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David Briginshaw

David Briginshaw joined IRJ in 1982 as associate editor, and was appointed editor-in-chief in 2001. He has travelled the world extensively interviewing many of the CEOs and senior managers of the world's railways and transit systems which has given him an in-depth knowledge of the global railway industry. David Briginshaw is currently consulting editor and associate publisher of IRJ.

December 2, 2016 | Financial

Genesee & Wyoming completes GRail acquisition

THE Australian subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), United States, has completed the acquisition of Glencore Rail (GRail) for $A 1.14bn ($US 846m) and issued a 49% equity stake in Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) to funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.

December 1, 2016 | Financial

Wabtec completes $US 1.7bn acquisition of Faiveley Transport

WABTEC finally acquired a majority stake in Faiveley Transport on November 30 after completing the purchase of the Faiveley family’s 51% holding. Wabtec plans to launch a tender offer for the remaining public shares this month.

November 30, 2016 | Light Rail

Tampere finalises LRT project deal

THE Finnish City of Tampere has signed an agreement with Pöyry, YIT and VR Track to implement the city’s €238.8m light rail project, with the Finnish government funding 70% of the infrastructure cost.

November 29, 2016 | Europe

SNCF launches 30-minute train delay compensation scheme

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will introduce on December 1 a new online compensation scheme for passengers whose journeys on TGV or inter-city services are delayed by 30 minutes or more.

November 25, 2016 | Policy

German rail industry sets out priorities for next federal government

AHEAD of the German national elections in 2017, the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) and seven other railway associations have put forward three policy initiatives designed to boost rail traffic.

November 24, 2016 | Financial

Final approval for Wabtec acquisition of Faiveley

THE purchase by Wabtec of the Faiveley family stake in its sintered brake material company Faiveley Transport has been granted final approval.

November 23, 2016 | David Briginshaw

Britain needs the sparks to fly again

A combination of poor project management and overengineering which had led to delays and soaring costs on a major British electrification project will seriously undermine the prospects for future main line electrification in Britain, unless urgent action is taken to tackle these deficiencies.

November 21, 2016 | Commuter Rail

Irish Rail launches new Dublin cross-city link

IRISH Rail (IE) introduced a new cross-city passenger service in Dublin on November 21 following the completion of a €13.7m project to upgrade an existing line which was formerly used by freight trains and empty passenger trains.

November 21, 2016 | Main line

Salzburg regional rail concession announced

THE Austrian state of Salzburg has published information in the Official Journal of the European Union detailing a future tender for a concession to operate regional rail services in Salzburg and the neighbouring states of Upper Austria, Tirol and the German state of Bavaria.

November 21, 2016 | Rolling stock

DB Systemtechnik to commission Hitachi ScotRail EMUs

DB Systemtechnik has been awarded a contract by Hitachi Rail Europe to test and commission a fleet of AT200 EMUs being supplied to Abellio Scotrail and which are due to start entering service in autumn 2017.