AN alliance has been formed in Brussels which brings together open-access operators in the passenger and freight sectors with the aim of collectively addressing issues affecting non-incumbent rail companies.
THE European Parliament voted to adopt the market pillar of the Fourth Railway Package at a plenary session in Strasbourg on December 14 in the final stage of a legislative process which will open Europe’s railway sector to greater competition.
LONG-held plans to liberalise Turkey's railway sector are set to be implemented during the second half of 2016 enabling private freight operators to access the network for the first time.
MEASURES to ensure non-discriminatory access to Germany's rail market and changes to the track access charging regime are being proposed under new draft legislation approved by the federal cabinet on January 13.
ROME-based open-access operator Italian Railway Company (CFI) announced on October 23 that it is acquiring Italian railfreight operator RailOne for €8.6m from Gruppo Toto.
SWEDISH rail regulator Transportstyrelsen announced on September 28 that it will withdraw railfreight operator TX Logistik's operating license with effect from October 5 due to deficiencies in its safety management system.
AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) railfreight subsidiary Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) announced on September 23 that it has acquired German railfreight operator EBM Cargo as part of its strategy to expand its activities in Germany and the Benelux countries.
The first of three six-axle type 774.7F locomotives being supplied by CZ Loko, Czech Republic, to Finnish open-access operator Fennia Rail was delivered to the Velim test track in the Czech Republic for testing in late July.
POLISH oil company Lotos has announced plans to float its open-access railfreight subsidiary Lotos Kolej on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
REGULATORY pressures on Europe's largest railfreight market could drive up operating costs by as much as 20% over the next five years, according to a study by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV).