The European Commission has approved €220m from the Cohesion Fund for MÁV-Start’s purchase of 42 Stadler Flirt EMUs ordered in 2013.
The port of Bordeaux has appointed Europorte 'to develop a full logistics chain' at its Le Verdon terminal.
DB International is to support the development of the scope and requirements for the operations and maintenance contract covering Qatar Rail's planned long distance network.
PKP SA's Xcity Investment company and shopping centre developer Dekada Realty have signed a deal to redevelop station buildings in Minsk Mazowiecki and Konin. This will see the private investor build public facilities, in return for use of the commercial space.
Russian private freight company Globaltrans has sold a 40% stake in oil transport business BaltTransServis to Vardanyan, Broitman & Partners.
Union Pacific has announced a $4·3bn capital programme for 2015, which it says is an increase of $200m on 2014. The programme will be ‘driven primarily by equipment acquisitions and infrastructure investments’. PTC spending is expected to total $450m.
German open access operator HKX now accepts DB tickets, and is negotiating to be integrated into transport authority ticketing systems.
Under an agreement with SNCB, the first Regus Express business lounge has been opened at Liège Guillemins station, offering meeting rooms, wi-fi and other facilities at prices from €5/h. Regus lounges are due to open at Antwerpen Centraal, Brugge, Leuven and Sint-Niklaas, as well as at Central, Midi and Luxembourg stations in Brussels.
Russian Railways Logistics subsidiary Far East Land Bridge is to launch regular ‘high speed’ freight services from Warszawa to Suzhou in March, offering a transit time of 14 to 15 days. A service to Europe began in December.
With effect from February 2, French intermodal operator TAB-T3M has extended its daily Bordeaux/Toulouse – Paris Valenton services to Lille port authority’s La Délivrance terminal.
