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April 29, 2019 | Policy

Pepy sets goals for his last eight months as SNCF president

SPEAKING to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Mr Guillaume Pepy set out his objectives before he steps down in December as president and CEO of French National Railways (SNCF), just before the national network opens to competition under the European Union’s Fourth Railway Package.

December 27, 2018 | Main line

Leo Express records strong growth in 2018

CZECH Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express says it carried more than 1.5 million passengers on its train services during the first three quarters of 2018, which is 250,000 more than during the same period in 2017.

August 27, 2018 | Freight

ANTT to hold public hearings for Vale concession renewals

BRAZIL’s National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has announced public hearings for the renewal of Vale’s concessions to operate the Carajás Railway (EFC) and Vitoria-Minas Railway (EFVM).

June 15, 2018 | Main line

Puglia awards 15-year regional rail concession to Trenitalia

ITALY’s Puglia region signed a concession agreement with Trenitalia in Bari on June 13 to operate regional rail services. This is Italy’s first 15-year regional rail concession.

May 31, 2018 | Central/South America

Bidders line up for Buenos Aires metro concession

SEVERAL groups are believed to be bidding for the 12-year concession to operate the Buenos Aires metro, with the winner expected to take over the metro on January 1 2019 from Metrovías which has operated it since privatisation in 1994.

May 16, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Transdev selected for Hannover S-Bahn concession

THE Transdev subsidiary North West Rail (NWB) has been chosen by Hannover’s Regional Assembly to operate the 10-line Hannover S-Bahn network totalling 9.1 million train-km annually.

February 19, 2018 | Commuter Rail

Final Buenos Aires private passenger concessionaire to lose contract

THE Argentine government has announced that it will not renew the contract held by operator Ferrovías for the 54km metre-gauge Belgrano North commuter line from Retiro Belgrano station to Villa Rosa despite Ferrovías’ application for a contract extension.