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March 2, 2020 | Main line

New managing director appointed as Northern franchise enters public ownership

THE British government’s operator of last resort (OLR) took over operation of the Northern franchise on March 1, after secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Shapps, transferred control from Arriva Rail North.

March 2, 2020 | Infrastructure

Work on final section of Oldenburg - Wilhelmshaven upgrade gets underway

A ceremony was held on February 28 to mark the start of work to electrify and track double the 9km Oldenburg - Rastede section of the 70km Oldenburg - Wilhelmshaven line, the final phase of a project to improve rail freight connections to Germany’s JadeWeserPort at Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea coast.

March 2, 2020 | Financial

NS records strong profit growth in 2019

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) achieved a €6.66bn turnover in 2019, the operator’s annual results show, up 12.4% from €5.92 in 2018.

March 2, 2020 | Fleet

Austria to test hydrogen traction

ALSTOM has won a tender from Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), which called for the hire of two hydrogen-powered multiple units. This follows the use of an iLint by ÖBB for a short test run in December 2019.

February 29, 2020 | Europe

IT-Trans 2020 postponed

THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and Messe Karlsruhe have postponed next week’s IT-Trans 2020 conference and exhibition in Karlsruhe, Germany, due to concerns over the coronavirus epidemic.

February 28, 2020 | Metros

MTA reveals details of 2020 projects in 2020-24 Capital Plan

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) outlined some of the core projects set to commence in 2020 as part of its $US 54.8bn 2020-2024 Capital Programme on February 27.

February 28, 2020 | Signalling

EC approves €134m extension to Czech ETCS support scheme

THE European Commission (EC) has approved a €134m extension to the Czech Republic’s state aid project to support the installation of ERTMS on rolling stock.

February 28, 2020 | Financial

CAF records 27% revenue increase in 2019

SPANISH manufacturer CAF recorded €2.56bn in revenue in 2019, a 27% increase from the €2bn in revenue recorded in 2018.

February 28, 2020 | Main line

Controversy over Indian project

DOUBTS have emerged over plans to build a 577km standard-gauge 200km/h mainline in the southern Indian state of Kerala following discrepancies in two back-to-back preliminary survey reports submitted by Systra, France in 2019.

February 27, 2020 | Podcasts

Rail Group on Air Podcast: The Destruction of Del Mar Bluffs and SANDAG’s Strategy to Keep Trains Running

Listen to the newest Podcast from RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson.

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