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April 9, 2020 | Financial

AllRail calls for action to prevent private operators from going out of business

THE Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) says that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented crisis for independent passenger rail operators and predicts that some could disappear as early as this month.

April 3, 2020 | Financial

Leo Express business at risk due to coronavirus crisis

CZECH private operator Leo Express is facing a difficult future after a dramatic fall in revenue due to service cutbacks introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, board member and former CEO Mr Peter Köhler has revealed to IRJ.

March 30, 2020 | Policy

European rail associations call for action from European Commission

FIVE European rail associations have sent a joint letter to the European Commission (EC) calling for concrete measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

March 19, 2020 | News

AllRail forecasts €540m hit for private passenger rail operators

EUROPE’s Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) says its members are facing huge drops in passenger numbers and revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.

December 6, 2019 | Policy

Westbahn says proposed EU reforms favour incumbents, not passengers

AUSTRIA’s open-access passenger operator, Westbahn, has hit out at proposed reforms to European railway regulations which it says will benefit incumbent state operators rather than passengers.

December 3, 2019 | News

Federal Cartel Office to investigate DB ticketing systems

THE German Federal Cartel Office has initiated proceedings against German Rail (DB) following allegations that the operator’s practices and policies relating to its cooperation with independent third-party digital ticketing platforms are restrictive and anti-competitive.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

PKP InterCity could receive 10-year direct award contract under government plans

THE Polish Ministry of Infrastructure has released a draft amendment to the National Transport Plan which includes awarding PKP InterCity a 10-year direct-award operating contract from 2019 worth up to €4.6bn, a major increase compared with the existing €1.1bn 2011-2021 contract PKP InterCity is currently operating under.

August 14, 2019 | Main line

AllRail raises concerns over Slovakian regional tender

THE Alliance of Rail New Entrants (AllRail) has raised concerns over the suitability of a tender published by the Slovak transport ministry to operate services along the Žilina - Rajec corrider, which gives prospective operators only three months from the contract award date to fully mobilise and begin operations.

July 25, 2019 | Europe

AllRail: European liberalisation in jeopardy after WestBahn decline

THE Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants (AllRail) has warned there are serious risks to rail liberalisation in Europe after open-access operator WestBahn announced plans to scale back its operations by half.

July 18, 2019 | Europe

Subsidies could harm overnight train revival, AllRail warns

AS European operators signal their intention to increase the availability of overnight inter-city trains, the European alliance of new rail entrants, AllRail, has called on governments not to directly subsidise the services - a move which it says would create an uneven playing field.

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