EPF member ROVER (NL) tested accessibility of hospitals by public transport

By |September 30th, 2024|

Accessibility to hospitals by public transport needs to be improved in many places. This is the result of a case study research done by ROVER, EPF member organisation, in the Netherlands.

Rover looked at 24 hospitals across the country, examining how easy / difficult it is to reach them by public transport, taking into account aspects such as frequency of […]

EPF’s Interactive Quiz During the EU-Rail Train Event

By |September 30th, 2024|

For those who want to test their knowledge of European rail transport, the quiz is now available online and takes about 5 minutes to complete. Take the quiz here.

On 23. September 2024, EPF embarked on the ‘Europe for Rail’ train for a special journey from Brussels to Berlin that marked the beginning of the InnoTrans 2024 trade fair. This event, […]

FNAUT’s 23rd Congress on Cross-Border Transportation in Mulhouse

By |September 30th, 2024|

EPF’s member organisation, FNAUT, is set to host its 23rd Congress on Cross-Border Transportation from 15 to 17 November 2024 in Mulhouse (Alsace). The event will take place at the Maison de la Région (4 Av. du Général Leclerc, 68100 Mulhouse), bringing together transport to discuss challenges and opportunities in cross-border transportation.

The programme (in French) includes, amongst others:

technical […]

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    Insights from the EU-Rail Train Panel on “How Rail Can Bring More Value for Passengers”

Insights from the EU-Rail Train Panel on “How Rail Can Bring More Value for Passengers”

By |September 30th, 2024|

On 23. September, a special ‘Europe for Rail’ train, organised by Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking members and the European Commission, departed from Brussels to Berlin, marking the beginning of InnoTrans2024! 🌍🚆 EPF took part in one of the panel debates on the train – emphasizing the importance of thinking from the end-users’ point of view in order to make […]

SIGN-AIR workshop with EPF members: Air-rail connectivity & impact on passenger experience

By |August 22nd, 2024|

📅 As part of its Annual Conference in Warschau, EPF organised a SIGN-AIR workshop on 21. June 2024. The workshop lasted 1,5 hours and around 25 EPF member representatives actively participated. The workshop focused on two aspects: air-rail connectivity & impact on passenger experience.

🚀 The SESAR-funded SIGN-AIR project is developing a platform that enables Transport Service Providers (TSPs) to […]

Sabotage Attacks on SNCF High Speed network

By |August 12th, 2024|

In the night of Friday July 26, on both the eve of the official Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris and the holidays big rush weekend, three precise and strategically located sabotage attacks happened on three main high speed routes to South-West, North and East of France. These concerted actions resulted in a sudden chaos impacting some […]

Stranded passengers in stranded trains

By |August 5th, 2024|

On a cold winter evening last December thousands of passengers were stuck on seven busy trains for several hours. Elizabeth Line, Heathrow Express and Great Western Railway services stopped moving after overhead electrical cables were damaged not far out from London’s Paddington station.

The boss of Network Rail, Britain’s national rail infrastructure manager, was a passenger on one of the […]

SHOW Collaborates with Open Summer of Code

By |July 29th, 2024|

As part of the SHOW project’s engagement and co-creation activities, SHOW partners ERTICO and EPF organised an activity with the Belgian-based Open Summer of Code (OSoC) to define a concept for the mobility hub of the future.

About SHOW

SHOW aims to support the deployment of shared, connected and electrified automation in urban transport, to advance sustainable urban mobility.

About OSoC

Open Summer […]

Passenger Information in Stations & Hubs: EPF presentation at UNECE meeting

By |July 15th, 2024|

The group of experts on passenger information in main international stations and hubs held its inaugural meeting at the United Nations in Geneva in July. Christopher Irwin represented EPF and made a presentation on The Passengers’ Perspective. The group was convened at the request of the Rail Working Party, itself a sub-group of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s […]

Increasing security of women in rail – EPF representation at UNECE working party

By |July 15th, 2024|

EPF was represented at a special summer session of the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s Rail Working Party on 18-19. June in Geneva. The event focused on the Security of Vulnerable Rail Users. Bryony Chetwode of TravelWatch SouthWest – one of EPF’s UK members – presented a paper on “Increasing the Security of Women in the Rail Environment”. Bryony […]