FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) says turnover increased by 3% last year thanks mainly to growth in passenger income and the infrastructure maintenance it carries out on behalf of French Rail Network (RFF).
HS2 Ltd, the company developing the high-speed line between London, Birmingham and northern England, has awarded the first contracts for planning services for the second phase of the route.
PORTUGUESE Trains (CP) ended 2012 with a loss of €222.5m, an improvement of 23% over the previous year, thanks largely to the improved operating performance of the company and its subsidiaries, which have reduced their losses.
POLISH State Railways (PKP) subsidiary PKP Cargo has become the latest potential buyer to be linked with ZSSK Cargo as the Slovak government continues its search for a strategic partner for the ailing Slovakian state-owned railfreight operator.
THE prime minister of Singapore Mr Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Mr Najib Tun Razak have agreed to build a high-speed line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur by 2020, which will reduce the journey time between the two cities from 6h 11min to around 90 minutes.
OUIGO is the name adopted by French National Railways (SNCF) for its new low-cost TGV service which is to start operation from eastern Paris to Marseille and Montpellier on April 2. Fares will start at €10, or €5 for children under 12, up to a maximum of €85.
ISRAEL's transport minister Mr Yisrael Katz has announced on February 11 that the final 60km section of alignment for the new line from Be'er Sheva to the Gulf of Aqaba port of Eilat has been approved.
THE Russian government has outlined plans for a Roubles 21bn ($US 703m) rail link to Sakhalin island.
NIEDERBARNIMER Railway (NEB) has been awarded two concessions for the operation of diesel regional rail services by Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB).
BUDAPEST Transport Centre (BKK), which is responsible for managing and developing the Hungarian capital's transport network, has called for tenders for the purchase of 37 low-floor LRVs of two types, with a option for a further 87 vehicles.
