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Forget HS2, Hyperloop One Floats London to Edinburgh in Just 50 Minutes

Jun 8, 2017

While Britain mulls the benefits of the new High Speed 2 rail network, the Elon Musk-backed Hyperloop One company has plans to blow it out of the water. The company, which uses floating pods that travel on air through a vacuum, is ...

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Jumbo Train Station Put Into Operation in South China

Dec 31, 2015

Asia's largest underground train station began to operate on Wednesday in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which neighbors Hong Kong. The Futian Station is second only in size to the Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The ...

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GE Helps Increase Security and Reduce Energy Cost for Moscow's Local Railway

Nov 12, 2015

Russian Railways is the second largest rail network in the world with over 85,200km of track and 976,116 employees. Responsible for 42 per cent of Russia's total freight traffic and 32 per cent of passenger traffic, Russian Railways carries ...

Tags: Russian Railways, GE Lighting, outdoor lighting

Beijing Top Domestic Destination for Dragon Boat Festival

Oct 30, 2015

Beijing is the top choice for Chinese travelers spending their recent three-day Dragon Boat Festival holidays, according to the Chinese National Tourism Administration. Data released by Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development ...

Tags: Dragon Boat Festival, Tourism, Beijing

Murray Basin Rail Project to Be Built in Full

Aug 20, 2015

The Victorian Government has committed to what it calls the biggest upgrade to regional rail freight in decades, the full Murray Basin Rail Project, which will standardise and upgrade the entire Murray Basin rail network. Premier Daniel ...

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Ara Has Expressed Disappointment in The Federal Government's 2015-16 Budget

May 19, 2015

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s 2015-16 Budget, which announced the lion’s share of transport infrastructure funding to go toward roads, and no new money for ...

Tags: Rail Industry, rail infrastructure

NRT Declared The Deployment of Infinera DTN-X Packet Optical Transport Networking Platform

Dec 8, 2014

In partnership with digital communications company Telefónica UK, Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic ...

Tags: optical transport network, Electronics

Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian Have Signed Operations Contract

Sep 18, 2014

The NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian have signed the operations contract for Sydney’s North West Rail Link, said to be Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project and first ...

Tags: Sydney Rail Link, Mike Baird, Service

Vale Has Secured 6.2 Billion Reais in Funding to Expand Its Caraja Mine

Apr 17, 2014

Vale SA announced Tuesday that it has secured 6.2 billion reais (US$2.8 billion) in funding from Brazil’s state development bank in order to expand its Caraja mine, the world’s largest iron-ore complex. The funds will finance ...

Tags: Caraja mine, iron-ore

The High-Speed Rail Project Is to Be Released on 30 April

Apr 14, 2014

The High-Speed Rail Project is a collaboration between Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and the University of Melbourne Energy Research Institute. The report? is to be released on 30 April. Its key findings ...

Tags: High-Speed Rail, Service, Logistics

National Freight Productivity Will Be Boosted Through The Injection of $125 Million

Mar 11, 2014

National freight productivity will be boosted through the injection of $125 million to start the roll-out of the Advanced Train Management System across the national rail network and the next stage of the Port Botany Rail Line Upgrade, ...

Tags: Service, logistics, freight network

A Privately-Funded Rail Freight Bypass of Outer Western Sydney Is Opposed

Feb 27, 2014

A privately-funded rail freight bypass of outer western Sydney is opposed by the NSW and Australian governments. Operating between Glenfield and Newcastle, the bypass line is commercially viable when used for railing containers between a ...

Tags: rail freight, container terminal, Allocating rail capacity

CN Will Start Serving a New State-of-The Art Frac Sand Producer

Dec 12, 2013

CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today it will start serving a new state-of-the art frac sand producer on its Wisconsin rail network in December 2013. The production facility of Source Energy Services (SES), formerly Canadian Sand and ...

Tags: gas, oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

The UK's Rail Industry Is to Roll out High-Speed Mobile Broadband Across The Rail Network

Oct 1, 2013

The UK's rail industry is to roll out high-speed mobile broadband across the rail network. The plans, which will be funded by the rail industry, were announced by the transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin, who said that people would ...

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China Has Made Changes to Its Railway Safety Management System

Sep 10, 2013

China has made changes to its railway safety management system and a new regulation will be effective from Jan. 1, a statement released by the State Council, the cabinet, said Friday. Released under an administrative decree signed by ...

Tags: Railway Safety Management

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