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April 15, 2019 | Freight

GB Railfreight to purchase ERTMS-enabled driver simulators

GB RAILFREIGHT (GBRf) has invested £850,000 in two new locomotive simulators, the first full-cab freight ERTMS-capable simulators in Britain.

April 15, 2019 | News

Eurostar loses 110,000 passengers due to industrial action

EUROSTAR lost an estimated 110,000 passengers in March following strike action by customs officers in Paris, which began on March 4.

April 15, 2019 | Europe

Stagecoach presses DfT for answers following franchise disqualification

STAGECOACH Group has written to Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) calling for answers over the awarding of the East Midlands franchise after it was disqualified from participating in three franchise competitions, alleging changes to the bidding instructions and contradictions from DfT officials.

April 12, 2019 | Financial

Stadler valued at SFr 3.8bn as shares begin trading

STADLER Rail has announced its initial public offering (IPO) issue price has been set at SFr 38 ($US 37.96) per share, valuing the company at SFr 3.8bn, with shares beginning trading on April 12.

April 12, 2019 | Asia

Malaysia and China agree revised budget for East Coast Rail Link

WORK is set to resume on Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) following the signing of an agreement with China to reduce the cost of the project by a third.

April 12, 2019 | Technology

Becoming Sweden’s most digitalised company

Swedish operator SJ is already recognised as one of Europe’s leading digitalised companies. Kevin Smith spoke with Claes Lindholtz, SJ’s director of business development and digital transformation, about the operator’s approach to digitalisation and the secrets of its success.

April 11, 2019 | Infrastructure

Go-ahead for Swiss quadrupling project

SWITZERLAND’s Federal Office of Transport (BAV) issued a construction permit on April 8 for a SFr 365m ($US 364m) project to quadruple a section of the Basle - Olten line through Liestal.

April 11, 2019 | Light Rail

FTA approves Seattle light rail extension

SOUND Transit confirmed on April 10 that the United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted Entry into Engineering approval for Seattle’s Federal Way Link light rail extension.

April 11, 2019 | High-speed

Frankfurt - Brussels ICE services stepped up

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Belgian National Railways (SNCB) have stepped up the frequency of Frankfurt - Brussels ICE services on April 7 to effectively offer a two-hourly service between the two cities.

April 11, 2019 | High-speed

Ramboll and Atkins win Swedish high-speed design contract

SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has commissioned Ramboll and Atkins to research and design the 160km Järna - Linköping high-speed line, the first section of a proposed 440km high-speed network linking Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.

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