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March 25, 2020 | Main line

Belgium introduces emergency timetable following staffing shortages

BELGIAN national passenger operator SNCB, infrastructure manager Infrabel and the Belgium government have introduced an emergency timetable to ensure services remain available for essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic.

March 25, 2020 | Policy

EC approves public financing of Denmark - Germany road-rail tunnel

THE European Commission (EC) has found the public financing model proposed by Denmark for the road-rail Fehmarn Belt coast-to-coast tunnel between Denmark and Germany is in line with EU state aid rules.

March 25, 2020 | Fleet

Transitio exercises call for 30 trains from CAF

SWEDISH vehicle leasing company Transitio has announced it will order 30 trains from CAF, with an option for an additional 34 vehicles. The contract is worth SKr 6.5bn ($US 638.1m), with delivery scheduled to commence at the end of 2022.

March 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

China resumes work on rail construction projects

CHINA has reportedly resumed work on all rail construction projects outside Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak.

March 24, 2020 | Infrastructure

EU approves €1.4bn for infrastructure projects

THE European Commission (EC) has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4bn for 14 large infrastructure projects in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain.

March 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Vossloh awarded UAE Package 2A turnouts and fasteners contract

A joint venture between China State Construction Engineering Corp and South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction has awarded Vossloh a contract to supply turnouts and rail fasteners for Stage 2 of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) rail project.

March 23, 2020 | Main line

Australian luxury passenger services suspended

AUSTRALIAN private operator Journey Beyond, which runs the The Ghan and The Indian Pacific luxury long-distance rail services, has announced an immediate temporary suspension of all trains.

March 23, 2020 | Asia

India shuts down passenger rail network until March 31

ALL passenger rail services operated by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway ceased operation at midnight on March 22.

March 23, 2020 | Policy

English passenger rail franchises suspended for six months

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has switched all English passenger rail franchises into management contracts for six months to prevent operators becoming insolvent.

March 20, 2020 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia to halt all public transport for 14 days

SAUDI Arabia says all public transport services will shut down with effect from 06.00 on March 21 in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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