tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74411870988115791842012-04-28T06:46:27.559+01:00Railway news from around the worldfalmanacnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441187098811579184.post-67577243175376300582012-01-29T23:57:00.000Z2012-01-29T23:59:29.039Z

MONTREAL - A Rio Tinto Alcan employee was struck and killed by a rail car today in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.... The accident occurred this morning at the Roberval-Saguenay railway, which is owned by Rio Tinto Alcan. Continued

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Havana, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) As part of a strategy to improve railroad services in Cuba, that means of transportation carried over 25 percent of cargo last year.With 5.5 million tons of cargo transported in 2011, it was possible to increase the cargo transfered last year by 27 percent, the general director of the Union of Railroads of Cuba, Miguel Acuña, told Granma newspaper. Continued

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Pakistan Railways (PR) administration has restored freight train service between Karachi seaports to Premnagar Dry port Lahore for container service after the span of six months suspension.The sources in the Railway Headquarter told Business Recorder here on Saturday.The officials at Premnagar Dry port claimed that some 600 wagons loaded with oil, containers, phosphate, railway material and other

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"The Eilat Railway will be a passenger railway with a travel time of two hours," said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his opening remarks at today's cabinet meeting."This will also be a line for the shipment of goods from Asia to Europe. This will create a very great interest on the part of the rising powers - India and China - and others, in Israel. It therefore has strategic, national, and

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RIYADH: Transport Minster Jabara Al-Seraisry said Saturday the SR30.8 billion contract for Phase II of the Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHSRP) linking the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah was awarded with total transparency and fairness.“Formalities in (the award of contracts) for the HHSRP were completed strictly adhering to internationally followed principles of transparency and

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MUMBAI: The Western Railway (WR) administration has begun work on extending the length of platforms at Mumbai Central (Main line) to accommodate 24-coach trains.The project may be completed by May 2012 and will increase the carrying capacity of the long-distance trains by 33%. Continued

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NORTHERN Rail scored one of the lowest customer satisfaction ratings in the country in a national survey which revealed stark regional differences for passengers.Passenger Focus, which surveyed 30,590 rail travellers for its annual study, said the satisfaction scores for individual routes provided by different firms varied from 72 per cent to 95 per cent.Nationally, the percentage of passengers

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Afghan officials say they have finalized designs with neighboring Turkmenistan for Afghanistan's second international rail link.President Hamid Karzai's office says in a statement Thursday that construction is expected to begin soon.The railroad to Turkmenistan would link landlocked Afghanistan to a regional transport network, increasing the country's export potential.

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Two prototype wagons-BOXN 25M and BLC 25M-manufactured by Golden Rock Railway Workshop (GOC) have been sent for oscillation trials to the railway workshop, Kota.The work was entrusted to the GOC by Research Design and Standards Organisation, Ministry of Railways.These wagons with higher capacity axle load of 25 tonnes have been provided with swing motion bogies, P.Mahesh, Chief Workshop Manager,

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A RAILWAY project, which could eventually see tourist spots along the banks of the River Severn linked up, is going full steam ahead.Volunteers involved with the Beaver line, which stands for Berkeley Vale Railway, have said they are optimistic about the project’s success now local companies and Stroud MP Neil Carmichael have jumped on board.It is hoped that eventually the Beaver Line will run

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This summer, my family and I spent nearly two weeks in Germany following our national women's soccer team around during the Women's World Cup.Most of the time, we drove from place to place in a rented Peugeot, watching as Mercedes, Audis and Porsches whizzed past us on the Autobahn. But once we got set up in a Berlin hotel for our final five days, we became committed train passengers. Continued

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Lahore—Rail Mazdoor Ittehad Senior Vice President Sheikh Mohammad Anwar has demanded the government to award exemplary punishment to corrupt officials of Pakistan Railways who were involved in heinous crime of eating up billion of rupees in the name of overhauling of 36 locomotives and supplying contaminated diesel that ruined over 95 locomotives. He expressed these views while talking to media

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Brussels- The European Commission has today asked the Netherlands to fully implement a directive concerning railway interoperability, which is aimed at enabling the rail sector to compete more effectively with other transport modes.The Netherlands have so far failed to notify the Commission of all measures taken to fully implement directive 2008/57/EC into national law. The Commission’s request

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CHENNAI: It may be 157 years old, but it is still the darling of Chennai as people jostled with one another to have a glimpse of the oldest steam locomotive in the world as it embarked on its third heritage journey to mark India’s 63rd Republic day.It was a festive atmosphere at platform number four with policemen trying to keep away the crowd as VIPs tried to squeeze in to enjoy the 10-km

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Trains could be running on the Portishead railway line again within five years.That is the view of a rail industry insider who says plans to reopen the line from Bristol Temple Meads to the North Somerset town are already at an advanced stage.The expert, who has asked to remain anonymous, believes the reopening of both the Portishead and Henbury Loop lines will be included in the new franchise

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Bulgaria has been referred to the European Court of Justice by the European Commission for failing to implement correctly different parts of the legislation known as the first railway package.This concerns the implementation of the provisions on charges which railway undertakings have to pay for access to infrastructure.The first railway package was designed to create a basis for market opening

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CALGARY—Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., under fire from a dissident investor who wants major changes at the company, said Thursday that efforts to boost efficiency helped improve its fourth-quarter profit by 19 per cent.The Calgary-based railway said it earned $221 million, or $1.30 per share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a profit of $186 million a year ago, or $1.09 per

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Northern railways have planned to establish two base kitchens in Delhi and to add a new flavor to their recipes, they are going to hire chefs from the famous hotel management institutes of India.The base kitchens will come up at the New Delhi and Anand Vihar railway stations. And the railways claim that the state-of-art kitchens will be fully automatic and will give the food provided by airlines

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BEIJING - Railway terminals in major Chinese cities are braced for a new travel rush, as millions of travelers are returning to city work near the end of the week-long Spring Festival holiday. The country's railway authority said that it put 514 more ... Continued

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Maputo, Mozambique, 26 Jan – The Limpopo railroad in Mozambique is this year expected to carry 700,000 tons of a variety of cargo, according to projections from Mozambican port and rail company, Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM), cited by daily newspaper Notícias.The newspaper said that the projection was based on signs of improvement in the economic situation in Zimbabwe and growing

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According to the latest figures, Network Rail paid train companies £91 million last year, of which £12 million was to recompense operators for disruption caused by cable theft.But the Association of Train Operating Companies declined to disclose how much of this money had been paid out.Train operators are entitled to compensation for delays as short as five minutes but passengers can normally

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The railway in Wales needs more skilled engineers to support its continuing growth, says Network Rail Wales today as it announces its latest advanced apprenticeship scheme for 2012.Network Rail Wales is looking to increase its intake of apprentices, particularly to be trained in electrical engineering skills, ahead of the forthcoming electrification of parts of the railway in south Wales.

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KOLKATA: Eastern Railway (ER) carried 41 million tonne of freight traffic during the period from April to December 2011 registering a 3.12% growth over the previous corresponding period when it recorded a total loading of 39.5 million tonne.Out of the total freight carried between April-December 2011, coal alone amounted to 26.624 million tonne, while other goods added upto 14.151 million tonne.

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Some sectors in the economy are flashier than others. They have at least a veneer of glamour.For example, pretty much anything to do with high tech – e.g., telecommunications, computers, bioengineering, etc. – garners a lot of media attention.Other segments are more pedestrian. They’re part of the background. They help the economy unfold in an everyday manner.But they may capture more of a sense

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IT was full steam ahead for railway enthusiasts as they enjoyed an actionpacked train gala.Several thousand locomotive lovers young and old flocked to the East Lancashire Railway station in Bolton Street, Bury, for its annual winter steam gala.The station features traditional steam trains of yesteryear and gives visitors an insight into how classic engines served the country throughout the 20th

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