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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9475

25 July 2007
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 29
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport
Introduction of “mega-trucks” is counter to principle of modal shift, rail sector says

Brussels, 24/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a brochure published on 20 July this year, the European rail transport associations (UIC, CER, EIM, UIRR, UNIFE and ERFA) jointly denounce the dangers that authorisation of 25 m or 60 tonne “mega-trucks” could have for Europe. Representatives of the rail sector, who refer to studies carried out by independent organisations (results of these studies are given in the brochure and may be consulted on the website for each association), consider that...

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