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November 11, 2019 | Financial

Amtrak reports record results for 2019 financial year

ACCORDING to Amtrak’s preliminary results for the 2019 financial year, the US national passenger operator set ridership, revenue and financial performance records towards achieving its goal of breaking even in 2020.

November 11, 2019 | Main line

Austrian court rules in favour of lower access charges

AUSTRIA’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the Austrian rail regulator Schienen-Control must revise its approval of ÖBB Infrastructure’s track access charges for 2011-2017.

November 10, 2019 | Main line

Tender for Riga International Airport Rail Baltica station launched

EUROPEAN Railway Lines (EDL), the body responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica project in Latvia, has announced an international tender to construct the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at Riga International Airport.

November 9, 2019 | Main line

FRA to fund US inter-city rail improvements

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide $US 24m in grant funding in the 2018 and 2019 financial years to initiate, restore, or enhance inter-city passenger rail services.

November 8, 2019 | Fleet

HSTs to transfer from LNER to East Midlands Railway

AN agreement has been reached between East Midlands Railway (EMR), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) to transfer nine 200km/h diesel HST trains from LNER to EMR.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

PKP InterCity could receive 10-year direct award contract under government plans

THE Polish Ministry of Infrastructure has released a draft amendment to the National Transport Plan which includes awarding PKP InterCity a 10-year direct-award operating contract from 2019 worth up to €4.6bn, a major increase compared with the existing €1.1bn 2011-2021 contract PKP InterCity is currently operating under.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

SNCF to increase stake in Westbahn following EMU dispute

SNCF has announced that it will increase its stake in Railholding, the owner of Austrian open-access inter-city operator Westbahn, from 17.4% to 25.1%.

November 7, 2019 | Policy

EU report outlines steps to improve rail industry competitiveness

AN expert group set up by the European Union (EU) following the adoption of a resolution to ensure the European rail supply industry (RSI) remains competitive has released a report outlining measures it says need to be taken by the European Commission (EC), member states and the industry.

November 7, 2019 | Main line

Brightline receives approval for Port Miami station

THE Miami-Dade County Commission has approved plans for Brightline, soon to be Virgin Trains USA, to build a station at PortMiami by the end of 2020. The station will eventually provide a direct connection between the port’s cruise terminals and Brightline’s services to Orlando International Airport.

November 4, 2019 | Fleet

DB starts trial operation of Alstom Coradia Continental EMUs

GERMAN Rail’s regional subsidiary DB Regio started trial operation on November 4 with the first two series ET 1440 Alstom Coradia Continental five-car EMUs for Rhine-Erft Regional Express Line RE8.

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