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May 31, 2019 | Middle East

Israel Railways reports first quarter profit

ISRAEL Railways (IR) turned an operating loss of Shekels 207m ($US 57m) in the first quarter of 2018 into an operating profit of Shekels 3.5m for the first quarter of 2019.

May 31, 2019 | Financial

FirstGroup records £290.9m loss in 2018

FIRSTGROUP, Britain, has reported a loss of £290.9m for the year ending March 31, after recording a profit of £116.1m for the previous year.

May 31, 2019 | High-speed

Denmark launches Copenhagen - Ringsted high-speed line

DENMARK’s first high speed line, the 250km/h Copenhagen - Ringsted line, was officially opened by Crown Prince Frederik on May 31.

May 31, 2019 | Australia/NZ

ARA seeks new CEO as Broad appointed chairman

MR Danny Broad has been named chairman of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) to succeed Mr Bob Herbert. Broad is currently CEO of ARA.

May 31, 2019 | Asia

Technical report for new Myanmar line submitted

CHINA Railway Eryuan Engineering Co (CREEC) has submitted a technical report on the proposed Muse - Mandalay line in Myanmar, which will form part of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC).

May 31, 2019 | Main line

SBB considers reintroducing night trains

SWISS Federal Railways (SBB) is thinking of reintroducing overnight sleeper trains due to increasing environmental concerns and political pressure, according to a report by Swiss broadcasting company SFR.

May 31, 2019 | Europe

Sqills to install software for cross-operator reservations across Britain

DUTCH ticketing and reservation software provider Sqills has announced it will provide its S3 Passenger Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for reservations across Britain, which will allow passengers to reserve seats across multiple operators when booking tickets.

May 30, 2019 | Locomotives

Loc Pool purchases extra Stadler locomotives

SWISS leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) has signed a contract with Stadler for the delivery of 10 additional six-axle multi-system locomotives.

May 30, 2019 | High-speed

Rail Baltica awards two more contracts

TWO new contracts have been awarded for the Rail Baltica (RB) project, with four design procurement procedures remaining.

May 30, 2019 | Main line

Leo Express to launch daily Prague - Krakow service

CZECH open-access operator Leo Express is set to expand its weekend Prague - Krakow service to a daily train from June 28 until September 2 when it will return to weekend operation.

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