On 2 September 2022, EPF Board Member Christopher Irwin participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Global Railway Review. The discussion saw the gathering of rail industry stakeholders and aimed to address how to improve rail passenger experience. Additionally, the involved stakeholders explored: how to improve passenger satisfaction post-Covid 19, the role of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS),…
If you are curious about automated mobility – also called autonomous, self-driving, or driverless mobility – the SHOW podcast is for you. Through a series of interviews, you will get familiar with the concept of automated mobility, how it can impact our lives and you will get to know the people driving this enormous change…
This month, we said farewell to our colleague Sandra Lima, and welcomed a new project officer, Wandifadza Chivaura, to the EPF secretariat. After more than two and a half fruitful years at EPF, Sandra has been instrumental in the development and growth of the organisation. She will be missed and we wish her every success…
This autumn, some crucial decisions will be taken regarding the future of the Belgian railways. There will be a new public service contract with the NMBS/SNCB and a performance contract with the infrastructure manager Infrabel, supplemented by multi-year investment plans. Belgium finally has a rail policy again, but without the necessary people and resources, it…
For its Ghent-based secretariat, EPF is looking for an experienced Project & Policy officer to strengthen our motivated team! The main tasks associated with this position involve: Project management Conduct research activities (desk research, interviews, surveys, …) Organise workshops and focus groups with end-users and/or experts Develop communication campaigns towards stakeholders Conduct communication activities: write…
One of EPF’s UK members, Transport Focus, speaks to tens of thousands of passengers each year as part of large-scale ‘tracker’ surveys and smaller bespoke insight reports. The organisation, which is publicly funded, is the independent watchdog representing the interests of Britain’s rail passengers (excluding Northern Ireland), of bus and tram passengers in England (outside…
In order to comply with the Green Deal’s objectives, the European Commission has decided to clarify under which conditions the PSO Regulation 1370/2007 could apply to other than local and regional public transport services. To EPF, precisions included in the revised guidelines are welcomed as they reinforce the importance of rail and multimodality. Thus, with…
The European Passengers’ Federation reached the end of another year. While still having to manage the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of fruitful collaborations, innovative projects in mobility and important steps for passenger rights. The EPF’s team and management board continued to work on projects and relevant policy developments throughout the…
On 20. September 2021, the CER published a “Ticketing roadmap”, available on the internet here. EPF has assessed the contents of this roadmap as basically positive. However, the fact that many of the developments are only promised for a period of 5 or in some cases 10 years, is viewed critically. From the passenger’s point…
Besides the office in Ghent, a large part of EPF’s work is done by the Management Board. It consists of a maximum of 7 members; additional experts can be integrated if necessary. The term of office is 3 years, the election takes place during the annual general assembly. To ensure continuity of work, one third…
Kaunas has made a wonderful start to its year as European Capital of Culture. The opening events this month have motivated us all to try to travel to Kaunas at some point by the end of the year. Unfortunately though, it is currently not possible to reach Kaunas by train! Re-opening cross-border rail services between…
The good news is that rail is widely considered as an alternative for planes and cars. The European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council of Ministers are all in favour of rail. In 2021 the European Year of Rail took place, unfortunately in the middle of Covid-19. Not only the European institutions see…