Czech open access train operators make the running as market starts to move ahead of next EU steps

Leo’s new trains were on show at Innotrans.

Leo’s new trains were on show at Innotrans.

Open access train companies are beginning to play a bigger role across the European Rail Network, which could have significant longer term implications for both the passenger market and the EU’s evolving framework for its liberalisation.

The pace of innovation is not even, and whilst some countries are hardly at first base in facilitating real competition the Czech Republic is an example of some  lively activity.

While the majority of services in the Czech Republic are still run by...