to enable the creation of an interoperable rail backbone across Europe (coined hereafter as ETCS-Net) enabling the development of new and improved quality rail services that can ultimately heighten the competitive profile of rail transport notably in those market segments of major growth potential — e.g. international freight transport;
i. at gøre det muligt at oprette et interoperabelt hovednet, som dækker Europa (herefter betegnet »ETCS-Net«) og giver mulighed for at udvikle nye og forbedrede kvalitetstogforbindelser, der med tiden kan styrke jernbanetransportens konkurrenceprofil navnlig inden for de markedssegmenter, der udviser stort vækstpotentiale, dvs. international godstransport