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June 4, 2020 | Africa

Prasa administrator appoints new management team

THE administrator of Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Mr Bongisizwe Mpondo, has appointed five people to fill senior positions at Prasa.

June 3, 2020 | Freight

NS restructures following CSO Scheib’s departure

NORFOLK Southern’s chief strategy officer, Mr John Scheib, left the US Class 1 railway on June 1, prompting several “organisational enhancements” at the railway.

June 3, 2020 | Locomotives

TMH delivers 40 diesel freight locomotives to RZD

TRANSMASHHOLDING subsidiary Bryansk Engineering Plant (BMZ) has completed an order for 40 2TE25KM diesel freight locomotives from Russian Railways (RZD).

June 3, 2020 | Freight

Lineas steps up services to carry displaced Rhine barge traffic

PRIVATE rail freight operator Lineas will start running more freight trains on June 15 to carry River Rhine barge traffic halted by low water levels.

June 3, 2020 | Policy

UIC, UITP and Unife: place public transport at the centre of post Covid-19 world

THE International Union of Railways (UIC), the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), and the European Rail Industry Association (Unife) have issued a joint statement urging European decision makers to place public transport at the centre of the new world that will emerge in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

June 3, 2020 | High-speed

Malaysia and Singapore agree further delay to HS project

THE governments of Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to extend the suspension of the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high-speed project until December 31.

June 3, 2020 | Metros

Ningbo opens 5.1km Line 2 phase 2

NINGBO Rail Transit opened the 5.1km metro Line 2 phase 2 on May 30, taking the total line length to 34km with 25 stations.

June 3, 2020 | Light Rail

VR goes digital in search for LRV drivers

FINNISH national operator VR has turned to online webinars in its search for LRV drivers, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt meetings.

June 2, 2020 | Financial

Keolis CEO Patrick Jeantet dismissed by supervisory board

THE supervisory board of Keolis has dismissed its CEO, Mr Patrick Jeantet, after four months in the job, following “significant strategic differences”.

June 2, 2020 | Technology

GTR and Siemens use train weight to monitor passenger numbers

BRITISH operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs the Thameslink and Great Northern franchises, has partnered with Siemens to operate a system that uses train loading data based on weight to monitor passenger numbers on services.

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