Railways

News: Nature sites at risk from EU transport projects

Over a thousand protected nature areas in Europe are under serious threat from high-profile EU-funded transport infrastructure projects according to a new report by BirdLife International, RSPB and other environmental groups [1], which was presented in the European Parliament today.

May 13, 2008 | Infrastructure | Lorries & Road Freight | Railways

News: 13/05/2008 - Transport and Natura 2000

On 13 May 2008 at the European Parliament in Brussels, T&E together with BirdLife International, CEE Bankwatch and EEB launched a groundbreaking report on unifying EU transport and nature conservation policy.

April 23, 2008 | Events | Infrastructure | Lorries & Road Freight | Railways

News: Traffic noise bad for your health

More evidence has emerged about the damage traffic noise can do to people’s health.

March 12, 2008 | Aviation | Cars | Noise | Railways | T&E Bulletin

Publications: Traffic Noise Reduction in Europe

Health effects, social costs and technical and policy options to reduce road and rail traffic noise. Report commissioned by T&E from CE Delft.

February 28, 2008 | Cars | Noise | Public & Urban | Railways | Lorries & Road Freight

Publications: Can you hear us? - Why it is finally time for the EU to tackle the problem of traffic noise

In this brochure, T&E sets out the problem of traffic noise and what can be gained by seriously tackling it, and recommends the best course of action for the EU to adopt in drafting a new set of tighter noise standards.

February 28, 2008 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | Railways | Public & Urban

News: 50,000 heart deaths a year caused by traffic noise

Close to half of all Europeans are regularly exposed to traffic noise levels that are potentially dangerous to health, a new study has found.

February 28, 2008 | Cars | Lorries & Road Freight | Noise | Press Releases | Railways

Publications: Rail noise abatement measures: response to the EU public consultation

Rail noise abatement measures: response to the EU public consultation

July 31, 2007 | Noise | Railways

Publications: 06/2000 T&E paper on rail policy

T&E outlines its approach to rail policy.

September 25, 2003 | Railways

Publications: 06/2001 Rail and road transport - Trans-Alpine freight policy

Bringing the Trans-Alpine freight policy o­n railtrack: three countries, o­ne problem, o­ne common policy required.
This document is also available in German, French, Italian and Spanish.

September 25, 2003 | Lorries & Road Freight | Railways

Publications: 12/2001 - Rail infrastructure package and sustainable freight transport (T&E 01/04)

Conference Proceedings: European conference “Opportunities of the rail infrastructure package for a sustainable freight transport”. By Markus Liechti & Marc García, December 2001.
Espanol.

July 28, 2003 | Lorries & Road Freight | Railways