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May 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

ÖBB seeks rescue train fleet

ÖBB Infrastructure’s Rail Equipment subsidiary has launched a tender for the supply of up to 20 rescue trains worth up to €301m.

May 4, 2020 | Financial

Voith consortium to acquire 59% stake in Traktionssysteme Austria

VOITH, Germany, and PCS Holding, Switzerland, are to acquire 59% of the shares in Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) for an undisclosed sum.

April 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Austria and Liechtenstein to finance S-Bahn project

THE governments of Austria and Liechtenstein together with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) have signed an agreement to finance an international S-Bahn service.

April 25, 2020 | Freight

New European multimodal freight route swings into action

A freight wagon developed at the turn of the century looks set to finally come into its own, as a new service launches to improve intermodal freight movements between Germany and Austria. David Burroughs looks at how Helrom plans to use this to carve itself a place in the market.

April 20, 2020 | Financial

ÖBB achieves higher profit in 2019 but revises 2020 budget

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) says total revenue rose slightly in 2019 to €6.9bn with pre-tax profit increasing from €168m in 2018 to €169m in 2019.

April 20, 2020 | Financial

Austria grants temporary PSO to ÖBB and Westbahn for Vienna - Salzburg route

AUSTRIA’s Federal Ministry for Climate Protection has temporarily awarded Westbahn and Austrian Federal Railway (ÖBB) a public service obligation (PSO) contract to operate an hourly service between Vienna and Salzburg.

March 27, 2020 | News

Austrian operators cut back services

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) is operating a much-reduced timetable following falling demand for services due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 17, 2020 | Freight

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group maintains freight services

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways’ (ÖBB) rail freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Group (RCG) says it is continuing to operate freight trains despite the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

March 16, 2020 | Europe

Moving mountains, the Brenner Base Tunnel

While excavation of the Brenner Base Tunnel linking Austria and Italy beneath the Alps is making steady progress, there is still a lot of work to do to improve access routes in order to maximise the benefits of the tunnel, as Anitra Green reports.

March 12, 2020 | Passenger

Swiss step up investment to unlock capacity

Switzerland is investing heavily to increase capacity on the country’s rail network to keep up with demand and to achieve much higher train frequencies and shorter journey times. David Briginshaw and Anitra Green report.

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