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NS CEO calls for comprehensive high speed network

2019-12-06T11:53:00+00:00

EUROPE: ‘Something is really wrong’ when airlines can offer flights ‘at ridiculous prices’ in Europe, said Roger Van Boxtel, CEO of Dutch national passenger operator NS in the keynote opening session at the World Rail Festival in Amsterdam on December 4.

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‘Romance’ of rail can mitigate skills crisis

2019-12-05T09:34:00+00:00

AUSTRALIA: The rail sector needs to embrace rapid changes in workplace expectations in order to overcome a looming demographic crisis, delegates at the AusRail conference in Sydney heard on December 4.

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DB plans Arriva flotation in May

2019-12-04T16:24:00+00:00

GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn is looking to float its international public transport operating subsidiary Arriva on the stock market next year, CEO Richard Lutz told local media on December 4.

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CP signs public service contract

2019-12-04T15:42:00+00:00

PORTUGAL: State-owned train operator Comboios de Portugal has finally signed its first contract to run passenger services on the national rail network.

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‘Golden age’ in New South Wales, Collins tells AusRail

2019-12-03T09:04:00+00:00

AUSTRALIA: New South Wales is experiencing ‘a golden age’ of rail investment, Sydney Trains CEO Howard Collins told delegates at the AusRail 2019 conference in Sydney on December 3.

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Three operators awarded Spanish high speed paths

2019-11-27T16:03:00+00:00

SPAIN: High speed infrastructure manager Adif AV has selected three preferred bidders to negotiate 10-year framework agreements enabling them to operate passenger services on the routes from Madrid east to Valencia and Alacant, south to Sevilla and Málaga and north to Barcelona and the French border.

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