EURO CAREX : Cargo Rail Express

Major steps

2006

  • 8th February: Creation of the Roissy Cargo Rail Express association
  • February - April: Work in preparation for the study launch
  • 6th April: Meeting at Roissy en France with Christian Estrosi, French Minister for Regional Planning, followed by a letter of support
  • 2nd May: Letter of support from Jacques Barrot, European Commissioner for Transport
  • 21st June: Press conference to announce that the engineering consultancy Elcimaï conseil and Sigma conseil have been chosen for the feasibility study for approx. € 200,000 (incl. VAT).
  • 27th June: Meeting in Brussels with the European Commissioner for Transport
  • 20th September: Letter of support from the Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Development
  • 20th October: Letter from the European Investment Bank
  • 8th November: Meeting in Brussels with the European Commission's Director-General for Transport and Energy and the Representative of the Mayor of London
  • 13th November: Meeting at Matignon
  • 22nd November: Final feasibility study report
  • 8th December: Press conference to present the feasibility study conclusions