27/01/2017 (Agence Europe) – New legislation is on the cards to tackle noisy rail freight in the first half of 2018, announced Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc at a symposium on competition in the rail sector, held in Berlin on Thursday 2 January. It was no accident that the announcement was made in Berlin because Germany is particularly active on this question (see EUROPE 11359). A close European source says that Germany is even considering banning rail wagons that fail to comply...