Topic: TACs

Burden on rail freight Dutch track access charges to grow by an average of 4% from 2026

Dutch infrastructure manager (IM) ProRail will raise track access charges (TAC) by an average of four per cent for the period of 2026-2029. The new…
‘TACs in Poland should be reduced by 50 per cent in the next five years’

The Polish Federation of Independent Rail Operators (ZNPK) asked the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure for a gradual reduction of Track Access Charges over the next…
TAC increases across Europe might kill rail freight operators

Track Access Charges (TACs) are on the rise in many European countries. For many rail freight operators this is a massive burden that could threaten…
Changes to UK track access charges system ‘could harm rail’s competitiveness’

Potential changes to how track access charges in the UK are calculated could present a threat to rail’s competitiveness. Rail economics expert Professor Chris Nash…
TACs: ‘Era of charging based only on cost allocation is over’

Track Access Charges expert Justina Hudenko believes the era of charging based only on cost allocation is over. The Chair of LatRailNet, the allocation & charging…