With an increasing number of European citizens on the move, efficient and seamless intermodal transport is an ideal and environmentally-friendly mobility solution. That being the case, ECF and its members have for many years been lobbying for...
During the summer, the Italian cycling advocates at FIAB wrote to the Minister for Transport Danilo Toninelli, calling for a future-proof upgrade of the national trains to make them compatible with a growing trend in mobility: inter-modality. And he...
On the 15th of November 2018, the European Parliament supported the development of intermodal transportation by backing a proposal that will entitle passengers to take bicycles on board all trains. This includes high-speed, long-distance, cross-...
On Tuesday 9th October, the members of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee voted to support a proposal to introduce a minimum of eight bicycle spaces on all new and refurbished European trains. If, as expected, the...
German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) is setting a welcome precedent in Europe by integrating designated spaces for eight bicycles in all their new long-distance high speed trains. After having been tested for 14 months, the ICE 4 entered into...
During last month’s Velo-city conference in the Netherlands, an unusual event was organised to spread the word about the excellent examples the Dutch set in combined bike and train journeys. Over 20 journalists from around the world...
It is possible to get more people to use long-distance and international rail services and thereby help to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in EU – and it only takes seven simple steps. Today, on the 13th March 2017, European Cycling...
On Tuesday 11th October 2016 the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) jointly organised a Cycle and Train Workshop at the CER’s offices in Brussels. The focus of the workshop...
The Dutch government will provide 40 million Euro of funding for bicycle parking at train stations. Provinces and municipalities will add the same amount of money. The total amount of 80 million Euros will be enough to solve the biggest problems...
After Deutsche Bahn (DB) announced earlier this year that its new ICE-4 generation trains will allow 8 complete bicycles on board, there is more good news from the bike-and-train world, and this time it is coming from the Netherlands. Dutch Railways...
On Monday 13th June 2016, Dr. Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) welcomed Dr. Bernhard Ensink, Secretary General of the European Cyclists Federation (ECF) to the CER’s office in...
Tourism is the third biggest industry in the EU and one of the driving forces of the European economy. It creates jobs, regional development and growth. Sustainable tourism – such as long-distance cycling- can deliver a significant return on...
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