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The railways serve the common good in two decisive ways when compared to transport by road and air: they are more environmentally friendly and safer.
However, this sustainable and ecologically sound alternative to the roads has been wilfully neglected by politicians. This is partly due to the fact that up until the turn of the millennium the railways were not being promoted by a broad alliance. For this reason, the German Pro-Rail Alliance was set up as a non-profit organisation on June 14, 2000. Our aim: To remove barriers to fair competition
The alliance regards itself as a counter balance to the asphalt politics of the mighty road lobby. In spite of the long-term investments made in highway infrastructure, traffic congestion is still a fact of everyday life on the roads, and negatively impacts people lives and the environment. The expected growth in freight transport will only make the situation worse. Our alliance will present alternative, sustainable concepts that will enable us to remain mobile in the future.
The Pro-Rail Alliance is made up of 18 member organisations. They are all united in their goal of increasing the market share of passenger and freight transport for the environmentally friendly and safe railways. We are supported by an alliance of more than 104 supporting members from the railway industry.
The main focus of our railway alliance is to improve the political environment in favour of the railways. In particular we are actively engaged in reducing competitive disadvantages that favour road and air transport, which are much more damaging to the environment. The emphasis here is on events, lobbying and media relations.
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