extracted from UIC e-News

• U.S.A: Amtrak promotes safety and security with animated video for kids Amtrak is launching a fun, animated video to educate kids about rail safety and security. The K9 video features animated talking dog characters explaining the ability of K9 teams to use their (...)
• Armenia: South Caucasus Railway passenger traffic increased by 5.1% in January 2013 In January 2013 the passenger traffic of South Caucasus Railway increased by 5.1% compared to the same period last year. According to statistics, the company transported 35,300 passengers in the (...)
• Germany: Deutsche Bahn acquires Central and East European business operations from Veolia (...) Deutsche Bahn has acquired the Central and East European business operations from Veolia Transdev. The transaction has been completed and the approvals issued by the competition authorities. The (...)
• Kazakhstan: excellent service at Astana station Services designed to improve customer service have been upgraded at Astana railway station. One of the latest innovations is the use of the “ARM AGKR” information management system, which (...)
• Germany: DB Systemtechnik becomes an independent railway undertaking DB Systemtechnik GmbH has become an independent railway undertaking after being issued a safety certificate by the German rail authority Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA). The certificate will authorise (...)
• France: RFF breaks even as it pursues work to upgrade rail network On 28 March 2013, Réseau Ferré de France’s Board of Directors, chaired by Jacques Rapoport, closed the company’s accounts for the 2012 fiscal year. Réseau de Ferré de France’s turnover for the 2012 (...)
• FYR of Macedonia Railways celebrate 140 years of Rail Transport The first railway connection between Thessaloniki and Veles was established in April 1873, marking the beginning of a new era in relations between the countries. UIC takes this opportunity to (...)
• Belgium: Infrabel Safety Campaign An Infrabel Safety Campaign – supported by seven different partners including SNCB – to raise the awareness of truck drivers at level crossings in the Port of Antwerp, took place on 10 and 11 April (...)
• Switzerland: work on the Lausanne-Renens railway junction The Swiss Confederation intends to invest over a billion Swiss francs to develop and upgrade the Lausanne-Renens railway junction. The aim is to improve existing infrastructure to be able to (...)