Reality 01 – 7 Numbers. One Question

Europe does not lack road assets. It lacks enough practical access from those assets to rail

Reality 02 - The Freight Rate is not the Full Cost

Price tells us what a transport service costs to buy. It does not tell us what the transport task costs the whole system.

Reality 03 - Co2 matters, but.....

Sustainability is bigger than Co2....

Reality 04 - Efficiency loves stability

The challenge is not choosing between specialisation and flexibility. It is knowing where each belongs.

Reality 05 - We Know The Asset

A long-life investment must remain useful even when its first job no longer exists.

Reality 06 - Flexibility is King

FLEXIBILITY CAN SIT BETWEEN THE ASSETS

Reality 07 - One Flexible Network

MODAL SHIFT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ROAD AND RAIL BECOME ONE FLEXIBLE NETWORK