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July 3, 2020 | Main line

Salzburg - Vienna flights cancelled in favour of rail

AUSTRIAN Airlines will cancel its flights between Salzburg and Vienna from July 20, instead partnering with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to increase the number of RailJet services designated as AIRail services between Salzburg Main Station and Vienna Airport from three to 31.

July 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tunnel dispute delays Japanese maglev project

THE Tokyo - Osaka Chuo Shinkansen maglev project is facing costly delays due to a dispute with the Shizuoka prefectural governor over the line’s ecological impact. Central Japanese Railway (JR Central), the company constructing the railway, had originally set the end of June as a deadline to resolve the issue.

July 3, 2020 | Financial

Trafikverket appoints Lloyd’s Register for assessment contract

ENGINEERING consultancy firm Lloyd’s Register has announced a SKr 28m ($US 3m) framework agreement with Sweden’s Transport Administration (Trafikverket), to provide third party assessment services for the country’s rail network.

July 3, 2020 | Financial

CN announces investments in Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) has announced a $C 765m ($US 563.6m) investment for the improvement and maintenance of infrastructure in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia and Nova Scotia for this year.

July 3, 2020 | Main line

Victoria state government provides $A 9m to continue Overland services

THE Australian state government of Victoria has announced it will provide $A 3m ($US 2m) a year over three years to ensure the continued operation of The Overland passenger service between Melbourne and Adelaide.

July 2, 2020 | Main line

Indian Railways invites private partners to operate passenger services

INDIAN Railways (IR) has invited the private sector to participate in the operation of passenger services, issuing a tender to operate 109 origin destination (OD) services using 151 new trains.

July 2, 2020 | Fleet

DB introduces shorter, refurbished ICE 1 trains

GERMAN Rail (DB) began use of its 48 newly-refurbished and shortened ICE 1 trains on the Hamburg - Frankfurt route in mid-June. Plans for the €320m refurbishment were announced in 2018 and will enable DB to use the trains for another decade, with the option to refurbish an additional 10 sets.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Britain releases guidance for post-Brexit operation

THE British government has issued a baseline guidance for domestic and cross-border operation following the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1 2021.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Germany commits to increasing passenger and freight on rail

GERMANY has committed to doubling rail passenger numbers by 2030 and increasing rail’s share of freight from 19% to at least 25% by 2030.

July 1, 2020 | Asia

China opens Shanghai - Nantong railway

CHINA’s Shanghai - Suzhou - Nantong (Tonghu) railway launched daily services on July 1, six years after construction began.

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