Less than 20% of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) corridors are equipped with the European Train Control System (ETCS), warns the think-tank Transport & Environment in a report published on Monday 23 June.
What’s more, the average speed of rail lines often remains low, with eight Member States achieving a maximum speed of just 80 km/h on the majority of their lines, well below the 160 km/h target set for the TEN-T.
T&E therefore recommends implementing the European Rail...