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THE acting director general of Republic of Srpska Railways (ŽRS), Dragan Zelenković, has warned that his company is facing shutdown following a dramatic loss of freight traffic, calling for urgent reform to ensure the survival of the railway network in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In an open letter, Zelenković says that as well as putting 1700 jobs at ŽRS in jeopardy, th...


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SIEMENS Mobility says it has successfully demonstrated the first operation in Finland of a train fitted with automated train operation (ATO) on a line equipped with ETCS Level 2.

The demonstration took place on the 19km single-track Juurikorpi - Hamina branch line, which has a maximum speed of 100km/h and is electrified at 25kV 50Hz, using a modernised EMU owned by ...


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THE International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has confirmed that the next edition of its Summit, due to be hosted by RTA Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 21-23, has been cancelled.

The association says that “after careful assessment of the evolving situation in the Gulf region and its impact on international travel, [it] has taken the diff...


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SWEDISH state-owned operator SJ has been awarded an 11-year contract to operate regional services in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The value of the contract, which includes Alstom as a maintenance partner, is around SKr 12bn ($US 1.32bn).

SJ's Götalandståg subsidiary has operated the Västtågen network, one of the largest regional operating contracts in Sweden, sin...


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SPAIN’s minister of transport and sustainable mobility, Óscar Puente, has announced a €1.35bn upgrade for commuter Line C5 in Madrid, operated by Renfe. The programme contains 28 individual infrastructure projects that will increase capacity by 60% while improving operational flexibility and accessibility.

Line C5 runs for 41.5km from Móstoles-El Soto via Atocha sta...


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