RE: WCN open letter to EC on international rail cuts

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ciao,

Excellent letter and appropriate reaction on behalf of WCN !.

This Saturday morning on 8th of December first snow arrived to Belgrade, bu=
t the last train departed from Belgrade railway=20
station towards Sarajevo.=20
Small group, just 6 of us from new founded "Association Fans of Railway" ga=
thered at the train station to organize a farewell=20
party for the last direct train to Bosnia.=20

http://www.facebook.com/groups/319673298127013/

There is a short video showing that there was only one wagon attached to th=
e electric engine.  =20
   =20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=3Dplayer_embedded&v=3DcJk16JzyefY

There was not too much passengers and they were not interested to talk with=
 some of us who entered to check how does
the wagon look like. It was cold and heating was still not working. Driver =
and conductor were more friendly and were
commenting  together with them the new time table and international train c=
uts.

There is official announcement at the web site of "Serbian Railways", but i=
t's written only in Serbian language.
=20
http://www.zeleznicesrbije.com/system/sr-latin/home/newsplus/viewsingle/_pa=
rams/newsplus_news_id/38118.html

At the end there is not that much publicity given at the local press about =
these changes, except the story about high price for
usage of Croatian Railway infrastructure that our State Railway Company has=
 to pay.=20

All the best,

Member organization of WCN
=20
Yugo Cycling Campaign

 =20
Milan Boric


=20
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 07:34:02 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: [carfree_network] WCN open letter to EC on international rail cuts
To: carfree_network-/[email protected]
CC: [email protected]

Berlin, 7 December 2012.

As
 new rail timetables come into effect across Europe this Sunday, the=20
World Carfree Network has issued an open letter to the=20
European Commission warning of the increasingly drastic cuts to EU=20
cross-border passenger rail services, and calling for immediate action=20
to maximise rail's potential and reach the EU's own transport and=20
climate policy goals.

This weekend all direct trains between=20
Barcelona and Milan and Zurich, Bucharest and Belgrade, and Brussels and
 The Hague will be lost, while severe cuts will affect other=20
international routes to/from: Belgium (23 trains), Bosnia (all except 2=20
to Croatia cut), Croatia (34 out of 56
 international trains cut or part-cut) and Serbia (14 out of 24=20
international trains to other capital cities cut).

These new=20
blows to cross-border rail come on top of cuts in recent years that=20
have already seen the loss of all international passenger trains to and=20
from Greece, together with all direct trains =96 among others =96 from=20
Brussels to Berlin, Venice to Budapest, Verona to Berlin and Hamburg,=20
Vilnius to Riga and Tallinn, and Paris to Vienna.

The World=20
Carfree Network is calling on the European Commission to implement ten=20
measures to maximise the potential of rail. These include interventions=20
to ensure the better coordination of timetables and ticketing, as well=20
as strategic policy changes such as acceleration of the introduction of roa=
d
 user charging, and an urgent review of the liberalisation legislation that=
 has led to increased costs for operators of cross-border rail services.

More information can be found in the attached press
 release.The open letter, complete with detailed appendices, is available f=
or download here:
http://worldcarfree.net/press/WCN_rail_cuts_letter_EC_FINAL_121207.pdf
Best regards,

Simon Field.
World Carfree Network
=3D=3D=3D
http://www.worldcarfree.net
Skype: sdfield
Tel: +49 (0) 30 5446 5028



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<br>ciao,<br><br>Excellent letter and appropriate reaction on behalf of WCN=
 !.<br><br>This Saturday morning on 8th of December first snow arrived to B=
elgrade, but the last train departed from Belgrade railway <br>station towa=
rds Sarajevo. <br>Small group, just 6 of us from new <span id=3D"result_box=
" class=3D"short_text" lang=3D"en"><span class=3D"hps">founded "Association=
 Fans of</span> <span class=3D"hps">Railway"</span></span> gathered at the =
train station to organize a farewell <br>party for the last direct train to=
 Bosnia. <br><br>http://www.facebook.com/groups/319673298127013/<br><br>The=
re is a short video showing that there was only one wagon attached to the e=
lectric engine. &nbsp; <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?f=
eature=3Dplayer_embedded&amp;v=3DcJk16JzyefY<br><br>There was not too much =
passengers and they were not interested to talk with some of us who entered=
 to check how does<br>the wagon look like. It was cold and heating was stil=
l not working. Driver and conductor were more friendly and were<br>commenti=
ng&nbsp; together with them the new time table and international train cuts=
.<br><br>There is official announcement at the web site of "Serbian Railway=
s", but it's written only in Serbian language.<br>&nbsp;<br>http://www.zele=
znicesrbije.com/system/sr-latin/home/newsplus/viewsingle/_params/newsplus_n=
ews_id/38118.html<br><br>At the end there is not that much publicity given =
at the local press about these changes, except the story about high price f=
or<br>usage of Croatian Railway infrastructure that our State Railway Compa=
ny has to pay. <br><br>All the best,<br><br>Member organization of WCN<br>&=
nbsp;<br>Yugo Cycling Campaign<br><br>&nbsp; <br>Milan Boric<br><br><br>&nb=
sp;<br><div><div id=3D"SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">D=
ate: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 07:34:02 +0000<br>From: [email protected]<br>Subj=
ect: [carfree_network] WCN open letter to EC on international rail cuts<br>=
To: carfree_network-/[email protected]<br>CC: [email protected]<br><br><=
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Berlin, 7 December 2012.<br><br>As
 new rail timetables come into effect across Europe this Sunday, the=20
World Carfree Network has issued an open letter to the=20
European Commission warning of the increasingly drastic cuts to EU=20
cross-border passenger rail services, and calling for immediate action=20
to maximise rail's potential and reach the EU's own transport and=20
climate policy goals.<br><br>This weekend all direct trains between=20
Barcelona and Milan and Zurich, Bucharest and Belgrade, and Brussels and
 The Hague will be lost, while severe cuts will affect other=20
international routes to/from: Belgium (23 trains), Bosnia (all except 2=20
to Croatia cut), Croatia (34 out of 56
 international trains cut or part-cut) and Serbia (14 out of 24=20
international trains to other capital cities cut).<br><br>These new=20
blows to cross-border rail come on top of cuts in recent years that=20
have already seen the loss of all international passenger trains to and=20
from Greece, together with all direct trains =96 among others =96 from=20
Brussels to Berlin, Venice to Budapest, Verona to Berlin and Hamburg,=20
Vilnius to Riga and Tallinn, and Paris to Vienna.</span><span id=3D"ecxyiv1=
428171551yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"><span id=3D"ecxyiv1527507296yui_3_7=
_2_18_1354023400631_86"><span id=3D"ecxyiv1527507296yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400=
631_86"><span id=3D"ecxyiv1527507296yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"></span><=
/span></span><br><br>The World=20
Carfree Network is calling on the European Commission to implement ten=20
measures to maximise the potential of rail. These include interventions=20
to ensure the better coordination of timetables and ticketing, as well=20
as strategic policy changes such as acceleration of the introduction of roa=
d
 user charging, and an urgent review of the liberalisation legislation that=
 has led to increased costs for operators of cross-border rail services.<br=
><br>More information can be found in the attached press
 release.The open letter, complete with detailed appendices, is available f=
or download here:<br>http://worldcarfree.net/press/WCN_rail_cuts_letter_EC_=
FINAL_121207.pdf<br id=3D"ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_29_1354697742972_76"></=
span><span id=3D"ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"><br>Best re=
gards,<br><br>Simon Field.<br>World Carfree Network<br><span id=3D"ecxyiv14=
28171551yui_3_7_2_29_1354697742972_67" style=3D"color:rgb(115, 115, 115)">=
=3D=3D=3D<br>http://www.worldcarfree.net<br>Skype: sdfield<br>Tel: +49 (0) =
30 5446 5028</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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