Australia:On June 24 QR announced the purchase of Melbourne-based container and logistics firm CRT Group, which specialises in plastics and food products.
FreightLink began a container service between Melbourne and Adelaide on July 4, connecting with services to Darwin.
Belgium:SNCB-Holding announced on June 24 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to sell its subsidiary ABX Logistics Worldwide. The sale is conditional upon European Commission approval of a restructuring plan for ABX.
Czech Republic:The first 25 kV 50Hz train ran on the 22 km Rybník - Lipno branch in southern Bohemia on June 17, after a KC211m conversion of the line from 1·5 kV DC. The 24 km T
