International Railway Journal
DURING last week's state visit of Belarusian president Mr Alexander Lukashenko to Beijing, Belarus Railways (BC) signed a contract with China National Electric Import and Export Corporation for 18 additional double-unit electric locomotives from CNR Datong Locomotive Works.
LIQUIDATORS have been appointed to wind up Australian niche railfreight operator El Zorro Transport after the company incurred debts reported to be in excess of $A 10m ($US 9.2m).
CROATIAN transport minister Mr Sinisa Hajdaš Dončič announced on July 22 that he expects the sale of a 75% stake in Croatian Railways (HŽ) railfreight unit HŽ Cargo to be completed within the next month..
STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) is preparing to invite bids for the initial phase of its national track-doubling programme..
POLISH infrastructure manager PKP PLK has rejected a track access request filed by Czech open-access long-distance operator Leo Express due to "formal deficiencies" in the application
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Stadler to deliver eight additional Variobahn trams to Bergen Light Rail in Norway
Stadler has received a €100m contract from the city of Bergen in Norway to deliver eight additional seven-carriage Variobahn trams, extending the existing fleet of 20 vehicles from five to seven carriages.
Services begin through Fremantle rail tunnel in Western Australia
Rail services have been launched in The Fremantle Line Tunnel in Western Australia, marking a major milestone in the Perth City Link Project.
Škoda Transportation wins light rail vehicle order in Bratislava, Slovakia
Škoda Transportation has secured a €39m contract from Bratislava Transport in Slovakia to deliver a fleet of 15 two-way light rail vehicles (LRVs).
Hitachi wins £1.2bn order to supply trains for East Coast Main Line in the UK
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a £1.2bn contract to Hitachi Rail Europe to build additional Hitachi Class 800 series trains to operate on the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
CER - The Voice of European Railways
SAVE THE DATE
Public services and railways:
How can competition benefit passengers?
How can competition benefit passengers?
Tuesday, 3 September 2013 - 11:00-13:00
Co-organised with the European Economic and Social Committee
Rue van Maerlant 2 - 1040 Brussels
VMA building, room VM3
Keynote speech by MEP Isabelle Durant (Greens/EFA, BE)
The Fourth Railway Package is the last legislative proposal aiming at opening up the domestic rail passenger market. It is composed of three pillars addressing the remaining shortcomings of the Single European Railway Area.
This event will focus on the Public Service Obligation (PSO) Regulation reform. Indeed, more than 80% of all EU rail passenger services, addressing the majority of passengers' needs, fall under a PSO.
This debate will bring together three of the main rapporteurs on this dossier: André MORDANT (European Economic and Social Committee, BE), Pascal MANGIN (Committee of the Regions, EPP, FR) and MEP Mathieu GROSCH (EPP, BE), rapporteur for the proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007. Views from all stakeholders will be discussed, from citizens to the business sector, and from the authorities putting the PSO in place to the member states.
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