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ALLRAIL

ALLRAIL represents independent (non-incumbent) passenger rail operators and ticket vendors - generally speaking, we call for more market liberalisation in EU passenger rail, especially with regard to the upcoming implementation of the EU 4th Railway Package.

Lobbying Activity

Response to Amendment of Directive (EU) 2016/798 on railway safety as regards the application of safety rules in the Channel Tunnel

6 Oct 2020

ALLRAIL, the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants in Europe, represents independent passenger rail companies - railway operators and ticket vendors. We promote competition in the passenger rail market, aiming for EU regulatory environment that will encourage the introduction of more innovative & attractive rail services. ALLRAIL strongly supports the proposed regulation and decision. The upcoming withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union creates specific challenges for railway services through the Channel Tunnel from the United Kingdom to France and beyond. Such upcoming changes should not represent a step back, the respective roles and responsibilities of the entities granting safety certifications for the “areas of operation” in the United Kingdom, the Channel Tunnel and France should be stable and reliable for operators applying to carry out services. Therefore it is necessary to keep the Status Quo and have a single safety authority responsible for the whole of the Channel Tunnel. Any other approach of applying different standards to the same tunnel would be expensive as well as impractical. It may also discourage new entrants from enter the cross channel passenger rail market. As the Channel Tunnel is structurally and operationally a single piece of railway infrastructure, we recommend that a single safety authority responsible for the whole Channel Tunnel is maintained. Due to the fact that on a small part of the European railway network between the United Kingdom, three areas of operation require multiple applications for safety certificates, requiring complex applications based on vast safety management systems, we recommend to keep the status quo regarding the entities granting safety certification for the above described areas of operation for the sake of safety, legal certainty and attractiveness for new businesses.
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Meeting with Walter Goetz (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

25 Jun 2020 · Meeting to discuss rail in Europe

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and UNIFE and Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies

14 May 2020 · Recovery and Green Deal in Transport

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Jan 2020 · The rail industry and the Green Deal

Response to Economic Equilibrium Test for national rail regulatory bodies

18 May 2018

Implementing Act on new passenger services – Economic Equilibrium Test European Commission Consultation: Response by ALLRAIL – 18 May 2018 attached.
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Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2017 · Meeting with ALLRAIL President Erich Forster

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)

4 Sept 2017 · Competition in the EU Rail Sector