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November 8, 2018 | Signalling

ERTMS centre in Amersfoort inaugurated

A cross-industry ERTMS testing centre was inaugurated in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, on November 5.

November 8, 2018 | Financial

DSB reports large drop in profits over first nine months of 2018

DANISH State Railways (DSB) achieved a pre-tax profit of DKr 338m ($US 51.7m) in the first nine months of 2018, a 43%, DKr 257m reduction from the same period last year. Total profit for the period was DKr 263m, down 43% from DKr 458m in the first nine months of 2017.

November 8, 2018 | Metros

Kawasaki considers future of its rolling stock business

KAWASAKI Heavy Industries (KHI) has set up a restructuring committee to consider options for the future of its rolling stock business due to mounting losses from contracts in the United States and Japan.

November 8, 2018 | Infrastructure

New turnout sleeper plant to supply German network

GERMAN Rail (DB) and Rail.One celebrated the start of construction of a new turnout sleeper plant at DB Network’s site in Schwandorf, southern Germany, on October 6, with series production scheduled to begin in autumn 2019.

November 7, 2018 | Fleet

United Wagon wins order for new-generation fertiliser wagons

RUSSIAN fertiliser producer, MCC EuroChem, has awarded a contract to United Wagon for 700 new-generation wagons to transport potash from its Usolskiy Potash plant. Delivery of the wagons will be completed by the end of the first half of 2019.

November 7, 2018 | Main line

PKP Intercity to increase services in 2019

PKP Intercity plans to operate up to 383 trains daily with domestic and international connections when its new timetable comes into effect on December 9, including an increase in the frequency of Pendolino services from Warsaw to Krakow and the Tricity area.

November 7, 2018 | Main line

SAR launches Riyadh - Jawf overnight service

SAUDI Railway Company (SAR) launched its Riyadh - Jawf overnight passenger service on the North-South Railway on November 7, with the first train scheduled to depart on Wednesday evening.

November 7, 2018 | Financial

Strong growth for Eurostar in third quarter

EUROSTAR reported a positive performance and record sales revenues in its third quarter results released on November 7, with passenger numbers up 12% from to 2.69 million to 3 million compared with the previous year, and sales revenues up 17% from £211m in the same period in 2017 to £247m in 2018.

November 7, 2018 | Policy

Associations unite to support Green Deal for Europe

EUROPE’s leading railway associations have issued their support for the Graz Declaration issued at last week’s informal meeting of European transport and environment ministers, which calls for the development of policies that will deliver the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and offer a “Green Deal for Europe.”

November 7, 2018 | Commuter Rail

North West Rail wins Hannover S-Bahn contract

TRANSDEV subsidiary North West Rail (NWB) has been awarded a contract to operate S-Bahn services in and around Hannover from December 2021, following an unsuccessful appeal. The €1.5bn, 12.5-year contract has an annual average of 9.6 million train-km on the 385km regional network.

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