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January 8, 2020 | High-speed

SŽDC releases design tender for high-speed line

THE Czech Republic’s infrastructure manager SŽDC has published a tender to prepare documentation to apply for planning permission to construct the 23km Prague-Běchovice - Poříčany section of the planned Prague - Brno high-speed line.

January 7, 2020 | Financial

South Western Railway on the brink after reporting £137m loss

BRITISH franchisee South Western Railway (SWR), a joint venture of First Group (70%) and MTR (30%), is on the brink of collapse after it reported a loss of £137m in its financial results up to March 31 2019.

January 7, 2020 | Financial

ORR reduces increase in British high-speed access charges

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has cut the proposed increase in track access charges requested by HS1 by 32% or £12.3m per year.

January 7, 2020 | Policy

Pavel Spilka to replace Peter Köhler as Leo Express CEO

MR Pavel Spilka has been appointed as the new CEO of Czech-based open-access operator Leo Express, with the current CEO, Mr Peter Köhler, continuing to sit on the board of directors.

January 7, 2020 | Policy

Rüdiger Grube appointed chairman of Vossloh supervisory board

VOSSLOH’s supervisory board and executive board agreed on January 7 to apply for a court appointment of Prof Dr Rüdiger Grube as a new member of the company’s supervisory board, with Grube set to take over as chairman of the board following his appointment.

January 7, 2020 | Policy

Rail Baltica updates processes following audit results

THE Rail Baltica (RB) joint venture has responded to the results of a joint audit undertaken following the resignation of former CEO Ms Baiba Rubesa in September 2018, which highlighted both scheduling and budgeting risks for the cross-border project, saying that the targeted completion date of 2026 remains possible.

January 7, 2020 | Fleet

ÖBB to procure new EMUs

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has announced plans to purchase 39 single-deck EMUs, including 11 75m-long sets and 28 100m-long sets, following a market investigation launched in November last year.

January 7, 2020 | Fleet

MÁV-Start signs contract for final Stadler Kiss EMUs

HUNGARIAN national passenger operator MÁV-Start and Stadler have signed a contract worth €313m for 21 additional Kiss EMUs, under a framework agreement signed in April 2017 for 40 double-deck EMUs.

January 6, 2020 | Light Rail

Dresden presents new LRV mock-up

DRESDEN Transport Authority (DVB) has presented a full-sized mock-up of the new generation LRVs which were ordered from Bombardier in August last year.

January 6, 2020 | Technology

US railway air rights service launched

SKYRIGHTS Holdings, United States, has launched a new service aimed at encouraging US Class 1 railways to monetise the air rights above their tracks for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications.

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