On Tuesday 21 May, the European Commission announced that it had authorised a German aid scheme worth €1.7 billion over five years to support certain rail freight operators. The measure will remain open until 2029.
The maximum annual budget is €320 million.
The measure applies to single wagon transport, where individual wagons or sets of wagons from different shippers are grouped together to form a single train.
And, the measure will also support group wagon transport, i.e. where a...