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July 27, 2020 | Financial

TfL publishes revised draft annual budget

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has released a draft revised 2020-21 budget, which it says will allow it to balance its budget, keep its assets safe and operable, and progress an investment programme, if sufficient government funding is received.

July 27, 2020 | News

Covid-19 offers ‘best opportunity for decades’ to reshape public transport - study

THE Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to shape more sustainable, resilient and human-centric urban mobility systems with many cities and transit authorities primed and ready to embrace the challenge, a new study presented by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and consultancy Arthur D Little has found.

July 23, 2020 | Financial

SNCF to receive government aid

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will receive financial aid from the French government to help it overcome the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

July 23, 2020 | Financial

Talgo announces 29% revenue growth in first half

TALGO, Spain, has recorded revenues of €216.6m for the first half of this year, a €48.8m (29%) increase compared with the same period in 2019.

July 21, 2020 | High-speed

SNCF to trial passenger temperature checks in Paris

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) will start a trial this month of a system to check the temperature of passengers before they board TGV trains to assess whether they have Covid-19.

July 14, 2020 | Freight

Argentinean Freight Trains reports 27% increase in traffic volumes

ARGENTINEAN Freight Trains (TAC) has reported a 27% increase in rail freight volumes carried during the first six months of this year, compared with the same period in 2019.

July 14, 2020 | Financial

SNCB expects €290m loss in 2020 as operator requests direct award PSO

BELGIAN National Railways (SNCB) has announced it expects to record a loss of €290m in 2020, instead of the expected profit of €108m, with performance not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in the near future.

July 13, 2020 | Main line

Passenger numbers drop, but freight traffic up as China recovers from Covid-19

CHINA National Railways (CR) recorded a 53.9% drop in passenger numbers in the first half of 2020, due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, volumes of freight transported by the national operator increased slightly.

July 12, 2020 | News

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Coronavirus: Prasa and Grand Central resume services, sleeper services return

South Africa: National operator Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) resumed services from July 6, starting with the Umlazi - KwaMashu corridor.

July 10, 2020 | High-speed

Eurostar to reduce staff costs following falling passenger numbers

EUROSTAR says it is considering introducing reduced and part-time working hours to avoid redundancies as part of cost cutting measures initiated in response to Covid-19.

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