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November 11, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Skoda trains finally authorised in Germany; Perm to purchase 15 LRVs; New EMUs on their way to Israel

Germany: DB Regio will begin operating services in the state of Bavaria using six Škoda double-deck push-pull trains from November 12. Following testing on the Munich - Ingolstadt -Treuchtlingen line that is due to begin on November 16, they will enter service from December 13 on Nuremberg - Munich Express regional services.

November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

November 6, 2020 | Main line

Leo Express ups compensation claim in Czech predatory pricing case

CZECH private operator Leo Express has announced it will increase the amount it is seeking in compensation from Czech Railways (ČD) from Koruna 468m ($US 20.9m) to Koruna 1.05bn for alleged predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

November 5, 2020 | High-speed

Prague - Wrocław high-speed feasibility study tender launched

CZECH infrastructure manager SŽ has published a tender for a contractor to undertake of feasibility study for a proposed high-speed line from Prague, via Hradec Králové, to Wrocław, Poland.

October 30, 2020 | Financial

EC investigation alleges Czech Railways engaged in “predatory pricing”

THE European Commission (EC) has informed state-owned Czech Railways (ČD) of its preliminary view that ČD breached European Union (EU) anti-trust rules by engaging in predatory pricing on passenger services operated on the Prague - Ostrava route between 2011 and 2019.

October 30, 2020 | Tenders

ČD Cargo launches tender for up to 26 locomotives

CZECH freight operator ČD Cargo has published a tender for the supply of up to 26 new electric locomotives to operate international freight services, with the majority planned for delivery by the end of 2022.

October 28, 2020 | Main line

Pilsen - Bavaria line to be upgraded

CZECH infrastructure manager SŽ has announced plans for a new double-track, electrified line suitable for 200km/h to replace the single-track, non-electrified line from Pilsen to Domažlice and the German border near Furth im Wald, Bavaria.

October 27, 2020 | Financial

Czech passenger operators call for waived track access charges

PASSENGER operators in the Czech Republic have asked the government to temporarily waive track access charges, which they say is key to reversing the “fatal” impact of lockdown measures on their businesses.

October 15, 2020 | Policy

Czech Republic considers institutional changes for passenger rail market

THE government of the Czech Republic is considering the introduction of a regulated market system in place of the current open system, whereby services are procured through public service obligation (PSO) contracts by either the Czech Ministry of Transport or regional public transport authorities, or on an open-access basis.

October 13, 2020 | Signalling

Czech Republic approves ETCS rollout timetable

THE Czech Ministry of Transport’s (MDCR) Committee to Increase Traffic Safety has approved a timetable for the rollout of ETCS on all Czech core Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) lines by 2030 during a meeting on October 8.

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