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November 15, 2018 | Policy

European Parliament adopts rail passenger rights recast

LEGISLATION amending EU rules on rail passenger rights was approved by MEPs at a plenary session of the European Parliament on November 15.

November 14, 2018 | Financial

FirstGroup rail division records revenue growth, decline in operating profit

FIRSTGROUP’s First Rail division generated £1.2bn in revenue in the six months to September 30, up 80.7% from £677.4m in the same period in 2017. Adjusted operating profit was £29.3m compared with £31.1m in 2017, down 5.8%, while the adjusted operating margin dropped from 4.6% to 2.4%.

November 14, 2018 | Fleet

First refurbished SWR class 444 EMU enters service

BRITAIN’s South Western Railway (SWR) put the first of 45 refurbished and reconfigured class 444 Siemens Desiro five-car EMUs back into service on November 14 on the London Waterloo - Southampton - Bournmouth - Weymouth route.

November 14, 2018 | Fleet

Stadler wins contract to standardise MÁV-Start Flirt fleet

STADLER has been awarded a $US 16.7m contract by Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) to upgrade the 60 Flirt EMUs it delivered between 2006 and 2010.

November 14, 2018 | Metros

Planning contract awarded for Budapest metro line 3 extension

HUNGARIAN companies Főmterv and Viköti have been awarded a Forints 3bn ($US 10.5m) contract to develop plans to extend Budapest’s metro line 3 to the north by four stations.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

EPF and AllRail call for mandatory missed connection protection

THE European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) and the European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, are calling for mandatory missed connection protection for passengers in the European Union.

November 13, 2018 | Light Rail

FS and Brescia Mobility present PPP plan for city tram network

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Brescia Mobility presented a project financing proposal through a public-private partnership (PPP) to the Municipality of Brescia for the design, construction, management and operation of a two-line LRT network for the city on October 31.

November 13, 2018 | Europe

UIC launches Sherpa anti-terrorism research project

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) held the inaugural meeting in Paris on November 13 of the one-year Sherpa research project to improve the protection of trains and stations against terrorist attacks.

November 13, 2018 | Signalling

Indra and Siemens to develop traffic control and management system for Spanish network

SPANISH infrastructure manager Adif has awarded a joint venture (JV) between Siemens Mobility and Indra a contract to develop the new Sitra+ traffic control and management system for the Spanish network, which will cover operations on conventional, narrow-gauge and high-speed lines.

November 13, 2018 | Main line

SNCF negotiates €101m deal with carpooling operator BlaBlaCar

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has begun exclusive negotiations with carpooling specialist BlaBlaCar to enable SNCF’s e-commerce platform, Oui.SNCF, to offer train and bus, and train and carpooling services.

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