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January 13, 2023 | Commuter Rail

Belo Horizonte Metro concession awarded

Former Brazilian Urban Trains Company (CBTU) route privatised.

July 25, 2022 | Policy

Obituary: Yoshiyuki Kasai

Mr Yoshiyuki Kasai, the honorary chairman of Central Japan Railway (JR Central), who played a key role in privatising Japanese National Railways (JNR), died in Tokyo on May 25 at the age of 81, writes Roderick Smith.*

April 4, 2022 | Asia

Indian Railways’ privatisation aspirations remain elusive

While Indian Railways continues to invest in new rolling stock and technology, its attempts to involve the private sector in train operation and station development projects have fallen flat, as Srinand Jha explains.

December 6, 2021 | Main line

IR explores new models for private sector engagement

The new Indian Railways models include the possibility of selling or leasing surplus rolling stock.

August 19, 2020 | Main line

Grand Est lines to reopen with new operators

FRANCE’s Grand Est region has invited tenders for the operation of trains and the management of infrastructure of several regional lines, some of which are currently closed.

January 29, 2020 | Asia

IR looks to partial privatisation to boost investment

Managers with Indian Railways (IR) seem driven these days by by looking at partial privatisation to boost investment when problems become big, the exit is the best route.

October 3, 2019 | News

Indian Railways plans privatisation of passenger trains

INDIAN Railways (IR) has announced to plans to invite private and international operators to bid to operate passenger trains on a lease basis on 25 selected routes covering distances from 500 to 700km.

February 28, 2019 | Policy

British rail franchising cannot continue in current form, says Williams

BRITAIN’s rail franchising system no longer meets the needs of passengers and should not be allowed to continue in its current form, according to Mr Keith Williams, chair of a major independent review into the industry.

December 17, 2018 | Freight

Swiss government confirms plans for SBB Cargo reform

THE Swiss Federal Council has confirmed as part of its strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for 2019-2022 that the company’s rail freight subsidiary, SBB Cargo, will be opened up to a third-party minority shareholder

November 22, 2018 | Freight

Czech government scraps CD Cargo privatisation plan

CZECH minister of transport, Mr Dan Ťok, announced at a press conference in Prague on November 21 that the government has decided to abandon plans to privatise rail freight operator CD Cargo.

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