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August 10, 2020 | Freight

TCU authorises renewal of Vale concessions in Brazil

BRAZIL’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has authorised early renewals for the concession contracts for the Carajás Railway (EFC) and Vitoria-Minas Railway (EFVM), which are currently held by Brazilian company Vale.

July 10, 2020 | Policy

End in sight for private passenger rail operation in Britain?

BRITAIN’s National Statistics Office (ONS) is conducting a review of the status of passenger rail franchises with a view to reclassifying them as public entities.

July 7, 2020 | Main line

Regional operators appeal NS’ 15-year concession

FIVE regional passenger operators in the Netherlands have agreed to launch legal proceedings against the decision to award Netherlands Railways (NS) a 15-year direct-award concession to operate ‘core network’ passenger services from the start of the new timetable in December 2024.

July 1, 2020 | Main line

Norway delays Traffic Package 4 following Covid-19 uncertainty

THE Norwegian Railway Directorate has announced that it will postpone the awarding of Traffic Package 4 to operate passenger services around Oslo by a year, in order to give operators more certainty following the coronavirus pandemic.

June 15, 2020 | Main line

NS secures 15-year concession for core network

THE Dutch government has announced plans to award Netherlands Railways (NS) a 15-year concession to operate ‘core network’ passenger services from the start of the new timetable in December 2024.

April 8, 2020 | Freight

Brazil approves early renewal of Rumo Paulista concession

BRAZIL’s minister of infrastructure, Mr Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, has authorised the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) to renew Rumo’s Paulista concession early.

March 3, 2020 | Main line

First French regional rail concession tenders launched

PROVENCE-Alpes Côte d'Azur is the first region in France to launch a competition for 10-year concessions to operate TER regional rail services.

December 9, 2019 | Main line

Austria pushes ahead with direct-award train operating contracts

AUSTRIA’s Ministry of Transport has decided to award a one-year stop-gap contract to Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to run services in the Vienna region followed by a nine-year contract.

November 12, 2019 | Main line

Leo Express presents refurbished DMUs for regional concession

CZECH passenger operator Leo Express conducted a tour on November 6 with a refurbished Alstom Lint DMU in the Orlicko area ahead of taking over the operation of regional services on December 15 under a 10-year concession.

October 1, 2019 | Main line

Transdev takes over Saxony concession from insolvent operator

OBERELBE Transport Authority (VVO) has appointed Transdev to take over the operation of diesel services in the Dresden area following the bankruptcy of Städtebahn Sachsen. Transdev Regio Ost will operate the services from October 1 until the end of 2021.

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