29/09/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission decided on Wednesday 29 September to open a consultation on the phasing out of national rules requiring signals other than reflective plates to indicate the tail of a freight train. With this initiative, the Commission intends to harmonise the rules in force in the EU by January 2026. So far, several specific cases exist within the EU. Belgium, France, Portugal and Spain, for example, require freight trains to have two fixed red lights,...