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January 21, 2019 | Passenger

Australian passenger rail reinvigorated

FOR many years, passenger rail in Australia has been the poor cousin when it comes to service and infrastructure upgrades, a situation not helped by the federal government’s generally negative attitude to public transport.

January 21, 2019 | News

German Court of Auditors proposes radical DB reform

GERMANY’s Federal Court of Auditors presented a report to the German parliament on January 17 which calls for the federal government to define German Rail’s (DB) future role, including possibly splitting train operations from infrastructure management and selling its two largest subsidiaries, Arriva and Schenker.

January 13, 2019 | Policy

Is there finally light at the end of the tunnel for the Fourth Railway Package?

Elisabeth Werner, land transport director with the European Commission’s Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move), talks to David Briginshaw.

January 12, 2019 | Policy

Kapsch proposes ‘Made in Europe’ initiative

Kari Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch CarrierCom, talks to Kevin Smith

January 9, 2019 | Europe

France to competitively tender loss-making inter-city services

THE French government announced on January 9 that it will publish a prior information notice in the next few days as a first step towards the competitive tendering of inter-city services on the Nantes - Bordeaux and Nantes - Lyon routes.

January 8, 2019 | Infrastructure

Defining new approaches to efficient infrastructure

TC Chew, global rail business leader for Arup, talks to Keith Barrow

January 4, 2019 | Signalling

US still short of full PTC implementation

FULL implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) across the United States railway network could still be two years away according to a report by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) following the expiry of the previously federally-mandated deadline on December 31.

December 17, 2018 | Freight

Swiss government confirms plans for SBB Cargo reform

THE Swiss Federal Council has confirmed as part of its strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 2019-2022 that the company’s rail freight subsidiary, SBB Cargo, will be opened up to a third-party minority shareholder

December 7, 2018 | Policy

ORR sets out recommendations to avoid repeat of timetable chaos

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), chaired by Professor Stephen Glaister, published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of May’s timetable failure on December 7, alongside a draft final order requiring Network Rail (NR) to improve its timetabling process.

December 5, 2018 | Policy

AAR calls for pro-innovation approach to rail freight automation regulations

THE Association of American Railroads (AAR) filed comments with the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) on November 3, calling on the agency to extend the same pro-innovation approach to private freight railroads that is afforded to highway vehicles when preparing regulations on automation.

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