Re: WCN open letter to EC on international rail cuts

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RAIL CUTS CAMPAIGN UPDATE


Dear carfree choosers,

With regard to our campaign highlighting cuts and other problems affecting =
international rail travel in Europe, WCN has just received a reply from Jea=
n-Eric Paquet, Director of 'European mobility network' at DG-MOVE, the Euro=
pean Commission's transport department. You can read it here:

http://worldcarfree.net/press/EC_WCN_rail_cuts_response_130131.pdf

As this does not adequately address our concerns, we will now consider how =
best to respond and step up the campaign. In the meantime we'd like you to =
share your own thoughts with us via this discussion group!

	* How have you been affected by cuts, poor connections and/or ticketing pr=
oblems?
	* Are there any issues we haven't covered in the letter or its appendices?
	* Do you have ideas for taking this campaign to the next level, based on t=
he Commission's response so far?
As well as in the two European Voice articles mentioned by Pippa, the campa=
ign has also been covered in the February issue of Railway Gazette Internat=
ional, read by railway industry managers across Europe. We have also establ=
ished contact with the European Passengers Federation, whosenational member=
s are more likely to help us if you contact them in your own language!

We'll be in touch again soon,

Best regards,

Simon and Pippa.
=A0


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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: +44 (0) 7769 511666

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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>RAIL CUTS CAMPAIGN UP=
DATE<br></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333p=
x; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; =
font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; backgrou=
nd-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Dear carfree choosers,</s=
pan></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-fam=
ily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style:=
 normal;"><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px=
; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; f=
ont-style: normal;">With regard to our campaign highlighting cuts and other=
 problems affecting international rail travel in Europe, WCN has just recei=
ved
 a reply from Jean-Eric Paquet, Director of 'European mobility network' at =
DG-MOVE, the European Commission's transport department. You can read it he=
re:<br><span></span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13.=
3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-color: transpar=
ent; font-style: normal;"><span>http://worldcarfree.net/press/EC_WCN_rail_c=
uts_response_130131.pdf<br></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr">As this does not a=
dequately address our concerns, we will now consider how best to respond an=
d step up the campaign. In the meantime we'd like you to share your own tho=
ughts with us via this discussion group!<br><ul dir=3D"ltr"><li>How have yo=
u been affected by cuts, poor connections and/or ticketing problems?</li><l=
i>Are there any issues we haven't covered in the letter or its appendices?<=
/li><li>Do you have ideas for taking this campaign to the next level, based=
 on the Commission's response so far?</li></ul><div style=3D"color: rgb(0,
 0, 0); font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; back=
ground-color: transparent; font-style: normal;" dir=3D"ltr">As well as in t=
he two European Voice articles mentioned by Pippa, the campaign has also be=
en covered in the February issue of Railway Gazette International, read by =
railway industry managers across Europe. We have also established contact w=
ith the European Passengers Federation, whose <a href=3D"http://www.epf.eu/=
en/members.html">national members</a> are more likely to help us if you con=
tact them in your own language!<br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);=
 font-size: 13.3333px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; background-=
color: transparent; font-style: normal;" dir=3D"ltr"><span></span></div>We'=
ll be in touch again soon,<br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Simon and Pippa.<br>=
&nbsp;<br><div><hr id=3D"yiv1218748103stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2012 0=
7:34:02 +0000<br>From: [email protected]<br>Subject: [carfree_network]
 WCN open letter to EC on international rail cuts<br>To: carfree_network@go=
oglegroups.com<br>CC: [email protected]<br><br><div style=3D"color:#00=
0;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:=
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e:10pt;"><div id=3D"yiv1218748103ecxyiv1428171551"><div id=3D"yiv1218748103=
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iv1218748103ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86">Berlin, 7 Decemb=
er 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"yiv1218=
748103ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"><span id=3D"yiv1218748=
103ecxyiv1527507296yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"><span id=3D"yiv1218748103=
ecxyiv1527507296yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"><span id=3D"yiv1218748103ecx=
yiv1527507296yui_3_7_2_18_1354023400631_86"></span></span></span><br><br>Th=
e 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"yiv1218748103ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_29_1354697=
742972_76"></span><span id=3D"yiv1218748103ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_18_135=
4023400631_86"><br>Best regards,<br><br>Simon Field.<br>World Carfree Netwo=
rk<br><span id=3D"yiv1218748103ecxyiv1428171551yui_3_7_2_29_1354697742972_6=
7" style=3D"color:rgb(115, 115, 115);">=3D=3D=3D<br>http://www.worldcarfree=
.net<br>Skype: sdfield<br>Tel: +44 (0) 7769 511666</span></span></div></div=
></div></div></div></div></div>

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