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November 15, 2018 | Africa

Morocco inaugurates Africa’s first high-speed line

KING Mohammed VI of Morocco and French president Mr Emmanuel Macron attended a ceremony in Tangiers on November 15 to inaugurate Africa’s first high-speed line.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

EPF and AllRail call for mandatory missed connection protection

THE European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) and the European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, are calling for mandatory missed connection protection for passengers in the European Union.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

UIC launches Sherpa anti-terrorism research project

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) held the inaugural meeting in Paris on November 13 of the one-year Sherpa research project to improve the protection of trains and stations against terrorist attacks.

November 13, 2018 | Signalling

Indra and Siemens to develop traffic control and management system for Spanish network

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a joint venture (JV) between Siemens Mobility and Indra a contract to develop the new Sitra+ traffic control and management system for the Spanish network, which will cover operations on conventional, narrow-gauge and high-speed lines.

November 12, 2018 | Financial

DB calls for €4.9bn investment to improve punctuality

GERMAN Rail (DB) is reportedly calling for a €4.9bn investment by the federal government to reduce delays and cancellations, which are hurting passenger satisfaction.

November 12, 2018 | High-speed

Renfe to delay EVA low-fare HS service - reports

THE launch of EVA, the low-fares high-speed service announced by Spanish passenger operator Renfe in February and was due to launch in January 2019, has reportedly been delayed.

November 7, 2018 | Financial

Strong growth for Eurostar in third quarter

EUROSTAR reported a positive performance and record sales revenues in its third quarter results released on November 7, with passenger numbers up 12% from to 2.69 million to 3 million compared with the previous year, and sales revenues up 17% from £211m in the same period in 2017 to £247m in 2018.

November 5, 2018 | Signalling

ICE 4 receives German ETCS approval

GERMANY's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) has approved the ICE 4 high-speed train fleet for operation with ETCS in Germany, allowing German Rail (DB) to begin passenger service with the train on the Berlin - Munich route, which is equipped with the system, when it changes its timetable on December 9.

November 2, 2018 | Infrastructure

Talgo shortlists two sites for British rolling stock plant

TALGO has announced the two locations shortlisted as potential sites for its proposed British rolling stock plant.

October 31, 2018 | Freight

Italian high-speed rail freight service ready for launch

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) subsidiary Mercitalia unveiled its new Mercitalia Fast high-speed rail freight service at an event at the company’s Caserta Marcianise terminal north of Naples on October 29.

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