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September 10, 2020 | Financial

BLS CEO resigns after federal audit exposes accounting flaws

BLS has announced the departure of CEO Mr Bernard Guillelmon, following the results of an audit by the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO) released on September 3, which identified flaws in the company’s accounting processes.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

September 8, 2020 | Financial

Rail to benefit from French economic stimulus plan

FRANCE’s railways are set to benefit from a €4.7bn cash injection from the French government as part of its “Relaunch France” plan announced on September 3 to boost the French economy following the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 26, 2020 | Freight

ERFA declares support for French access charge waiver

THE European Rail Freight Association (ERFA) has declared its support for France’s plans to waive track access charges for freight services in response to the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail launches task forces following Stonehaven derailment

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched two independent task forces to aid management of its portfolio of earthworks and responses to severe weather events, following the fatal derailment near Stonehaven in Scotland on August 12.

August 25, 2020 | Policy

VDV launches campaign to boost passenger numbers

GERMANY’s Association of Transport Companies (VDV) has launched the #BesserWeiter (Better Further) campaign to promote a return to pre-coronavirus levels of passenger traffic as quickly as possible to prevent further loss of income to the industry and to safeguard the sector’s environmental goals.

August 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Budapest suburban rail improvements secure planning approval

THE Hungarian government has permitted the Budapest Development Centre (BFK) to begin planning upgrades of the Budapest - Lajosmizse single-track suburban railway.

August 21, 2020 | Infrastructure

Britain sets up unit to accelerate transport projects

BRITAIN’s secretary of state for transport, Mr Grant Schapps, has announced the creation of a new unit to speed up the delivery of rail and road infrastructure projects.

August 20, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Funding approved for Gold Coast light rail extension business case

THE government of the Australian state of Queensland and Gold Coast city council will equally co-fund a $A 7m ($US 5m) business case for a 13km extension to the Gold Coast Light Rail line (G:link).

August 20, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail awards £18.6m station contract

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded an £18.6m contract to London-based infrastructure firm J Murphy for the construction of a new station on the Ipswich - Ely line in Soham, Cambridgeshire.

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