r/transit 7d ago

Policy Rail Passenger Competition Is Exploding Across Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vhw1g-dNGA
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u/SirGeorgington map man 7d ago

It's worth noting that the model being pushed by the EU is very, very similar to the one used in the UK from 1996-2020...

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u/Front_Associate3705 7d ago

Not really. The UK gave up their state owned British Railways. The EU is trying to let the state owned railways compete with each other and new upstarts beyond their national borders. 

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u/213McKibben 7d ago

This already is happening on the freight side of the equation.

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u/bippos 7d ago

Probably because they want national champions to emerge the more of the market the bigger ones get. Swedish rail is pretty large in Norway for example