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HS2 Old Oak Common Station receives planning approval
HS2's west-London super hub will be the largest newly-built railway station in the UK, with a mix of high-speed and conventional service platforms.
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Railways are often controlled by governmental or independent safety and economic regulators, responsible for ensuring that railway operators and infrastructure managers comply with certain laws and standards. Regulatory aspects include funding requirements, access to railway networks and controlling the licenses of the operators of railway assets. Regulators also enforce consumer/passenger protection law in relation to the railway.
What are the emerging and evolving topics around railway regulation, legislation and standards?
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COVID-19: Considerations for rolling stock lessors
Louise Mor and Patrick Moore, Partners from WFW’s Assets & Structured Finance Group, write that as rolling stock operators face continued disruption to their businesses due to the impact of COVID-19, lessors should be aware of eight key points, and to be proactive in staying ahead of any changes facing…
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Will the COVID-19 crisis help to reshape rail in the United States?
Rail must become a much more integral part of the U.S. transportation system as the country moves through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis, states the High Speed Rail Alliance.
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Grand Central launches passenger survey to gauge attitudes to rail travel under COVID-19
British open-access train operator, Grand Central, will use findings from the survey as it looks to shape a return to services following an initial two month ‘hibernation’ period which bosses will review during May 2020.
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IRQB welcomes launch of IRIS Certification Silver quality performance level
This new classification will improve the rail sector’s global culture of quality, benefiting both the whole supply chain and the performance of individual rail businesses.
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PKP Group Foundation won’t let the pandemic stop its activities
Despite the ongoing situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PKP Group Foundation is not slowing down and continues to work at full speed, with all efforts redirected to fighting the virus.
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New dates announced for InnoTrans in April 2021
The organisers of InnoTrans have announced that the postponed 2020 edition of the international rail trade fair will now take place from 27 to 30 April 2021.
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InnoTrans 2020 postponed to Spring 2021 due to COVID-19
The organisers of InnoTrans have announced that the 2020 edition of the international rail trade fair is to be rescheduled.
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CER and UNIFE call for rail to be integrated into European post-COVID-19 recovery
CER and UNIFE have written an open letter to European rail ministers highlighting the importance of integrating rail into the European Union’s post-COVID-19 recovery.
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How Indian Railways can use COVID-19 as an opportunity to develop
Shilpi Bishnoi, Director, Traffic Commercial (Rates) at India’s Ministry of Railways, believes Indian Railways should use the current crisis as an opportunity to create a new business model by overhauling its passenger and freight segments, and that there are three areas the railway company should focus on now in order…
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Amtrak to receive COVID-19 financial support from USDOT through FRA
Over $1 billion in funding from the U.S. CARES Act will be made available to Amtrak to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the railroad.
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EU Agency for Railways continues with EUMedRail project
Targeting Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Lebanon, the EUMedRail project aims to strengthen railway safety and interoperability in the South Mediterranean region.
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COVID-19 is a challenge for rail, but the industry is working hard
Libor Lochman, Executive Director of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), writes that although its members are suffering severely from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, railways are working hard to ensure freight and passenger rail transport continues.
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Global Railway Review Issue 2 2020
This issue includes articles about keeping railways operational during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of aerial visual and thermal imaging techniques to monitor Britain's rail infrastructure, improving India’s rail network with state-of-the-art technology, an In-Depth Focus on Level Crossing Safety, plus much more.
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Coronavirus restrictions force Grand Central to suspend all train services
Britain's open-access passenger operator, Grand Central, will temporarily suspend all its train services from the end of Friday 3 April 2020, as coronavirus restrictions continue to affect passenger numbers.