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August 13, 2020 | Passenger

Responding to the ‘new normal’

From railway operation and station management to infrastructure maintenance and manufacturing, the entire railway industry has had to adjust to new social distancing protocols introduced to combat the spread of Covid-19. Kevin Smith speaks to a cross-section of the industry to find out how they have adapted.

August 12, 2020 | Main line

Three dead following derailment in Scotland

THREE people have died after the 06.38 ScotRail Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen Street service derailed at Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12.

August 12, 2020 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes decarbonisation policies

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail operators, has submitted a policy proposal to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the decarbonisation of the country’s rail network.

August 12, 2020 | Fleet

CPPK orders seven EMUs for Regional Express project

RUSSIA’s Central Suburban Passenger Company (CPPK) has announced an order for seven 11-car EP2D EMUs from Transmashholding subsidiary Demikhovsky Machine Building Plant (DMZ) for Moscow’s Regional Express project (REKS).

August 12, 2020 | North America

Amtrak collaborates with George Washington University on Covid-19 standards

UNITED States national operator Amtrak has announced a collaboration with the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute) as part of an ongoing effort to improve its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 12, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: KTZ freight up in first seven months; Dellner Bubenzer acquires Romag; SJ announces 2Q operating loss

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary has reported traansporting 143 million tonnes of freight during the first seven months of this year, and a freight turnover of 131.6 billion tonne-km, 4% higher than the same period last year.

August 11, 2020 | Main line

ÖBB to order more Nightjet trains

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has been granted permission by the Austrian federal government to purchase an additional 20 seven-car Nightjet trains plus locomotives for around €500m.

August 11, 2020 | Financial

Adif AV awarded €1.18m grant for regenerative braking project

SPAIN’s high-speed network infrastructure manager Adif AV has been awarded a grant of €1.18m from the country’s Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE) to offset the cost of six reversible traction substations, which are facilitating regenerative braking on Spain's conventional rail network.

August 10, 2020 | North America

Brightline drops Virgin and returns to old name

FLORIDA-based private operator Brightline, which has operated as Virgin Trains USA since 2019, has announced that it will revert to its former name and end its partnership with Virgin Enterprises, following a termination notice delivered on July 29.

August 10, 2020 | Policy

German Covid-19 support scheme approved by European Commission

A €6bn scheme to support Germany’s local and regional public transport operators in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved by the European Commission (EC).

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