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July 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Tunnel dispute delays Japanese maglev project

THE Tokyo - Osaka Chuo Shinkansen maglev project is facing costly delays due to a dispute with the Shizuoka prefectural governor over the line’s ecological impact. Central Japanese Railway (JR Central), the company constructing the railway, had originally set the end of June as a deadline to resolve the issue.

July 2, 2020 | Policy

CER proposes new EU eco-taxes

THE Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has published new proposals for transport taxes based on ‘user-pays’ and ‘polluter-pays’ principles, which the association hopes will encourage greater use of sustainable transport modes.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Britain releases guidance for post-Brexit operation

THE British government has issued a baseline guidance for domestic and cross-border operation following the end of the Brexit transition period on January 1 2021.

July 1, 2020 | Policy

Germany commits to increasing passenger and freight on rail

GERMANY has committed to doubling rail passenger numbers by 2030 and increasing rail’s share of freight from 19% to at least 25% by 2030.

June 26, 2020 | News

Fourth Railway Package technical pillar transposition deadline extended

THE European Union (EU) has adopted emergency legislation to extend the deadline for member states to transpose the directives of the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package to October 31.

June 26, 2020 | Africa

Kenyan Court of Appeal finds SGR construction contract illegal

THE Kenyan Court of Appeal has found that the Shillings 500bn ($US 4.7bn) construction contract for the country’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) was made illegally.

June 26, 2020 | Policy

Poupart-Lafarge elected Unife chairman

THE European Railway Industry Association (Unife) has elected Alstom chairman and CEO, Mr Henri Poupart-Lafarge, as its new chair during its general assembly, which was held remotely on June 25.

June 26, 2020 | Policy

Completion of TEN-T reliant on member states - Vălean

MEMBER states will need to deliver on their obligations to deliver sections of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) by the 2030 targeted completion data, says European commissioner for transport, Ms Adina-Ioana Vălean.

June 22, 2020 | Europe

Belgian Railways revises plans for government rail pass scheme

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has begun consultations with Mr François Bellot, the federal minister for mobility and transport, to renegotiate the implementation of a proposed government rail pass scheme.

June 18, 2020 | Europe

TEN-T Network unlikely to be completed by 2030, European Court of Auditors finds

THE core Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is not likely to be completed by the 2030 deadline agreed in 2013, a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has found.

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