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15 May 2009 | By Martin Munk Hansen, Manager of Rail Projects, Trafikstyrelsen (Public Transport Authority)
A summary of Denmark's Public Transport Authority's goals, tasks, and railway projects, including expanding capacity between Copenhagen and Ringsted, modernisation of Nørreport Station and improvements to the Northwest Line between Roskilde and Holbæk.
15 May 2009 | By Karsten Røn Andersen, CEO, DSB Sverige AB & Managing Director, DSBFirst Group AB
Karsten Røn Andersen shares his vision for 20% of Danish State Railways' turnover to be earned outside Denmark, and the role DSBFirst will play in achieving this.
15 May 2009 | By Trude Isaksen, Information Manager, Jernbaneverket
In its proposed national transport plan for the period 2010-2019, the Norwegian government has identified construction of a new double-track line between Oslo central station and Ski as a priority. Trude Isaksen discusses the impact of the benefits, opportunities and challenges presented by the project.
15 May 2009 | By Markku Nummelin, Technical Director and Tuomo Viitala, Senior Inspector, Finnish Rail Administration (RHK), Niko Tunninen, Railway Planning Department, VR-Track Ltd and Marko Nyby, Logistics and Traffic Planning Consultant, Pöyry Infra Ltd
Details of the study of a slab track system for the new Ring Rail Line conducted in Vantaa, Finland for Finnish Railway Administration by Pöyry Infra Ltd and VR-Track Ltd Railway Consulting department.
15 May 2009 | By Tapio Simos, President, VR Ltd (Finnish Railways)
Tapio Simos describes the impact that the Finnish-Russian train Allegro will have on the line between Helsinki and St. Petersburg.
15 May 2009 | By Michael Clausecker, Director-General and Emmanuel Brutin, ERTMS Public Affairs Manager, UNIFE
Michael Clausecker's round-up of UIC ERTMS World Conference 2009 which provided a platform for suppliers, railway undertakings, infrastructure managers and political institutions a unique opportunity to express their views on current issues and challenges related to ERTMS.
15 May 2009 | By Michael Robson, Secretary General, EIM (European Rail Infrastructure Managers)
Michael Robson argues that public private partnerships (PPPs) in the railway sector are a way of riding out the economic crisis and can improve competitiveness and sustainability across the EU.
15 May 2009 | By Rene Zumtobel, Press Relations Officer for the Tyrol and Vorarlberg regions, ÖBB-Holding AG
Rene Zumtobel celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Arlberg Railway in Austria, and how after all this time it is still playing a vital part of the Austrian western railway line between Bregenz, Zürich and Vienna.
15 May 2009 | By Jenny Crook, Aylesbury Depot Operations Manager, Chiltern Railways
How the train maintenance team at Aylesbury Depot play a vital part in helping Chiltern Railways achieve one of the highest PPM scores among UK rail companies.
15 May 2009 | By Lord Tony Berkeley, Chairman, Rail Freight Group
Lord Tony Berkeley, Chairman of Rail Freight Group, explains why rail freight in the United Kingdom has such a bright future.
15 May 2009 | By Aleš Ondruj, Executive Director, Marketing and Communication, Czech Railways (Ceské Dráhy)
Aleš Ondruj, Executive Director Marketing and Communication, Czech Railways (Ceské Dráhy) discusses the ongoing transformation of Czech Railways.
15 May 2009 | By Paolo de Cicco, ERTMS Platform Manager, UIC
Details of the ERTMS Benchmark project which was launched with the objective of providing UIC members with a methodology and framework for an international economic evaluation and benchmark of ERTMS implementations.
15 May 2009 | By Jens Kleeberg, Vice President of R&D, RAIL.ONE GmbH
Jens Kleeberg, Vice President of R&D, RAIL.ONE GmbH, discusses the next step in the development of ballastless track.
26 March 2009 | By Gerald Hörster, President of the Federal Railway Authority (EBA)
Gerald Hörster, President of the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) examines its place within Germany's railway system.
26 March 2009 | By David Coco, Director of Workshop Optimisation, Arriva Deutschland
Arriva Deutschland has an increasingly visible presence on the German rail network with trains travelling millions of kilometres per year and moving tens of thousands of people each day. The unseen driving force behind this success is Arriva's network of rail workshops which ensures our fleets are ready for service…
