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Italy bans GATX carriages Jul 7, 2009

Italy 's state railway today (Thurs) banned all train carriages owned by Vienna-based freight firm GATX as investigations into the huge crash in the north of the country on Sunday night continue, Austrian Times informed. Eighteen people have now been confirmed dead and more than 50 seriously injured after the train carrying liquid gas derailed in th...

Czech Railways to open tenders for capacity Jul 7, 2009

Plans to open up 3/4 of the country's long-haul passenger rail capacity to competition over the next decade were unveiled on July 3 by the Czech Transport Ministry. A shift to open tenders for capacity would come gradually, the ministry announced, though winning bidders would get 10 to 15-year operating contracts. According to Reuters, the move would c...

German and Czech railways to launch Expressbus Jul 7, 2009

On the 9th of August 2009, German railways (Deutsche Bahn), together with Czech railways (Ceske drahy), will launch a direct bus route from Prague to Nuremberg .  The new DB-Expressbus / SuperCity Bus will supplement the existing rail link between the two cities. The estimated time of travel will be 3 hours and 45 minutes. Price of one ticket i...

Bombardier to supply 23 FLEXITY Outlook trams to Linz, AustriaJul 7, 2009

Bombardier Transportation has received an order from the Austrian transport operator, LINZ LINIEN GmbH to supply 23 BOMBARDIER FLEXITY Outlook trams. The order is valued at approximately 69 million euros ($97 million US). With this order, Linz has once again opted for Bombardier’s trusted trams. The FLEXITY Outlook vehicles, called „Cityr...

Box train operators’ demands ignoredJul 7, 2009

The Association of Container Train Operators (ACTO) has decided to meet Railway Board officials to present its set of demands that have not been fulfilled in the Railway Budget. For one thing, the 10 per cent rebate in haulage charges on domestic movement of containerised cargo, in the weight category of at least 20 tonnes, has been removed from June 30. ...

Bombardier to produce new BiLevel commuter railcarsJul 7, 2009

Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has received a firm order from the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) for seven BOMBARDIER BiLevel commuter rail vehicles. The order will add to the West Coast Express existing fleet of 37 BiLevel cars providing commuter rail service in the Metro Vancouver region. The estimate...

Moody's downgrades American ports on shrinking cargo volumes Jul 7, 2009

RATING agency Moody's Investors Service has downgraded American ports from "stable" to "negative" as the downturn reduces consumer demand and cargo volumes. "We expect the ports will be operating under challenging financial, competitive, and credit environments that could result in negative credit pressure over the next 12 to 18 months, the timeframe c...

Xiamen Huoju Bonded Logistics Centre to open soon Jul 7, 2009

The newly built Huoju Bonded Logistics Centre in Xiamen has passed state inspection and will soon to start operation, Xinhua reported. The facility covers 341,500 square metres and is located in the centre of the three cities of Xiamen , Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, 20 kilometres away from the sea port and airport. It now comprises of an indoor wareh...

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