Such efforts should focus on significant investment in intelligent railway infrastructure to overcome the differences in gauges, signaling and voltage systems and to ensure interoperability and connectivity throughout Europe. Moreover, we need investment in the safety and reliability of railway systems to allow for autonomous monitoring and smart maintenance without causing disruptions.
A truly integrated European railway system that would allow for a cargo container to be sent from the South of Italy to the North of Sweden, or from Finland to Portugal, within 24 hours, not within a week.