Recently added articles from International Railway Journal:
Tough challenge ahead to get DB back on track.(This month)
Sep 01, 2009; ... THE new CEO of German Rail (DB), Dr Rudiger Grube, celebrated his first 100 days in office last month in what he must now realise is one of the toughest jobs both in Germany and the rail industry worldwide. Not only is he having to deal with the devastating effects of the biggest global ...
Recession slashes DB's first-half profits.(News)
Sep 01, 2009 ... GERMAN Rail (DB) is warning freight volumes could take years to recover to pre-recession levels after revealing its operating profits had plummeted by 52.6% in the first half of this year. Revenues fell by 14% from 16.3 billion [euro] in the first half of 2008 to 14.3 billion ...
HSL South services to start this month.(News)
Sep 01, 2009 ... NS HISPEED says it will begin operating its interim 160km/h Amsterdam--Rotterdam service via HSL South on September 7, marking the start of commercial operations on the troubled high-speed line. Trains will run hourly on weekdays using Bombardier Traxx locomotives and seven ICR coaches ...
Network Rail releases high-speed study.(News)
Sep 01, 2009 ... BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has revealed its vision of a high-speed line from London to northern England and Scotland in a study that claims high-speed rail could almost eradicate domestic air travel. The study suggests the strongest case is for a line from ...
Coal fuels Chinese railfreight rebound.(News)
Sep 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHINA's Ministry of Railways (MoR) says overall railfreight volumes witnessed a 0.3% year-on-year increase in July, the first rise since November 2008. China's railways carried 284.56 million tonnes of freight during July, compared with 283.71 million ...