Today's railway news sees articles relating to the environment (Delhi pollution higher than Beijing), and a view which says that HS2, rather than benefitting the environment, will actually harm it.
Strange that some reports never get as far as the public...an HS2 report has been vetoed, and New York has its own lost study on high speed rail!
France will continue to extend its high speed network, but HS2 still has its challenges, Camden saying it will "man the barricades"!
Headlines
Indian media: Monorail to ease traffic congestion in Mumbai (BBC)
'Delhi pollution higher than Beijing' report denied(BBC)
Lincoln High Street crossing to get footbridge(BBC)
Pye Corner, Newport, railway station plans revealed(BBC)
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Controversial HS2 report blocked by government (BBC)
High Speed Rail will damage, not benefit ,the environment.
Why HS2 will slow down many trains...(Yorkshire Post)
High Speed Rail will damage, not benefit ,the environment.
Why HS2 will slow down many trains...(Yorkshire Post)
New York's forgotten high speed rail study..
Where there's a will... Frances pushes on with network expansion..(The Economist)
Camden "at the barricades" over HS2 (Camden New Journal)
High Speed Rail in Africa's Future? (City Press)
Eurostar Introduces Single Tickets to Germany. (BuyingBusinessTravel)
London St Pancras. Eurostar Platforms.
'Melbourne's Forgotten Railway'
The Outer Circle Line was a steam-era railway in Melbourne, Australia that ran from Oakleigh to Fairfield carrying goods and passenger traffic
The project 'Melbourne's Forgotten Railway' has just received an update from the project creator.
As we draw to the end of our first campaign week, we're looking very good indeed.
We've had some valuable pledges today ...including a generous, anonymous contributor. Between them they've pledged nearly $300 today, which of course we're thrilled with.
Our shoot yesterday started off well, but owing to a minor equipment malfunction, we pulled the pin after about an hour. Such is the glamorous nature of television production.
We do have a shoot at a different location scheduled for next week, so we'll keep you up-to-date with how it's all going, here and on social media.
If you live in Melbourne and you're up early tomorrow, Saturday 1st Feb, tune in to ABC 774. Ron will be talking to Hilary Harper about the project.
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Siemens
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2014-Jan-29
The full-size mock-up of the state-of-the-art Desiro City train that will transform rail travel across London was unveiled by UK Rail Minister Stephen Hammond yesterday.
The new electric Class 700 train will offer a much improved travel experience for passengers and alongside the wider infrastructure work will boost capacity and reliability across one of Europe's busiest stretches of railway.
The trains have been designed specifically to meet the demands of the ambitious Thameslink infrastructure programme delivering high frequency, high capacity services. They will be more reliable and more energy efficient than existing rolling stock and their lightweight design will mean less wear and tear on the tracks, saving money in maintaining the network over the long term.
In the picture (l-r): Andy Pitt, Executive Chairman of Cross London Trains; Stephen Hammond, UK Rail Minister; Siemens Rail Systems UK Managing Director Steve Scrimshaw.
MOSCOW celebrated the completion of another new stretch of metro line on January 31, when the city's deputy mayor for urban development and construction Mr Marat Khusnullin inaugurated the 3.5km western section of Line 8..
A DIRECT rail link between Avignon TGV station and the city centre was established on January 27 with the official opening of the €37.5m chord between the high-speed station and the Avignon – Arles – Miramas line.
CZECH signalling equipment supplier AŽD Praha, and CAF, Spain, have been accepted as full members of the Unisig Consortium, which was formed in 1999....
T-Mobile Poland selects Nomad to provide Wi-Fi services for PKP Intercity
Polish rail operator PKP Intercity and T-Mobile have signed a contract to provide Wi-Fi and multimedia services for passengers with an assurance to update 10% of media content every month.
Polish rail operator PKP Intercity and T-Mobile have signed a contract to provide Wi-Fi and multimedia services for passengers with an assurance to update 10% of media content every month.
Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) has placed orders with GE Transportation to deliver 24 new ES44C4 locomotives to boost its freight services.
Rail investment economical to reduce traffic logjam in Australia
Rail investment is an economical option to reduce traffic logjam in Brisbane and Perth cities compared to road, according to a new economic study.
Bombardier consortium contracted to provide 75 new six-car trains for Queensland
A consortium of Bombardier Transportation, John Laing, ITOCHU Corporation and Uberior, has won a $4.1bn order to provide 75 new six-car electrical multiple units (EMUs) for the Queensland government.
Other News
Bangalore metro Phase 2 approved - Railway Gazette
Revised plan means less disruption during essential Watford upgrade - Network Rail
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