JOIN our online action: Croatian Railways - reconsider cross-border cuts plans! (Take 2)
Pippa Gallop <[email protected]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:57:00 +0200
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060802010209010809020706 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Unbelievable, I managed to send a version without links in it! Sorry...=20 here it is again... Please forward this version to all your contacts! Dear Friends, /(Hrvatski dolje)/ Every year, thousands of people come from other European countries to=20 Croatia's beautiful coast for holidays by train or use the train to=20 visit their relatives and friends. But as of December this year,=20 cross-border train travel to and from Croatia is about to get a whole=20 lot more difficult: Croatian Railways has announced=20 http://www.hznet.hr/medunarodni-prijevoz that it is to cut 44 out of 56=20 daily international services, and even two of the remaining ones would=20 run in summer only. http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-t= o-international-passenger-rail-services Rail is the most environmentally acceptable mode of long-distance=20 transport, with relatively low pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.=20 In Europe many people also consider it a pleasant and comfortable way to=20 travel. It is therefore not surprising that the European Union - which=20 Croatia is joining next year - has a transport policy stipulating that=20 by 2050 most medium-distance passenger travel should be by rail. It is=20 ironic that, at a time when Croatia is joining the EU, its rail policy=20 is going in the other direction. This makes rail travel drastically more inconvenient. It also makes=20 ordinary people pay for mistakes that have been made by Croatian=20 Railways and the Croatian government. For years the Croatian government=20 has put many more resources into motorway construction than into=20 investing in rail, and the result is that many people use cars on routes=20 where they could go by train. Likewise Croatian Railways has for too=20 long avoided making improvements in service and efficiency, and has=20 failed to sufficiently advertise its services. /Join us in calling on Croatian Railways and the Croatian Government to=20 reconsider their decision to cut cross-border rail services. And don't=20 forget to add a comment: Do you come to Croatia by rail on holiday? Or=20 have you been planning to? Do you regularly visit friends and relatives=20 in neighbouring countries by train? Are you maybe a cyclist who likes to=20 travel some of the route by rail and for whom buses are not a viable=20 alternative? http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-t= o-international-passenger-rail-services /Many thanks! Pippa Gallop, World Carfree Network/ / --------------- *Pridruzite se online akciji: Hrvatske zeljeznice - odustanite od=20 ukidanja medjunarodnih linija* Dragi prijatelji, Svake godine tisu=E6e ljudi iz ostalih europskih zemalja vlakom dolazi na= =20 odmor na prekrasnu hrvatsku obalu ili u posjetu ro=F0acima i prijateljima.= =20 No, od prosinca ove godine prekograni=E8na putovanja vlakom u Hrvatsku i=20 iz nje postat =E6e puno te=BEa - Hrvatske =BEeljeznice najavile su=20 http://www.hznet.hr/medunarodni-prijevoz ukidanje 44 od 56 dnevnih=20 me=F0unarodnih linija, a dvije od preostalih prometovat =E6e samo ljeti. http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-t= o-international-passenger-rail-services =AEeljeznica je, s relativno niskim zaga=F0enjem i emisijom stakleni=E8kih= =20 plinova, okoli=B9no najprihvatljiviji na=E8in prijevoza na ve=E6e udaljenos= ti.=20 Tako=F0er, u Europi mnogi ljudi smatraju da je to ugodan i udoban na=E8in= =20 putovanja. Stoga ne =E8udi da je Europska unija - kojoj se Hrvatska=20 pridru=BEuje sljede=E6e godine - usvojila prometnu politiku koja propisuje= =20 da se do 2050. godine ve=E6ina putni=E8kog prometa na srednje udaljenosti= =20 treba odvijati =BEeljeznicom. Ironi=E8no je da, u vrijeme kada Hrvatska=20 ulazi u EU, njezina =BEeljezni=E8ka politika ide u suprotnom smjeru. Ove promjene drasti=E8no =E6e ote=BEati putovanje vlakom. To tako=F0er zna= =E8i da=20 =E6e gra=F0ani ispa=B9tati zbog gre=B9aka koje su u=E8inile uprave Hrvatski= h=20 =BEeljeznica i Vlada Republike Hrvatske. Godinama su hrvatske Vlade=20 ulagale mnogo vi=B9e sredstava u izgradnju autoceste nego =BEeljeznicu, a= =20 rezultat je nepotrebno kori=B9tenje automobila na relacijama kojima se=20 mo=BEe putovati vlakom. Isto tako, Hrvatske =BEeljeznice predugo su=20 izbjegavale pobolj=B9anja u uslugama i u=E8inkovitosti te nisu dovoljno=20 ogla=B9avale svoje usluge. /Pridru=BEite nam se u pozivu Hrvatskim =BEeljeznicama i Vladi RH da=20 preispitaju svoju odluku o ukidanju me=F0unarodnih =BEeljezni=E8kih linija.= Ne=20 zaboravite dodati vlastiti komentar: Dolazite li vlakom na odmor u=20 Hrvatsku? Planirate li =E8initi to u budu=E6nosti? Posje=E6ujete li rodbinu= =20 ili prijatelje u susjednim zemljama vlakom? Jeste li mo=BEda biciklist/ica= =20 koji/a voli putovati na nekim od navedenih linija i za koje autobusi=20 nisu odr=BEiva alternativa? http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-t= o-international-passenger-rail-services /Hvala lijepa! Pippa Gallop, World Carfree Network --=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D Pippa Gallop Research Co-ordinator CEE Bankwatch Network http://www.bankwatch.org Skype: pippa.gallop c/o Zelena akcija Frankopanska 1 pp.952 10 000 Zagreb Hrvatska/Croatia ---------------------------- --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected] Replies are sent to the author of the message. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den --------------060802010209010809020706 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> Unbelievable, I managed to send a version without links in it! Sorry... here it is again... Please forward this version to all your contacts!<br> <br> <font face=3D"Arial Narrow">Dear Friends,<br> <br> <i>(Hrvatski dolje)</i><br> <br> Every year, thousands of people come from other European countries to Croatia's beautiful coast for holidays by train or use the train to visit their relatives and friends. But as of December this year, cross-border train travel to and from Croatia is about to get a whole lot more difficult: Croatian Railways has announced <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.hznet.hr/medunarodni-prijevoz">http://www.hznet.= hr/medunarodni-prijevoz</a> that it is to cut 44 out of 56 daily international services, and even two of the remaining ones would run in summer only.<br> <br> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.change.org/petitions/= croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-s= ervices">http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-plann= ed-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-services</a><br> <br> Rail is the most environmentally acceptable mode of long-distance transport, with relatively low pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In Europe many people also consider it a pleasant and comfortable way to travel. It is therefore not surprising that the European Union – which Croatia is joining next year – has= a transport policy stipulating that by 2050 most medium-distance passenger travel should be by rail. It is ironic that, at a time when Croatia is joining the EU, its rail policy is going in the other direction.<br> <br> This makes rail travel drastically more inconvenient. It also makes ordinary people pay for mistakes that have been made by Croatian Railways and the Croatian government. For years the Croatian government has put many more resources into motorway construction than into investing in rail, and the result is that many people use cars on routes where they could go by train. Likewise Croatian Railways has for too long avoided making improvements in service and efficiency, and has failed to sufficiently advertise its services.<br> <br> <i>Join us in calling on Croatian Railways and the Croatian Government to reconsider their decision to cut cross-border rail services. And don't forget to add a comment: Do you come to Croatia by rail on holiday? Or have you been planning to? Do you regularly visit friends and relatives in neighbouring countries by train? Are you maybe a cyclist who likes to travel some of the route by rail and for whom buses are not a viable alternative?<br> <br> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.change.org/petitions/= croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-s= ervices">http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-plann= ed-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-services</a><br> <br> </i>Many thanks!<br> <br> Pippa Gallop, World Carfree Network<i><br> </i><br> ---------------<br> <b>Pridruzite se online akciji: Hrvatske zeljeznice - odustanite od ukidanja medjunarodnih linija</b><br> <br> Dragi prijatelji,<br> <br> Svake godine tisu=E6e ljudi iz ostalih europskih zemalja vlakom dolazi na odmor na prekrasnu hrvatsku obalu ili u posjetu ro=F0acima i prijateljima. No, od prosinca ove godine prekograni=E8na putovanja vlakom u Hrvatsku i iz nje postat =E6e puno te=BEa - Hrvatske =BEeljeznice najavile su <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.hznet.hr/medunarodni-prijevoz">http://www.hznet.= hr/medunarodni-prijevoz</a> ukidanje 44 od 56 dnevnih me=F0unarodnih linija, a dvije od preostalih prometovat =E6e samo ljeti.<br> <br> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.change.org/petitions/= croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-s= ervices">http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-plann= ed-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-services</a><br> <br> =AEeljeznica je, s relativno niskim zaga=F0enjem i emisijom stakleni=E8kih plinova, okoli=B9no najprihvatljiviji na=E8in prijevoz= a na ve=E6e udaljenosti. Tako=F0er, u Europi mnogi ljudi smatraju da je to ugodan i udoban na=E8in putovanja. Stoga ne =E8udi da je Europska unija – kojoj se Hrvatska pridru=BEuje sljede=E6e godine - usvo= jila prometnu politiku koja propisuje da se do 2050. godine ve=E6ina putni=E8kog prometa na srednje udaljenosti treba odvijati =BEeljeznicom. Ironi=E8no je da, u vrijeme kada Hrvatska ulazi u EU, njezina =BEeljezni=E8ka politika ide u suprotnom smjeru.<br> <br> Ove promjene drasti=E8no =E6e ote=BEati putovanje vlakom. To tako=F0e= r zna=E8i da =E6e gra=F0ani ispa=B9tati zbog gre=B9aka koje su u=E8inil= e uprave Hrvatskih =BEeljeznica i Vlada Republike Hrvatske. Godinama su hrvatske Vlade ulagale mnogo vi=B9e sredstava u izgradnju autoceste nego =BEeljeznicu, a rezultat je nepotrebno kori=B9tenje automobila n= a relacijama kojima se mo=BEe putovati vlakom. Isto tako, Hrvatske =BEeljeznice predugo su izbjegavale pobolj=B9anja u uslugama i u=E8inkovitosti te nisu dovoljno ogla=B9avale svoje usluge.<br> <br> <i>Pridru=BEite nam se u pozivu Hrvatskim =BEeljeznicama i Vladi RH d= a preispitaju svoju odluku o ukidanju me=F0unarodnih =BEeljezni=E8kih linija. Ne zaboravite dodati vlastiti komentar: Dolazite li vlakom na odmor u Hrvatsku? Planirate li =E8initi to u budu=E6nosti= ? Posje=E6ujete li rodbinu ili prijatelje u susjednim zemljama vlakom? Jeste li mo=BEda biciklist/ica koji/a voli putovati na nekim od navedenih linija i za koje autobusi nisu odr=BEiva alternativa?<br> <br> <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.change.org/petitions/= croatian-railways-reconsider-planned-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-s= ervices">http://www.change.org/petitions/croatian-railways-reconsider-plann= ed-cuts-to-international-passenger-rail-services</a><br> <br> </i></font><font face=3D"Arial Narrow">Hvala lijepa!<br> <br> Pippa Gallop, World Carfree Network</font><br> <br> <pre class=3D"moz-signature" cols=3D"72">--=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D Pippa Gallop Research Co-ordinator CEE Bankwatch Network <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.bankwatch.org">http:/= /www.bankwatch.org</a> Skype: pippa.gallop c/o Zelena akcija Frankopanska 1 pp.952 10 000 Zagreb Hrvatska/Croatia ----------------------------=20 </pre> </body> </html> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google<br /> Groups "World Carfree Network" group.<br /> To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected]<br /> Replies are sent to the author of the message.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br /> carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected]<br /> For more options, visit this group at<br /> <a href=3D"http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den">= http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den</a> --------------060802010209010809020706--