spain
Noah's Train stops in Madrid on 05.09. and in Barcelona on 13.09.
The longest mobile work of art and ambassador of the Rail Freight Forward (RFF) initiative, Noah’s Train, has been travelling…
The longest mobile artwork for climate protection
The transport industry’s impact on the environment can be reduced if railway is chosen for freight transport increasingly often. Responding to SJSC Latvijas Dzelzceļš (LDz) invitation and…
Travelling further
On July 10th, Noah's Train stopped in Luxembourg. Two containers painted by the Luxembourgish artists Daniel Mac Lloyd and Alain Welter were loaded onto the train. Noah's Train consists of 15…
5 June 2019, six European CEOs take part in a podium discussion about joint efforts to strengthen rail freight traffic
For the past year, young people across Europe have been campaigning every Friday for better climate conditions. European rail freight companies are also pursuing this goal. As a member of the Rail…
Highlighting our commitment to protecting the environment
Noah's Train is the expression of Rail Freight Forward’s Vision 2030, and highlights our commitment to protecting the environment. The train – Europe’s longest mobile work of art – has been on the…
Noah's Train: Munich Ostbahnhof, 4 June 2019
Noah's Train is a special freight train. European freight railways have sent it on a journey through Europe and had it designed by well-known street artists with animal motifs. The train is our…
Children for the climate
The 12th World Transport Forum took place in Leipzig on 23 May. More than 1000 transport politicians, scientists and representatives of logistics companies discussed, among other things, how city and…
Implementing the strategy for 30% of freight on rails
On 16 May, the High Level Freight Meeting, organised by the Community of European Railways (CER) and the International Union of Railways (UIC), took place in Paris. Around 30 CEOs of the freight…
Climate protection is a challenge which concerns all of us!
The R20 Austrian World Summit takes place for the third time on 28 May in the Vienna Hofburg. The international conference annually invites leading experts from business, politics and civil society…
For more freight on rails
On May 7 Noah's will stop in Rome.
Promoting and encouraging rail freight transport to reduce CO2 emissions into the environment and increase the market share of the sector to 30% by 2030.
With…
The symbol of our engagement
Arriving in Brussels for the fifth stop on its European tour, Noah’s Train gave occasion to more than 200 European and Belgian to discuss the concrete action plan the rail freight sector has to…
Railfreight for the planet
After a launch in Katowice during the last day of COP 24 and stops in Vienna and Berlin, the world’s longest mobile work of art made a stop in Paris. Imagined and put on rails by Europe’s freight…
We protect the climate
The Rail Freight Forward initiative led by Europe's freight operating companies demonstrates its commitment to boosting climate protection
(Berlin, 24 January 2019) Noah’s Train, the world's…
Travelling climate ambassador
Noah's Train is inspired by the oldest story of environmental protection. The container train, artistically designed with animal motifs, makes its way through Europe to set a strong exclamation mark…
Rail freight companies ambitious about climate protection
At the Katowice climate conference today, Rail Freight Forward, a coalition of rail freight companies and federations from across Europe, committed to help save up to 290 million tons of C02…