GREECE'S Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) announced on October 31 that three bids for the sale of national train operating company Trainose have qualified for the final stage of the privatisation process.
WARSAW Tramways has secured a Zlotys 285m ($US 91.9m) grant from the European Union (EU) which will be used to finance the acquisition of 80 low-floor LRVs from Pesa Bydgoszcz.
FRENCH rail regulator Araf has instructed French Rail Network (RFF) to improve the process for allocating freight train paths after it upheld a complaint brought against the infrastructure manager by operators Euro Cargo Rail, Europorte France, and VFLI.
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) celebrated the introduction of its first long-distance double-deck coaches at Moscow Kazan station on November 1, with the launch of the new vehicles on overnight services from Moscow to Adler.
DURING a debate in the Dutch parliament on November 4 finance minister Mr Jeroen Dijsselbloem, revealed that the loss incurred by Netherlands Railways (NS) as a result of the Fyra debacle stands at around €221m and could reach €465m when all costs, including legal fees and the cancellation of the order for AnsaldoBreda V250 trains, are taken into account.
SIEMENS has delivered the first of eight Avenio low-floor LRVs ordered by Munich Transport (MVG) in September 2012 in a deal worth €29m.
Swedish transport authority Trafikverket hosted a matchmaking session with prospective suppliers for a range of infrastructure projects included in Sweden's proposed 2014-2025 Transport Plan at last month's Nordic Rail exhibition in Jönköping. Kevin Smith was in the audience.
The enhancement and expansion of rail services has been central to the development of the public transport network in the autonomous Italian province of South Tyrol. Thomas Widmann, regional minister for mobility, tells Marco Chiandoni how the province's commitment to rail has been rewarded with rapid growth in ridership.
SCOTTISH transport minister Mr Keith Brown confirmed on November 1 that five companies have been shortlisted to run the new ScotRail franchise, which will commence in 2015, while three are bidding to operate the Caledonian Sleeper service.
A JOINT venture of SP-Technology, Russia and Vossloh Cogifer, in partnership with Russian Railways (RZD), has completed its acquisition of in Novosibirsk Switch Plant, Russia's largest manufacturer of points and crossings.
