Spain: The Ministry of Development has allocated Pts4·4bn this year for removing or upgrading level crossings, in addition to Pts4·5bn to be provided by Renfe and FEVE. At the end of 2000 there were 3849 level crossings still in use.
Sudan: The Chinese government has agreed to lend US$22m to fund refurbishment of SR’s main line from Khartoum to Port Sudan, and the purchase of new locomotives.
EUROPE: The EU Agency for Railways has launched ERA Railway Factsheets, giving what it calls ‘a comprehensive overview of the rail sector across European countries with one-click access’. Covering aspects such as transport statistics, railway organisations, rolling stock, infrastructure, safety, market structure, and the legal framework, ...
UK: ‘We in the rail sector must be objective and honest about what we are good at’, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines told a conference in Birmingham on October 3, as he reflected on how the industry can plot its way through the uncertainty of the post-Covid period.
EUROPE: Senior figures from across the UK rail sector came together at the Rail Partners with Ukraine event to hear how national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is keeping trains running under wartime conditions, and to raise money to fund food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families. ...
