Austria: OBB reduced the number of managers
The new head of Austrian Federal Railways (OBB), Christian Kern, started staff changes in the company.
Poland: Budimex to purchase PNI?
The stock road industry giant plans to purchase Przedsiebiorstwo Napraw Infrastruktury (PNI) from the Polish State Railways PKP SA.
Czech Republic: Changes in the board of CD Cargo
Czech Railways announced changes in the board of its freight unit CD Cargo.
Belarus: From Minsk to Zhdanovichy in 15 minutes
In 2011, passengers will be able to reach Minsk from Zhdanovichy in just 15 minutes. The project’s implementation was discussed on the 23rd of June in Minsk.
Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia published five month results
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) announced its results for the first five months of the year.
Slovakia: Kosice upgrades its public transport system
Since the 19th of June, the city of Kosice is realizing its program of upgrading the public transportation system.
Russia: RZD still interested in DB stake
Russian Railways (RZD) is still interested in purchasing stake in Deutsche Bahn (DB), RZD president Vladimir Yakunin told German media.
Austria: Pöyry awarded railway line upgrade project in Austria
Pöyry won a contract with ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG on Lambach-Breitenschützing line modernization supervision. The contract value is EUR 1.3 million.
Europe: Closing of the 6th World Congress on Railway Security in Istanbul – a Joint Declaration adopted
The successful 6th edition of the World Congress on security held in Istanbul since 23 June and which ended today provided the opportunity for railway companies to stress their desires beyond staying constantly alert to incidents which are difficult to predict, to develop security strategies which deal with risks and threats of all kinds, and to make those strategies a key component of their activities.
Poland: PKP and Strabag sign Warszawa Wschodnia modernization contract
Strabag will enter the site in June to start works in July - August. It is one of the key PKP investments before EUr 2012 football championship.
Poland: Marshalls to decide if they want to sell Przewozy Regionalne
Today the regional self-governments will decide if they want to sell Przewozy Regionalne.
Slovakia: Slovakia withdraws from broad gauge project
Will the new rulling coalition in Slovakia withdraw from the project of extanding the broad gauge network to Western Europe via Slovakia? And will it manage to find a strategic investor for ZSSK Cargo?
Russia: RZD Inaugurates Rail Welding Plant in Libya
Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin paid a working visit to Libya and inaugurated a rail welding plant in the village of Ras Lanuf.
Russia:Bombardier invests in Elteza
Elteza is the the first of the 33 RZD subsidiaries that was put on sale.
Europe: European Commission takes legal steps to speed up the implementation process of the first railway package
Important issues remain to be solved for opening up the railway markets to competition in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain, European Commission says. EC takes the case to the Court of Justice.
Romania: Astra Vagoane Arad and Atelierele CFR Griviţa to go bankrupt?
Car manufacturers Astra Vagoane Arad and Atelierele CFR Griviţa threatens to call for CFR Călători to be declared insolvent if they don't receive money CFR owes to them.
Romania: RON 1.165m needed for bridge in Scoreiu
Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said the preparation of rehabilitation of a railway bridge in Scoreiu in Arpaşu de Jos commune (near Sibiu) will cost RON 1.165m and it needs to be done this year.
Serbia: Feasibility study for Belgrade - Bar to be ready in July
Feasibility study on the reconstruction of the Belgrade - Bar line will be ready next month, Milutin Ignjatović, director of the Traffic Institute CIP announced. The project is comming close to reality.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Talgo cars tested
ŽFBiH is testing the Talgo cars on the route Sarajevo - Doboj.
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