The Railway Chronicle: International & UK Railway News Monday 30th September 2013

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MR Christian Kern, CEO of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), has been appointed chairman of the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Managers (CER) for the next two years

EUROSTAR has reached agreement with Netherlands Railways (NS) to launch a service between London and Amsterdam starting in December 2016 as part of a package of measures announced by the Dutch cabinet on September 27

THE European Union's Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld an opinion in March made by advocate general Niilo Jääskinen that train operators cannot be exonerated from their liability for delays even in cases of force majeure such as bad weather.

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Siemens Inspiro metro trains approved to operate in Polish capital
Siemens's new Inspiro metro trains have been certified to operate on the Warsaw Metro system in Poland.

Network Rail begins work on major signalling and training centre
Network Rail has started work on a major signalling and training centre in Basingstoke in the UK to manage large areas of railway in London and the south west.

Alstom and Balfour Beatty Rail JV wins Great Western Main Line signalling contract
Signalling Solutions Limited (SSL), a joint venture formed by Alstom and Balfour Beatty Rail, has secured three signalling system contracts for the Great Western Main Line from UK infrastructure manager Network Rail.