VTG Aktiengesellschaft, ZSSK CARGO and another investor are participating in the launch of Cargo Wagon a.s., a company founded in order to acquire the Slovak State Rail Freight Operator’s fleet. ZSSK CARGO will retain 34 percent of the shares, while VTG and the group of investors will each acquire 33
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Slovakia: The European Commission approved an investment of EUR 63 million from the Cohesion Fund to extend Bratislava’s tramway from the city centre to Bratislava’s most populous borough Petrzalka (Title of project: Tramway extension to Petrzalka borough – 1st Segment Safarikovo namestie – Bosakova ulica D1 Dubna Skala – Turany) .
The Slovak rail infrastructure manager ZSR plans to invest from EU funds an amount of EUR 224 million in 2015. Among the railway modernisation projects the company aims to complete next are: – Beluša – Púchov (Modernization of railway track Nové Mesto nad Váhom – Púchov, km 100.500 – 159.100 for track speed of
The Slovak state-owned rail passenger operator ZSSK is leasing a number of 40 passenger coaches and five diesel locomotives from Czech Railways (ČD), in the limit of EUR 413,000. According to local press, ČD receives EUR 150/passenger coach and EUR 240/locomotive per day, a total of EUR 7200 /day. The passenger coaches are from the old series B
TransContainer, South Korean logistics operator Hanaro TNS (HTNS) and the European logistics service provider JTC have launched a new container block train on a 1,637 kilometers route from Dobra (Slovakia) to Vorsino (Industrial park in vicinity of Kaluga, Russia). The first train formed of 57 conventional wagons, transporting cargo for Samsung Electronics plant left Dobrá
At the end of September 2014, the Czech regulator issued a test certificate for ST44 series PKP CARGO diesel locomotives. The Polish carrier can now enter the Czech Republic using six different locomotive types. It can also use them in Slovakia. These engines will be a reserve pool for electric
Slovakian Railways to purchase 16 locomotives and 17 passenger coaches
Slovakian Railways (ŽSR) has published a contract notice for the procurement of six new multi-system electric locomotives, with an option for 10 more. The value of the contract for is estimated at EUR 72 million. The units should have a power output of 6000 kW and be suitable for operations at a speed of 200 km/h.
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Czech Railways (ČD) and Slovak Rail (ZSSK) have accelerated the connection from the Czech capital to Košice and the Tatras. The historically fastest connection between Prague and eastern Slovakia – almost an hour faster than present connections – will be provided by Czech Pendolino high-speed trains. Both national carriers will
The feasibility study on extension of Košice-Vienna broad gauge line will be drafted by the Bernard-Valbek-Obermayer consortium, without the participation of any Slovak firm. The consortium won the tender due to best price, which represented one of three evaluated criteria. Bernard-Valbek-Obermayer will draft the study for approximately EUR 6 million, with the runner-up
Slovakian Railways (ŽSR) plans to invest EUR 381.68 million for upgrading the infrastructure in 2015, representing EU and state budget funding. The projects will be financed under the Operational Programme Transport 2007 – 2013 (OPT) – approximately EUR 128 million and EUR 22 million national co-financing, and the new Operational Programme “Integrated infrastructure 2014-2020″ (OP II), with
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