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Meeting with Jon Worth / #CrossBorderRail

[Translate to English:] Mitarbeiter des Forschungsbereichs mit Jon Worth und Frau Leonore Gewessler

On Wednesday 20 July 2022, some staff members of the Research Unit had the opportunity to discuss cross-border rail transport and possible joint research cooperation with Jon Worth, a policy advisor and founder of the Trains for Europe campaign. Mr Worth travels the borders of all EU countries by train (or bridges gaps with his folding bike) and documents this on his website (https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu, opens an external URL in a new window) as well as on social media such as Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonworth, opens an external URL in a new window or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonwortheu/, opens an external URL in a new window. In the course of the meeting at Vienna Central Station, there was also a photo opportunity with Ms Leonore Gewessler, BA (Federal Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology).

This meeting was also mentioned in the Tagesspiegel backgrounder "Transport and Smart Mobility" (https://background.tagesspiegel.de/mobilitaet/jon-worth, opens an external URL in a new window).