GERMANY: Rolling stock builder Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau AG lodged a formal insolvency application with the Dessau Rosslau district court on March 25.
Attorney Dr Volkhard Frenzel has been appointed provisional insolvency manager. FTD was taken over by Transmash Holding in 2006, and currently has 168 staff. Recent projects have included development of the Protos regional EMU.
UK: British Steel has opened a £10m rail stocking facility at its Scunthorpe steelworks where the vast majority of rail laid in the UK is made. This provides a central location where rails can be safely handled, stored and made available for loading. When fully stocked ...
UK: Rail Forum and the International Institute of Obsolescence Management have signed of a memorandum of understanding to bring experience from other sectors to rail. Rail Forum said the MoU signed at its Vehicle Maintenance event on November 14 would help its members’ efforts to mitigate ...
