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September 15, 2020 | Financial

SBB records SFr 479m loss as passenger numbers drop

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) has announced a loss of SFr 479m ($US 528.5m) for the first half of 2020, down from a profit of SFr 279m over the same period last year, as the effects of Covid-19 saw passenger numbers drop by a third over the period.

September 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Malaysian government announces East Coast Rail Link realignment

THE Malaysian government has announced plans to realign its Ringgit 44bn ($US 10.57bn) East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, reverting to the project’s original route with minor adjustments south of Kuala Lumpur.

September 11, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB launches passenger trials with hydrogen train

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) launched a hydrogen train into passenger service for the first time on September 11 as it embarks on a 10-week trial with an Alstom Coradia iLint two-car multiple unit.

September 11, 2020 | Main line

13,000km of electrification required plus battery and hydrogen to decarbonise British network

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has released the interim programme business case for its Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS), developed in response to the government’s plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which recommends a rolling programme of electrification across up to 13,000 track-km.

September 11, 2020 | Financial

Divača - Koper track doubling project awarded Cohesion Fund grant

THE European Commission (EC) has awarded an €80m grant through the European Union’s (EU) Cohesion Fund for the construction of a tunnel and two viaducts, as part of a project to track double the line between Divača, in western Slovenia, and the Port of Koper on the northern Adriatic Sea.

September 11, 2020 | Europe

Trafikverket launches tender to operate night trains in Sweden and Denmark

SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has published a tender in the Official Journal of the European Union for a contract to operate international overnight trains from Malmö and Stockholm to the Denmark-Germany border.

September 10, 2020 | News

Network Rail seeks to improve earthwork management following Stonehaven derailment

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail’s (NR) interim report on last month’s fatal derailment at Stonehaven published on September 10 sets out immediate and long-term actions to improve the railway network’s resilience to extreme weather events.

September 10, 2020 | Fleet

Stadler unveils first new Flirt EMU for BLS

THE first of 58 new Mika Flirt EMUs for Swiss railway BLS was unveiled by Stadler at its facility in Erlen, Switzerland on August 9.

September 10, 2020 | Financial

BLS CEO resigns after federal audit exposes accounting flaws

BLS has announced the departure of CEO Mr Bernard Guillelmon, following the results of an audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) released on September 3, which identified flaws in the company’s accounting processes.

September 10, 2020 | Financial

Grand Central cancels planned London - Blackpool service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced that it will not launch its planned London Euston - Blackpool North service due to the economic uncertainty and changed travel habits caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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