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The office of the Athens appeals court prosecutor on Wednesday brought criminal charges against executives at TrainOSE, the operational arm of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE), who are alleged to have leased properties belonging to OSE at extremely low prices between 2006 and 2008.

The company responsible for Greece?s railways and trains, OSE, was on Monday investigating the circumstances that led to the electrocution death of a 15-year-old at a train power depot in Kilkis, northern Greece, on Sunday.

The boy was reportedly playing with a friend around the disused tracks and had climbed into a decommissioned train engine.

By Vangelis Mandravelis

The issue of state subsidies to Greek railway operator Trainose is a long way from being resolved, according to Vladimir Yakunin, the president of Russian Railways, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the firm.

Boring for a railway tunnel in central Greece that will reduce travel time between Athens and Thessaloniki by half an hour was completed on Friday, according to ERGOSE, a subsidiary of the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE).

Three siblings have been arrested in Patra, western Greece, on charges of stealing rails weighing an estimated 1.5 tons from the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) network in the area of Arachovitika.

Railway workers announced on Friday that they will be taking part in the general strike on Wednesday.

Due to the action there will also be limited services on Tuesday evening.