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November 11, 2019 | Freight

BVG CEO appointed CEO of DB Cargo

THE CEO of Berlin Transport (BVG), Dr Sigrid Nikutta, has been appointed as CEO of DB Cargo and will take up a newly-created position in charge of freight on German Rail’s (DB) board of management.

November 11, 2019 | High-speed

CHSRA completes environmental process for final section of Fresno - Bakersfield HS line

CALIFORNIA High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has completed the environmental review process for the final section of the Fresno – Bakersfield high-speed line.

November 11, 2019 | Financial

Amtrak reports record results for 2019 financial year

ACCORDING to Amtrak’s preliminary results for the 2019 financial year, the US national passenger operator set ridership, revenue and financial performance records towards achieving its goal of breaking even in 2020.

November 11, 2019 | Financial

Chinese group to buy British Steel for £70m

JINGYE Group, China, has reportedly agreed to purchase British Steel for £70m, a move that would save the struggling manufacturer from bankruptcy and rescue up to 4000 jobs.

November 11, 2019 | Main line

Austrian court rules in favour of lower access charges

AUSTRIA’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled that the Austrian rail regulator Schienen-Control must revise its approval of ÖBB Infrastructure’s track access charges for 2011-2017.

November 11, 2019 | Locomotives

Danish Vectron locomotive order expanded

AN order placed by Danish State Railways (DSB) for 26 Vectron electric locomotives has been increased by eight additional locomotives, Siemens has confirmed to IRJ.

November 10, 2019 | Main line

Tender for Riga International Airport Rail Baltica station launched

EUROPEAN Railway Lines (EDL), the body responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica project in Latvia, has announced an international tender to construct the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at Riga International Airport.

November 9, 2019 | Main line

FRA to fund US inter-city rail improvements

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide $US 24m in grant funding in the 2018 and 2019 financial years to initiate, restore, or enhance inter-city passenger rail services.

November 8, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail not due to open before 2021 as costs continue to increase

CROSSRAIL has revised the opening date of the heavily delayed Elizabeth Line, which it says will now not open before 2021, weeks after announcing an opening window between October 2020 and March 2021.

November 8, 2019 | Fleet

HSTs to transfer from LNER to East Midlands Railway

AN agreement has been reached between East Midlands Railway (EMR), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) to transfer nine 200km/h diesel HST trains from LNER to EMR.

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