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Will it- or won't it? This year, next year, sometime, never? Good news and bad news regarding HS2 and high speed rail generally. Good news... to those who see progress in moving forward; bad news to the same people who may not like to see the project stalling (consultation time extended, articles such as "High Speed Train - Low Speed Progress".)
And the same is true in the US. Support from the Teamsters' on one hand... "High-speed rail going nowhere -- and fast" ..on the other.
More bad news for those hoping for the Shrewsbury- London service to be reinstated.....
Bad news....unless donations are forthcoming.. for the operators of the Buckfastleigh line....
Meanwhile, China and Japan surge onwards.. and offer help to others with their innovative technology....and finance.....But Russian Railways will be cutting back on research in 2014....
And if steam traction (cutting edge in its day..) is your interest, then Shildon (where the 6 A4 engines will appear at Locomotion between Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 23.) is where you'll need to be!
Full stories HERE
Full steam ahead for enthusiasts with ten locos on show (GCR)
Final farewell of last six A4 class locomotives to be at Shildon next month
Appeal for donations to help Totnes-Buckfastleigh
Shrewsbury-London rail plan axed
HS2 bill debate set to be delayed
High Speed Rail: Low Speed progress
Crowded trains: 'We are doing all we can', say rail bosses
The one we love best: Londoners' all-time favourite Tube poster from the London Transport Museum
Work to start on Leeds’ new high speed rail station to start by 2020
Letter to DfT: Improving Lincoln's rail services - The Lincolnite
Hitachi ETCS equipment certified for use with IEP
Russian Railways to cut research funding in 2014
Could highway trains be the future of mass public transport? | Opinion | The Engineer
China offers Bulgaria help with big projects such as high-speed railways - Think Railways
Why Japan Offered US $4B Mag-Lev Train Loan
Teamsters Applaud California Governor's High Speed Rail Support - The Sacramento Bee
Charles Lane: High-speed rail going nowhere -- and fast | Other Opinions | FresnoBee.com
China's high-speed railway moves into the future
(UK) House of Commons Transport Select Committee
MPs invite the public to suggest subjects for inquiries to take place later in the year
Transport Committee invites ideas for future inquiries
The Transport Committee today invites the public to suggest subjects for inquiries to take place later in the year.
Topics should relate to the work of the Department for Transport or one of its related bodies, such as the Highways Agency, Maritime and Coastguard Agency or Network Rail.The Committee Chair, Louise Ellman MP, has said:
“If you have an issue which you think we should look at we would like to hear from you. Please write to us, email or Twitter.
“Your suggestions will be important in shaping our future work programme. Once we have decided on which inquiries to hold we will publish all of the suggestions we received and what we decided in relation to each of them”.
“That said, I must also emphasise that the Committee does not take up individual cases and will not look at local transport issues or specific transport projects unless they raise issues of national significance.”
The Committee last invited the public to suggest inquiry ideas in March 2013. The suggestions received and the Committee’s decisions about its programme were published in June 2013.
Coal-business crunch continued to pinch CSX's financial results in 4Q
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Network Rail to unveil design proposals of Peckham Rye station revamp
Network Rail is set to unveil the latest design proposals to revitalise the area around the Grade 2 listed Peckham Rye railway station with an investment of £25m at an upcoming event on 18 January.
Bombardier and Huawei demonstrate wireless communications in Poland
Rail technology provider Bombardier Transportation and Huawei have demonstrated convergent wireless rail communication solutions on a rail test track in Zmigród, Poland.
SuperVia receives first Metropolis metro train from Alstom
Rio de Janeiro state railway operator SuperVia has received the first of the ten Metropolis metro trains from Alstom.
Alstom to modernise Milan-Desio-Seregno suburban tram
French transport group Alstom has received a €40m contract from an Italian construction company Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti (CMC) to supply sub-systems to modernise the Milan-Desio-Seregno suburban tram.
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