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...And separately on Thursday, Go-Ahead announced the sale of its German rail business to Austria’s state railway ÖBB, without disclosing financial details....
...ÖBB said WiFi would not be available initially, but it will distribute newspapers....
...Italy’s rail regulator has ruled that, from the start of Europe’s new rail timetable this month, trains run by Germany’s Deutsche Bahn, Austria’s ÖBB and Milan-based FNM LeNord to Verona and some other Italian...
...Commission wrote to Italy’s government last week saying it had “serious doubts” about the legality of their rail regulator’s decision to act against a service run by Germany’s Deutsche Bahn, Austria’s ÖBB...
...It now runs a competing train, jointly with Austria’s ÖBB. “The crucial thing is to produce benefits for the customers,” Mr Röder says....
...Meanwhile, ÖBB, the national railway operator, is also bleeding money and needs constant state support. Finally, taxation remains an issue....
...The alliance combines the high-speed services of France’s SNCF, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn, Belgium’s SNCB, the Netherlands’ NS, Austria’s ÖBB and Switzerland’s SBB....
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