Commission clarifies rules on state aid

2008-05-30T04:41:00+01:00

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Western Australia rail investment targets agriculture sector
2020-07-10T07:00:00Z
AUSTRALIA: A package of infrastructure enhancements has been put forward by the Western Australia state government in a bid to attract more agricultural traffic onto rail.
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‘Rail comeback’ could reopen 4 000 km of closed lines
2020-07-09T13:05:00Z
GERMANY: More than 200 closed, mothballed or freight-only lines could be reopened to serve 291 towns and a population of around 3 million people, according to proposals drawn up by the Association of German Transport Companies VDV and rail lobby group Allianz pro Schiene. The two ...
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Alstom proposes divestments to obtain approval for Bombardier Transportation acquisition
2020-07-09T09:11:00Z
INTERNATONAL: Alstom has put forward proposals for a number of product and factory divestments as part of the process of gaining European Union regulatory approval for its planned acquisition of Bombardier Transportation. The European Commission was formally notified of the proposed transaction on June 11. ...

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RENFE picks CAF to renew narrow gauge fleet
2020-06-30T11:25:00Z
SPAIN: The RENFE board has selected CAF to supply 37 metre-gauge trains for its former FEVE routes under a contract worth €258m. Photo: Carmelo Zaita Among recent CAF designs for Spanish narrow gauge lines are these metre-gauge Series 950 EMUs operated by Euskotren. ...
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PowerHaul locos arrive in Finland as Operail expands outside Estonia
2020-06-29T11:20:00Z
FINLAND: Wabtec announced on June 26 that the first two of nine broad gauge PowerHaul diesel locomotives had been delivered to the port of Hanko in Finland for use by the local arm of Estonian state-owned operator Operail. The 1 524 mm gauge locomotives are being ...
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World rail freight news round-up
2020-06-29T06:47:00Z
Green Cargo has renewed contracts with two industrial customers for the transport of wood chips and pulpwood from Norway to Sweden. The contract extensions take effect from December and will see Green Cargo move the commodities on alternate days. Trains in Norway are operated in ...