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“We're talking about a very old industry. ... There is a natural resistance to change" (Photo: Gerry Balding)

EU countries to accept new train rules

European transport ministers are expected to agree on new rules for passenger railway services on Thursday (8 October), more than 2 and a half years after the European Commission proposed the rules.

Sources say they are optimistic that the ministers will rally behind a revised version of the Commission's legislation that allows more differences to continue to exist throughout the EU.

Ministers will also discuss whether to change rules concerning railway security, an issue that ca...

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“We're talking about a very old industry. ... There is a natural resistance to change" (Photo: Gerry Balding)

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