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September 23, 2019 | Policy

Austrian parliament approves signing of PSO contracts with ÖBB

AUSTRIA’s parliament has given the country’s interim government permission to directly award public service obligation (PSO) contracts worth a total of €11bn to Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

September 23, 2019 | Main line

FlixTrain to launch Stockholm - Gothenburg/Malmö services next year

FLIXTRAIN confirmed on September 23 that it is planning to enter the Swedish market with the aim of launching new services from Stockholm to Gothenburg and Malmö in 2020.

September 23, 2019 | Passenger

Rethinking Amtrak

Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson is intent on reshaping the state-owned passenger railway into an economically-efficient inter-city operator. Kevin Smith examines Amtrak’s plans and the challenges facing the United States’ passenger operator.

September 23, 2019 | Main line

NWB to retain Emscher-Münsterland Network until 2028

FOLLOWING an international tender, Transdev Germany subsidiary North West Railway (NWB) has won a contract to operate the Emscher-Münsterland regional network in North Rhine-Westphalia for seven years from December 2021.

September 20, 2019 | Europe

DB to order 30 high-speed trains as Germany slashes VAT on long-distance rail fares

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on September 20 that it will place an order for 30 high-speed trains and cut the price of inter-city tickets by 10% after the federal government cut VAT on long-distance rail fares from 19% to 7% as part of a broader package of measures to combat climate change.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

Ghana to restore Kojokrom - Tarkwa passenger services

GHANA Railway Company (GRCL) completed a successful test run on the Kojokrom - Tarkwa line on September 17, just over 12 years to the day after passenger operations the line were suspended. Full operations are expected to resume in October.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

British competition authority probes West Coast Partnership franchise award

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation on September 19 into the awarding of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise to First Rail Holdings and Trenitalia UK.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

Schleswig-Holstein to fund Niebüll - Tønder upgrade

THE German state of Schleswig Holstein announced on September 18 that it will fund “the lion’s share” of a project to upgrade the cross-border link between Niebüll and Tønder, Denmark.

September 19, 2019 | Main line

German transport associations call for climate-friendly regulations

TWO German transport organisations have called for regulation changes to reduce emissions in the transport sector.

September 19, 2019 | Signalling

State Railway of Thailand awards Bangkok area ETCS contract

STATE Railway of Thailand (SRT) has awarded a consortium of Thales and River Engineering a contract to install ETCS Level 1 on four lines with 48 stations around Bangkok.

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