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November 9, 2016 | Financial

Alstom reports strong first-half performance

ALSTOM recorded an 8% increase in sales, a 20% jump in adjusted Ebit, and turned a 2015-16 first-half loss of €57m into a profit of €128m during the first half of its 2016-17 financial year which started on April 1. The company also turned a negative free cash flow of €1.3bn into a positive €333m during the same period.

October 31, 2016 | Europe

Groningen - Leer cross-border services restart

CROSS-BORDER train services between the Dutch city of Groningen and the German town of Leer partially restarted on October 30 after both Dutch and German infrastructure managers Prorail and DB Networks implemented signalling modifications.

October 25, 2016 | Rolling stock

SAD invites tenders for tri-voltage EMUs

SAD Local Transport, which operates train services partly in cooperation with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) in the Bolzano area, invites tenders by October 31 for seven tri-voltage EMUs.

October 19, 2016 | Europe

Dutch state to take control of Prorail?

THE Dutch government has agreed to adopt a proposal by the secretary of state for infrastructure Mrs Sharon Dijksma to bring infrastructure manager Prorail under direct state control, according to reports in the Dutch press on October 16.

October 18, 2016 | Track

RZD starts work on Serbian upgrading project

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) International started work on October 17 on a $US 38m project to reconstruct the Vinarci - Dzordzevo line in Serbia, which is the last of the three southern sections of TEN-T Corridor X to be reconstructed by RZD.

October 13, 2016 | Europe

Austria plans €15bn rail infrastructure investment

AUSTRIA’s federal government has approved Austrian Federal Railways’ (ÖBB) infrastructure investment plan for 2017-2022, which pledges to spend €15.2bn on the rail network over the next five years.

October 12, 2016 | Signalling

Danish ERTMS programme facing two-year delay

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark confirmed on October 11 that the rollout of ERTMS across the 2132km national network has proved more complex than expected, and completion of the programme has been pushed back.

September 28, 2016 | Signalling

ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 on test in Denmark

DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark and Alstom have successfully completed the first test of an ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 application, which was validated by the European Union Agency for Railways in July.

September 19, 2016 | Europe

InnoTrans to expand in 2018

IRJ at InnoTrans 2016: Speaking at the opening press conference for InnoTrans 2016 in Berlin, Dr Christian Göke, CEO of Messe Berlin, said a new exhibition hall will be ready in time for the 2018 edition of InnoTrans to cope with increasing demand for exhibition space.