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April 22, 2020 | Europe

InnoTrans to be rescheduled to Spring 2021

THE organiser of InnoTrans, Messe Berlin, says it will postpone the exhibition until Spring 2021 due to new coronavirus restrictions.

April 21, 2020 | Policy

Unife and CER call for rail to be included in EU recovery plan

THE European Railway Industry Association (Unife) and the Community of European Railways and Infrastructure Managers (CER) call for rail to be included in the EU’s post-Covid-19 recovery plan.

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.

April 17, 2020 | Freight

Transfesa Logistics launches express Spain - Britain refrigerated freight service

GERMAN Rail (DB) Spanish subsidiary Transfesa Logistics has launched an express 72-hour freight services carrying essentials including hygiene and medical products and food from terminals in Valencia and Murcia, Spain, to London, Britain.

April 16, 2020 | Policy

Rail industry faces strong growth post-coronavirus, UBS says

A UBS report has found that the Covid-19 pandemic could accelerate the shift of passengers from air to rail, post-lockdown, with greater than expected growth in the rail industry over the next 10 years.

April 15, 2020 | Fleet

Manufacturers resume work following Covid-19 shutdowns

TALGO and Bombardier have resumed manufacturing at their facilities in Spain, Britain and Belgium after closing the factories in March in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.

April 10, 2020 | Europe

IRJ in brief - Coronavirus: SNCF donates blankets; New Zealand speeds up payments; VR suspends overnight services

France: French National Railways (SNCF) has donated 3150 blankets from its night train services to the Samu social charity.

April 9, 2020 | Financial

Passenger numbers up for BLS in 2019, as BLS Cargo faces tough 2020

SWITZERLAND’s second-largest operator BLS carried 67.7 million passengers on its rail and bus services in 2019, 1.7 million more than in 2018, the company’s annual results show.

April 9, 2020 | Policy

UIC/UITP call for rapid deployment of exception measures to maintain public transport

FOUR associations are calling on governments to take exceptional measures to maintain public transport services for essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure their survival.

April 7, 2020 | Technology

Industry uses 3D printing capability in fight against Covid-19

SIEMENS and Alstom have begun using their 3D printing capabilities to produce items to protect passengers, staff and medical practitioners during the coronavirus pandemic.

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