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    • New CEO aims to get Pesa back on track

    Rolling stock manufacturer Pesa is to announce a new strategy in the first quarter of this year, following the supervisory board’s decision to appoint the management board’s Vice-President of Operations Krzysztof Zdziarski as Chief Executive on January 8.
    Europe

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    Pakenham line: ‘one of the worst’

     Victorian Rail News
    The Pakenham line continues to fare as one of Metro’s worst performing lines, with trains failing to meet targets every month of 2019.

    DISRUPTION: Person hit by a train near Evesham

     Rail News
    Great Western Railway has confirmed that a person has been hit by a train between Worcester Shrub Hill and Oxford.

    Matthä to head CER as Fritzson steps down

     Europe
    Austrian Federal Railways’ CEO Andreas Matthä was elected as Acting Chair of the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies at its meeting on January 20.

    Kattegat road-rail fixed link to be studied

     Europe
    There are good prospects for a road and rail fixed link across the Kattegat between Sjælland and Jylland, the government has announced. Further studies are to be undertaken, building on preliminary studies initiated by the previous government.

    Rail Human Library aims to inspire interest in railway careers

     UK
    A ‘Rail Human Library’ will form part of the 10th Get Up to Speed With STEM event which is to be held in Rotherham on March 25 with the aim of encouraging young people to take an interest in the construction, technology and manufacturing sectors.

    Secret Deals: Alstom and Bombardier in talk to merge their Rail Business Units

     Europe
    Canadian Rolling Stock and Airplane manufacturer Bombardier Inc. and French Rolling Stock manufacture Alstom SA are exploring the merger of their Rail Business Units, said sources as reported by  Bloomberg.

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