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Attack is the best form of defence

6 February 2007 | By Alex Kremer, Director General, CFL

Operating a small rail network has its moments. Instead of being forced to go after huge parts of the European market to maintain competitiveness and thus being expected to operate a fleet of thousands of locomotives and coaches, a comparatively small railway company, such as CFL, enjoys the luxury of…

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Concentrating on providing quality

6 February 2007 | By Albert Counet, General Manager, B-Cargo

B-Cargo is a division within the SNCB and is responsible for commercialising rail freight transport. In cooperation with the other companies of the SNCB Group, we provide our customers with global logistics solutions that are at once competitive and attractive. With 3,454km of track, Belgium’s rail infrastructure is among one…

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Bright future for Belgium

14 February 2006 | By Luc Lallemand, CEO Infrabel

In an interview with Global Railway Review, CEO Luc Lallemand openly talks about Infrabel, the manager of the Belgian railway infrastructure. During this conversation the CEO, among other things, talks about the main tasks, the investments, the major projects and the challenges of Infrabel.

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Infrastructure maintenance and extension

14 February 2006 | By Jean-Marie Raviart, Director General of Infrastructure at Infrabel

Jean-Marie Raviart, Director General of Infrastructure at Infrabel, was interviewed by Global Railway Review to comment on Infrabel’s investment policy and the major Belgian railway projects.

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EMU V250 high speed train to connect Belgium to Holland

2 March 2005 | By Carlo Pellegrini, Executive Vice President Engineering and Fabrizio Barbieri, V250 Project-Engineering Manager, AnsaldoBreda SpA

The EMU V250 train is designed for the high speed line (HSL) being constructed which connects Belgium to Holland. This is the first train fully compliant with the TSI interoperability standard as well as with applicable European EN and UIC standards. This train is also the first substantial accomplishment of…