CZECH open-access long-distance passenger operator Leo Express announced on June 24 that it has carried more than 400,000 passengers in the six months since the launch of its full timetable on January 18.
ARRIVA has been selected by the municipal government of The Hague to operate a direct open-access service between the Dutch city and Brussels from December 2015.
KING Mohammed VI of Morocco formally launched the modernisation of the 354km Fez – Oujda line on June 19 during a royal visit to the city of Oujda in the northeast of the country.
THE European Commission (EC) has issued a formal request to the French and British governments to enforce European regulations on track access charging for freight and passenger trains in the Channel Tunnel, which have been branded "excessive" by transport commissioner Mr Siim Kallas.
SOUTH Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, the authority which oversees the Sheffield Super Tram network, has awarded Vossloh Rail Vehicles, Spain, a contract to supply seven tram-trains.
THE 2013-14 New South Wales budget has delivered a significant boost for rail projects in the Australian state, with more than $A 6bn ($US 5.7bn) allocated to new public transport and freight investment over the next four years.
PLANS to extend Amtrak California Capitol Corridor services south from San Jose have received a boost after California Transport Commission approved a $US 18.1m investment in track improvements on the line to Salinas.
DURING a meeting in Spiez, Switzerland, last week, the CEOs of Europe's major passenger operators agreed to back a joint project entitled "Full Service Model" which is intended to enhance journey information and simplify the booking process for European train and intermodal journeys.
A cooperation agreement was signed in Zürich on June 14 by the CEO of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Mr Andreas Meyer and Italian State Railways (FS) CEO Mr Mauro Moretti.
BULGARIA and Romania celebrated the completion of a new international rail link across the Danube on June 14 with the opening of the 1.97km bridge between Calafat, Romania, and Vidin, Bulgaria.
