UK: The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators is to hold its fourth annual Rail Ops conference on June 4.

News from the world rail freight market.

DENMARK: Regional operator Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S has awarded VR FleetCare a contract covering the overhaul of bogies and pneumatic components for its fleet of Alstom Coradia LINT multiple-units.

SWITZERLAND: Trials with a collision warning system as the first stage in a project to switch to GoA4 driverless operation have begun on the 1 200 mm gauge Rheineck – Walzenhausen line in the canton of St Gallen.

JAPAN: Central Japan Railway has announced plans to reintroduce private compartments on the Tokaido Shinkansen.

MOROCCO: National operator ONCF is stepping up the pace of planning and preliminary construction work for the 40bn dirhams high speed line between Kénitra and Marrakech.