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June 19, 2019 | Financial

CFL in profit for fifth successive year despite freight losses

LUXEMBOURG Railways (CFL) has reported a net profit of €10m for 2018, the same result as 2017 and the railway’s fifth consecutive profitable annual result.

June 19, 2019 | Freight

Moving mountains in the Land of the Midnight Sun

The heavy-haul line from Luleå and Kiruna in northern Sweden to the Norwegian port of Narvik is a vital export channel for Europe’s largest iron-ore producer LKAB. Keith Barrow looks at how LKAB is working with infrastructure managers Trafikverket and Bane Nor to increase throughput on this Arctic artery.

June 14, 2019 | Freight

Rio Tinto completes rollout of driverless heavy-haul freight system

RIO Tinto has completed the rollout of the $A 940m ($US 648.5m) AutoHaul driverless heavy-haul freight project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

June 14, 2019 | North America

Federal Railroad Administration awards $US 326m in grants

THE United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has announced the recipients of more than $US 326m in grants to fund 45 projects in 29 states under the consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (Crisi) Program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program.

June 14, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Napier - Wairoa line reopens following storm damage

NEW Zealand national operator KiwiRail has officially reopened the Napier to Wairoa section of the Napier - Gisborne line, which closed after a washout severed the line north of Wairoa in 2012.

June 12, 2019 | Freight

Port of Hamburg rail freight volumes on the rise

A total of 11.3 million tonnes of freight was transported by rail between the Port of Hamburg and destinations within Germany and Europe in the first quarter of 2019, a 7.7% increase on the same period last year.

June 11, 2019 | High-speed

Operators resist plans for sharp increase in HS1 access charges

OPERATORS using the High-Speed 1 (HS1) link between London and the Channel Tunnel have reacted with frustration to plans for a significant increase in track access charges on the route.

June 7, 2019 | Asia

RZD studies Nagpur - Secunderabad upgrade

A feasibility study into increasing speeds on India’s 575km Nagpur - Secunderabad line is due to be completed by September, first deputy director general of Russian Railways (RZD), Mr Alexander Misharin, says.

June 7, 2019 | Europe

European Commission study suggests greater role for rail

A study on transport cost internalisation commissioned by the European Commission (EC) has found European railways are more compliant with the principles of ‘user pays’ and ‘polluter pays’ than other motorised modes of transport, for both passengers and freight.

June 6, 2019 | Europe

New European rail freight services announced

TWO new freight services and an agreement to improve direct freight services through central Europe have been announced.

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