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August 19, 2020 | Financial

Liberty Steel acquires former French assets of British Steel

BRITISH steel manufacturer Liberty Steel has completed its purchase of French rail manufacturer Hayange, formerly British Steel France Rail (BSFR).

August 18, 2020 | Infrastructure

EDZL to take over infrastructure management of Rail Baltica in Latvia

LATVIA has announced its support for a single joint infrastructure manager for the Rail Baltica (RB) railway and has transferred management of the country's planned RB infrastructure to its project manager European Railway Lines (EDZL) on an intermediary basis while negotiations progress.

August 18, 2020 | Asia

China-India tensions cloud Chinese involvement in Indian metro projects

INDIA’s continuing border hostilities with China have led to uncertainty about the future of several metro rail projects where Chinese companies are working as technology partners.

August 18, 2020 | Financial

Amtrak releases plan to restore long-distance services

UNITED States national passenger rail operator Amtrak has released criteria for the restoration of regular long-distance services following an announcement that most daily services would be cut to three times a week from October due to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 13, 2020 | Passenger

Responding to the ‘new normal’

From railway operation and station management to infrastructure maintenance and manufacturing, the entire railway industry has had to adjust to new social distancing protocols introduced to combat the spread of Covid-19. Kevin Smith speaks to a cross-section of the industry to find out how they have adapted.

August 12, 2020 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes decarbonisation policies

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail operators, has submitted a policy proposal to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the decarbonisation of the country’s rail network.

August 12, 2020 | North America

Amtrak collaborates with George Washington University on Covid-19 standards

UNITED States national operator Amtrak has announced a collaboration with the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute) as part of an ongoing effort to improve its response to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 11, 2020 | Policy

Austria proposes cut in access charges to boost rail freight

THE Austrian Ministry of Transport has announced that infrastructure access charges will be cut to support rail freight flows which are suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 10, 2020 | Policy

German Covid-19 support scheme approved by European Commission

A €6bn scheme to support Germany’s local and regional public transport operators in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has been approved by the European Commission (EC).

August 10, 2020 | Financial

Asian Development Bank releases ‘bounce-back’ report

A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends that public transport operators adopt new hygiene measures and green technology to rebuild passenger confidence and encourage a return to services.

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