Romanian Railway Group, one step away from entering the Greek market

By Emea Riga
The Romanian Railway Group (GFR) enters the Greek market after several years of trials, receiving an operating license from the Greek railway regulatory authority.
GFR has applied to the Railway Regulatory Authority to use two locomotives in Romania on the Greek railway network.
Some approvals and approvals from the Greek Ministry of Transport, which the company has obtained, were required, but approvals from the EU are still awaited, according to the article published by Naftemporiki.
Also, the company is in the process of renting an electric locomotive from the Greek company GAIA OSE, the two companies being negotiated.
According to Naftemporiki, the safety certificate has been renewed by the European Railway Authority (ERA) and includes Romania and Greece as operating areas. GFR is the first railway company in Europe to obtain a single safety certificate that includes more than one Member State.
The Grampet Group, of which GFR is a member, aims to enter the markets of seven other European countries. Thus, after approval by the European Railway Agency (ERA), the group’s entry into Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belgium and the Netherlands is already achievable.