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The European Commission (EC) has approved a €1.7bn German state aid scheme to support rail freight operators and facilitate the modal shift from road to rail. 

The aim of the scheme is to help rail operators of single and group wagon transport to subsidise high operating costs. In facilitating the shift from road to rail, it aims to promote “a greener means of transport”.

In single wagon load transport, individual wagons or groups of wagons from different consignors are bundled together to form ...

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