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June 3, 2020 | Policy

UIC, UITP and Unife: place public transport at the centre of post Covid-19 world

THE International Union of Railways (UIC), the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), and the European Rail Industry Association (Unife) have issued a joint statement urging European decision makers to place public transport at the centre of the new world that will emerge in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

May 28, 2020 | Policy

Rail regulators call for unilateral availability of state aid

THE Independent Regulators’ Group - Rail (IRG-Rail) has called for European Union (EU) member states to provide state aid on equal terms to all train operators, infrastructure managers and rail service providers to prevent distorting a competitive market place.

May 27, 2020 | Europe

EU recovery plan includes boost for clean transport

THE European Commission (EC) has unveiled a €750bn aid package to help the European Union (EU) recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The package includes a number of programmes which could assist the rail industry as it looks to recover from a drastic downturn in passenger numbers and freight movements.

May 27, 2020 | Financial

TransNamib turns a corner as new executive team meets

NAMIBIA’s national railway TransNamib has held a planning session with a full executive team for the first time in two years as the company looks to become profitable by 2023.

May 26, 2020 | Financial

German railway alliance formed to rescue DB

THE German federal government, German Rail (DB), and a rail union have formed a ‘railway alliance’ to agree a financial rescue package for DB in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

May 22, 2020 | Financial

KTZ addresses financial woes due to Covid-19 and currency fluctuations

KAZAKHSTAN Railways (KTZ) is taking steps to cope with no passenger revenue since April 1 due to Covid-19 and a steep fall in the exchange rate.

May 21, 2020 | High-speed

Italy starts to reinstate high-speed services

BOTH Trenitalia and Italo-NTV have started to reinstate high-speed train services which were reduced to a skeleton service due to Covid-19 travel restrictions in Italy.

May 18, 2020 | High-speed

Parliamentary committee issues scathing report on management of HS2

THE British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a scathing report on the HS2 high-speed rail project on May 17 accusing the Department for Transport (DfT) of withholding information regarding the project’s cost and schedule.

May 14, 2020 | Financial

German government considers massive aid package for DB

THE German federal government is considering a huge bailout for German Rail (DB) which has been haemorrhaging money due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 14, 2020 | Policy

EU publishes guide for restoring transport services

THE European Union (EU) has published a 15-page set of guidelines for the gradual and safe restoration of transport services as coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

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