The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development decided to raise the loan, which it plans to grant to the Russian Brunswick Rail group.

On the 28th of July, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development informed, that Russian Railways (RZD) was removed from the list of companies, which are to be partially privatized between 2011 and 2013.

Soon passengers will be able to travel faster between the cities of Dresden and Berlin, Rudiger Grube, the president of Deutsche Bahn, declared on the 28th of July at the rail summit in Dresden.

As “Railway Market – CEE Review” learned, on the 28th of July two members of the management board of the Polish private rail operator CTL Logistics submitted their resignations.

First vice president of Russian Railways (RZD), Vadim Morozov, participated in the ceremony of opening the reconstructed railway tunnel in Kaliningrad.

HZ Infrastruktura, the subsidiary of the state-owned Croatian Railways, announced on the 28th of July, that it has chosen a winner in a tender for reconstruction of a railway bridge in Zagreb.

The local authorities of Wola district in Warsaw gave the approval for launching the construction of the entrance tunnel for two boring machines on the building site of the second metro line.

Tamas Fellegi, the Hungarian minister of national development, appointed new members of the board of directors of Hungarian Railways (MAV).

The state-owned Lithuanian Railways carried 23.03 million tons of freight in the first half of 2010. It is 16.6% more than in the same period a year before.

Czech Railways informed, that in the first half of this year it increased the sale of tickets on the domestic routes.

European Union will grant EUR 177m non-repayable contribution to Slovak Railways ZSSK for purchase of the new rolling-stock and the modernization of the existing fleet.

In the 13th Report we published a comment of Dmitry Bovykin, Head of Marketing & Research of Brunswick Rail, who claimed that the wagon shortage in Russian rail sector might reach 380,000 units by 2015. Now we publish the comment on the matter from the side of the Russian Railways.

Slovak Railways ZSSK announced results of the tender for delivery of 10 passenger cars with an option for further 30.

German Railways Deutsche Bahn (DB) published its results for the first half of the year.

Turkish State Railways (TCDD) wants to renew the railway station in Ankara, so it would connect the high-speed trains with the city’s metro system.

According to the latest media reports, it is not so sure, that the Southern Korean company Hyundai will be the one to deliver new Electric Multiple Units to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia).

Czech Republic: Czechs consider railaways the safest mode of transport

SANEP agency reports 33.1% of Czechs consider rail the safest mode of transport. Travelling by plane comes second safest gaining trust of 32.1 passengers. Buses are considered the least safe with only 3.4% positive responses. Private cars are trusted by just 9.4% of respondents. The survey was held from 6 to 13 July this year. 4361 were questions. The respondents were 18-69 years old.

The Polish rail carrier PKP LHS, operating trains on the wide-gauge, carried 4 million tons of freight in the first half of 2010. It is 9.9% more than the plan.

On the 26th of July took place a meeting of transport ministers of Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. Patrick Vlacic, Bozidar Kalmeta and Milutin Mrkjonic agreed, that the state-owned companies of the three countries will form a joint venture.

The new Czech transport minister Vit Barta filed a criminal complaint against the former head of CD Cargo, the freight subsidiary of the state-owned Czech Railways.