BDZ suspends trains because of smaller subsidies
Railway company BDZ will suspend 38 trains starting with 12 January due to a reduction of its subsidies by 40 […]
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The Airport Shuttle in St. Petersburg needs 188 mill. euros
St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko and RZD President Vladimir Yakunin will request President Vladimir Putin to provide funding for the […]
Estonia: EVR Cargo mantains cargo traffic
The Estonian railway operator EVR Cargo transported in 2014 15.79 million tonnes of cargo, a level similar to the one […]
NS denies British railway cross subsidy accusations
Dutch rail company NS has denied claims in the British press that it is cross-subsidising its Dutch services with British […]
St. Petersburg may delay metro projects
According to Governor Georgy Poltavchenko, St. Petersburg may delay metro development projects. Although “the funding of metro construction projects will […]
VSW gets European certificate for railway wheels
Vyksa Steel Works (VSW) has had its new railway wheels design certified as being in accordance with European TSI requirements. […]
Capital raise for RZD
The Russian government will inject 50 billion rubles (673 million euros) into the capital of RZD through an additional share […]
Ireland: expanding the railway network is not a priority
The Irish Transport Ministry’s priority for funding heavy rail is to protect the operational network and to maintain safety standards […]
EC suspects Lithuanian Railways of having limited competition on the rail markets in Lithuania and Latvia
The European Commission has informed the Lithuanian railway incumbent Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (LG) that it suspects the company of having limited […]