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May 9, 2019 | Europe

Spanish competition authority approves Arriva open-access service

SPAIN’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved a resolution allowing Arriva to operate open-access services between A Coruña and Porto, Portugal.

May 8, 2019 | Main line

Stagecoach launches legal action against DfT over East Midlands franchise

STAGECOACH Group announced in a regulatory statement on May 8 that its Stagecoach East Midlands Trains (EMT) subsidiary has launched legal action against the Department for Transport (DfT).

April 30, 2019 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes franchising alternative

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents passenger and freight operators and infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR), has submitted proposals to the Williams Review of the British railway industry which advocate a radical alternative to the existing passenger franchise system.

April 29, 2019 | Policy

Pepy sets goals for his last eight months as SNCF president

SPEAKING to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Mr Guillaume Pepy set out his objectives before he steps down in December as president and CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), just before the national network opens to competition under the European Union’s Fourth Railway Package.

April 16, 2019 | Financial

DfT confirms Arriva disqualification from East Midlands franchise

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed to IRJ that Arriva was also disqualified from bidding for the East Midlands passenger franchise along with Stagecoach ahead of awarding the franchise to Netherlands Railways subsidiary Abellio.

March 18, 2019 | Main line

Intercités: will Cinderella go to the ball?

Long considered the poor relation of TGV, France’s network of conventional long-distance trains is going through significant structural change with the aim of boosting service quality and strengthening financial performance. Keith Barrow assesses whether the current round of reform and investment will be enough to revive the fortunes of the Intercités brand.

March 5, 2019 | Policy

Global focus on rail investment could slash greenhouse gas emissions, says IEA report

Generating around 14% of greenhouse gas emissions, transport has a key role to play in the fight against climate change. A report from the International Energy Agency suggests “aggressive, strategic deployment of rail” could significantly cut emissions and energy demand, as Keith Barrow explains.

February 28, 2019 | Policy

British rail franchising cannot continue in current form, says Williams

BRITAIN’s rail franchising system no longer meets the needs of passengers and should not be allowed to continue in its current form, according to Mr Keith Williams, chair of a major independent review into the industry.

February 22, 2019 | News

CER sets new five-year rail development policy

THE Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) agreed a new policy containing five commitments to develop rail transport in the next five years at its bi-annual general assembly in Brussels on February 21. CER will use the policy to engage with the new European Commissioners and members of the European Parliament that will take office later this year.

February 21, 2019 | Europe

European Railway Award 2019 goes to Catherine Trautmann

CATHERINE Trautmann, European Coordinator for the North Sea-Baltic corridor, was presented with the 2019 European Railway Award for her long-standing support of rail transport at a ceremony at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels on February 20.

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