On 30. April, EPF participated in a hybrid event on the topic of “Simplifying European Ticketing”, hosted by MEP Jakop Dalunde at the European Parliament. At the event, Jon Worth presented the main outcomes of his recently released report on Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS), which provides a detailed analysis of current problems and what…
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The Alianza Ibérica por el Ferrocarril (AIF) held its second conference on May 11th in Lisbon, focusing on the future of sustainable rail transport in Spain and Portugal. The Associació per a la Promoció del Transport Públic (PTP), a member entity of the European Passengers’ Federation (EPF), presented the current state of cross-border rail services.…
At the AGM on 27 April 2024, part of the EPF Management Board was re-elected by rotation. Rian van der Borgt, representative for Rover from the Netherlands and treasurer, was re-elected for a further term of office. Michel Quidort, representative of the French association FNAUT, was also re-elected as President. Jakop Dalunde from Sweden was…
We are delighted to announce that last month, EPF signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA). The agreement was signed by Josef Schneider, Chair of EPF’s Management Board, and Ralph Gambetta, Chair of STA’s Executive Board. Through this agreement, both EPF and STA agree to strengthen our mutual cooperation. We are excited…
EPF would like your feedback on how the Agreement on Journey Continuation is explained on the websites of national railway undertakings. Thus, we are kindly asking for your assistance by participating in a short survey, which should take approximately 10-15 minutes and can be found here. Thanks for your help! The International Rail Transport Committee…
EPF representatives were delighted to participate in the twentieth birthday celebrations of the European Railway Agency. Josef Schneider, chair of EPF’s Management Board and a long-serving passengers’ representative on ERA’s Administrative Board, and his EPF colleague, Christopher Irwin, were in Valenciennes, ERA’s hometown, for the occasion. Celebrations were held at the Cité des Congrès. Senior…
Connecting Europe Days 2024, Europe’s mobility flagship event, took place on 2-5 April at the SQUARE in Brussels, Belgium. EPF was invited as a speaker in Debate 9: Passenger Rights and TEN-T. The Connecting Europe Days conference brought together more than 3.200 participants from over 80 countries. Participants included Ministers, politicians, financial institutions, industry representatives, transport stakeholders and…
EPF was at TRA – Transport Research Arena – in Dublin last month, participating as a panelist in a Strategic Session on People Centred & Inclusive Mobility. During the session, Delphine Grandsart from EPF highlighted the need to involve end-users – including vulnerable to exclusion groups – in the development of mobility services in order…
Joint Press Release – 16.04.2024 This month, at a meeting in Brussels, European Transport Ministers called on the EU to make rail the backbone of European mobility. They want legislation so that “passengers can easily compare, book and pay for their door-to-door train journey in a trans-European perspective”. It must be possible for travellers to…
Christopher Irwin, who is also the co-chair of the Sector Stakeholders’ Group that advises the intergovernmental Platform on Cross-Border Passenger Rail, was amongst those who gave a presentation at the Platform’s Workshop in London in April on ticketing and related matters. His presentation emphasised the importance of focusing on defining what was required of a…
Network Rail, Britain’s main rail infrastructure manager, launched an Extreme Heat Task Force (EHTF) in July 2022 in response to record temperatures which had caused significant disruption for passengers. The remit of the EHTF was to assess how network resilience might be improved in these conditions and how other countries manage these conditions more effectively.…
On 7. March, EPF’s senior researcher Delphine Grandsart was invited to participate in the RailTech conference in Utrecht as a panelist in a debate focused on the question “Will passengers benefit from market opening?” Other speakers were Viola Sütő (LegalRail), Nick Brooks (ALLRAIL) and Tijmen Voet (NS). So… will passengers benefit from market opening? For…