European Railway Rivalry: Who Will Dominate the High Speed Tracks?
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In this video, we explore the thrilling world of high-speed rail competition among passenger railway carriers across the European Union. Discover how the liberalization of the rail passenger transport segment has led to the emergence of new players, increased choices, and improved services for travelers.
We begin by discussing the legislative framework that has shaped the European rail industry, including the Fourth Railway Package and its technical and market pillars. Learn how these regulations have fostered harmonization, increased interoperability, and opened up domestic and international markets for competition.
Delve into the success stories of pioneering operators like Italo in Italy and Ouigo in France, who have revolutionized the industry with their innovative business models inspired by low-cost airlines. Witness the impact of their competition on market dynamics and the shift from air to rail travel, offering travelers affordable and convenient options.
Explore the Spanish market, where Renfe's avlo and the entry of Ouigo España and iryo have intensified competition, providing travelers with even more choices and attractive fares. Witness the growth of passenger volumes, even during challenging times like the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also discuss the anomaly of Trenitalia's collaboration with Deutsche Bahn in Germany, raising questions about the need for healthy competition and its impact on passengers' benefits.
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See a lot of people talking about DB in the comments, disregarding the fact that, right now, the company that has the best position in all 4 markets talked about is Trenitalia.
I don't mind the competition, but EU should force an open ticketing interface to all of these operators so that the travelling experience is smooth. On top of that some EU ticket scheme where you can combine some different tickets from different companies together would be nice (albeit for a small extra fee) - the point would be to have extra guarantees in case you miss the connecting train due to delays etc.
Sadly privatization will lead to higher prices down the line when they force the state to sell the publicly owned company because corporations dont like to compete against the state.
As someone from Germany, I don't see International cooperation between state railways as hindering competition. It is just that they integrate fares and it is what makes many if the international rail services in Germany possible. DB cooperates with other state railways to run direct trains to all of its neighbors (and Intercity Service to all except Luxembourg) and I see that as a huge win. Without DB/SBB/Trenitalia cooperation, there probably wouldn't be direct trips from Germany to Italy, just like in the previous years
For me, it always seemed quite easy to connect two big cities like Madrid and Barcelona on a Friday afternoon and make a profit. It seems much harder to connect two smaller cities like León and Salamanca at midnight on a Wednesday. In a monopoly, a company could use the profit from one route to finance the other. In a free market, it would be a sensible decision to cut connections to smaller cities and limit service times. I don't know if this is really what we want.
In the UK one can see where privatization leads to : Higher prices, lower service to passengers and declining work conditions for the employees. Now in the UK Nationalization of the railways is high on the agenda.
Iryo is also owned by Trenitalia, not only AirNostrum and Globaalvia.
I am just afraid that the privatization of the domestic rail market will see a huge jump in prices compared to what they are now in publicly owned systems. Especially for certain groups(Kids, students, elders,...)
Air Nostrum having a stake in railways makes me wonder if we'll see Ryanrail and Easyrail brands appear anytime soon. If the budget airlines feel threatened by rail, I bet they will want to get in on the act.
Just to clarify on your Spain facts. The Avlo brand by Renfe was actually supposed to be the first brand to be launched after liberalization, in April 2020, but got postponed because of COVID. So it wasn’t because Ouigo started to eat away Renfe’s market, it all happened way before that. And then both companies launched services in 2021 with a month’s difference, being Ouigo first.
In this video's thumbnail you can see a French Ouigo, a German ICE, a French-Swiss TGV Lyria, a Swiss Giruno and an Italian Frecciarossa.
watching this from a frecciarossa train speeding through italy like a boss
I’m not really sold on the private railway idea.
There is one very big Problem with this, that does not get talked about enough: What happens if one competitor defaults, who might be the only one currently operating a route?
The thing with open access is that the new operators all huddle alongside the most profitable routes to the detriment of the national operator, leading to them cutting down even more on regional or feeder routes and leading to an even worse transportation landscape for people living outside of the big cities/main corridors.
this was a very cool one, thanks!
Great question and an even better answer you gave us through the video... thanks for a well covered topic... 😉👍
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Renfe also started offering services in France this summer and are expanding them by March 2024.
Open access is great, as long as there are still publically-operated offering, but--that said--I really hope we see the Frecciarossa 1000s become more prevalent throughout Europe. They're by far the best trains currently operating within Spain (and I say this as an avid Patonista), but there's often so much tied up in rolling stock purchases that I fear will get in the way of this.