The Community of European Rail and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has urged EU member states to address rising electricity prices. According to CER, "the outlook is worrisome" and EU energy ministers must act to keep the Green Deal alive. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailTech.
Rail passengers have experienced disruptions to their journey this morning due to heavy snowfall in London, the South East and East Anglia. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailUK.
Estonian state-owned rail freight company Operail has sold 552 wagons located in Ukraine to a joint venture between local transport, infrastructure and agriculture investor Fortior Capital and Estonian wagon leasing company Teslar Trans for EUR 6.51 million. It is reported by the Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Railway Gazette.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide a financial package of 11 million euros to support the sustainability and climate resilience of the Kyrgyz Railways. Financing will consist of a 12-year sovereign bank loan of up to €8 million, as well as a €3 million grant from the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailwayPro.
As part of a project to lay a second track on the existing single-track line Divača - Port Koper (Slovenia), the Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi completed the tunneling of the Stepani (T3) tunnel with a length of 335 m. contracts concluded by the state design organization 2TDK and a consortium consisting of Kolektor CPG (Slovenia), Yapi Merkezi and Özaltın Insaat (both Turkey). The total length of the seven tunnels is 20.5 km. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to zdmira.
The European Commission wants all new railways to be built using standard European gauge, and gives Member States until 2025-2026 to come up with a plan to switch to 1435 mm gauge. These are the results of the meeting of EU transport ministers held on Monday in Brussels. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailFreight.
The assistance announced by the Hungarian government to the rail freight industry has not yet been implemented. The government has proposed a 40% reduction in access fees to the national rail network. However, no updates have been received since November 1, according to the Hungarian railway association HUNGRAIL. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailFreignt.
The first rack rail train was built in China. It will serve a mountain route currently under construction to the Xigongyang Peak Panda Sanctuary in Sichuan Province. The first section is scheduled to open at the end of 2023. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Rynek Kolejowy.
In the south of China, in Yunnan province, the first experimental trips of a sightseeing panoramic electric train took place on a railway linking two popular tourist areas - the Old City of Lijiang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Yulongxueshan, the Jade Dragon Mountain with glaciers, listed as a key national scenic spot. The main peak of this mountain range is located at an altitude of 5596 m above sea level. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to zdmira.
The new British Minister of Railways, Hugh Merriman, and representatives of the railway companies have scheduled a meeting with RMT Secretary General Mick Lynch this Friday (December 2). Following last week's preliminary meeting between Lynch and Harper, the transport secretary made headlines in the media about the impossibility of a pay increase without reform, saying that working methods must change if the union wants wage demands to be met. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to RailFreight.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received an application from Oleksandr Kubrakov for dismissal from the post of Minister of Infrastructure. Railway Supply magazine writes about this with reference to Rail.insider.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support for Serbia's railway sector, this time by providing a loan to state-owned operator Serbia Cargo. The bank provides the company with a loan of 43 million euros to finance the modernization of the truck fleet. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailFreight.
