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Denmark: Getting the passengers back
With a substantial investment strategy in place and negotiations for a new operating contract underway, Denmark’s state passenger operator is positioning itself to drive modal shift in a post-Covid recovery, DSB Chief Executive Flemming Jensen tells Chris Jackson.
Transnet to seek private operator for reopened link
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet Freight Rail is to invite bids for a concession to operate the 200 km Cookhouse – Blaney line in Eastern Cape, which was reopened for regular traffic on October 7.
Cross-border high speed corridor proposed in northern Portugal
PORTUGAL: As part of the work feeding into the country’s upcoming National Railway Plan, the Vale d’Ouro Association has put forward proposals for a new line through the Trás-os-Montes region to link Porto with Zamora in Spain.
Vision for a seamless European rail passenger ticketing experience
EUROPE: A position paper setting out a long-term ‘political vision’ for the seamless planning and booking of international rail journeys has been published by the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies. However, independent passenger operators are disappointed at the lack of firm commitments.
Connecting Europe Express tour concludes in Paris
EUROPE: The Connecting Europe Express organised by the European Commission’s transport directorate DG Move and trade association CER concluded its 36-day tour of the continent in Paris on October 7.
Comment: Look forward not back
As the Connecting Europe Express completes its tour of the continent in Paris on October 7, the rail industry must use the momentum generated by the EU’s Year of Rail to develop a competitive sector which is able to attract a new generation of users and staff, argues our Editor-in-Chief Chris Jackson.
Eurostar brand to remain after Thalys merger
Impact of the pandemic on rail remains ‘dire’, says CER
Railcoop awarded operating licence
Ghana Railway Development Authority board appointed
DAC programme selects Scharfenberg digital coupler
Macron puts high speed projects back on track in ‘decade of the TGV’
Connecting Europe Express puts spotlight on Western Balkan rail vision
KCS cements CP merger as CN agrees early termination
Funds confirmed to support rail freight relaunch strategy
JR Central targets Shinkansen business travellers with work-oriented offering
Pro Trilhos programme kickstarts 10 rail projects worth R$53∙5bn
Transdev picked to run Région Sud TER package
Four policies to boost German rail freight
KCS reopens talks with CP after CN merger setback
Central European high speed rail co-operation proposed
Connecting Europe Express sets off on 26-country tour
Canadian National bid for Kansas City Southern in doubt after STB blocks voting trust
Some trains still running amid Taliban takeover