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Car, plane or train? In Italy, it would appear that high speed rail has put the skids under Ryanair.. but in many cases, the question remains..What Will Happen to Public Transit in a World Full of Autonomous Cars?
Still, some enthusiastically espouse high speed rail (in the UK , that means HS2)..like Nottingham, whereas northern neighbours (Yorkshire) are not so keen. But Their Lordships (UK Parliament) demand more time for the HS2 environmental consultation...well, a little bit extra time....until 27th February 2014.
On the infrastructure front. in the UK action is needed over Balcombe's flooding rail tunnels, Manchester MetroLink expansion begins, and work on the Cambrian Coast storm damaged line will cost £10 million.
China Railways start to experience extremely busy patronage as the Spring Festival begins...
and, speaking of numbers, will Crossrail cope with the expected crowds..Arup's new figures suggest that in 12 years an extra 500,000 people a
day will travel into the West End alone.An extra 65 million journeys could be
made using three Crossrail stations annually by 2026, revised figures show.....somewhat more than originally forecast......
And can you believe the things people get away with at level crossings.......?
Joint Rail Conference* | Blurbs | Main
Action needed over Balcombe rail tunnel floods
Work begins on Metrolink’s new city line
Ryanair defeated in Italy by high-speed trains between Milan and Rome - Business Traveller
Lords demand HS2 consultation should be extended for second time in week, with 27th Feb deadline.
SMEs say no to the case for high speed rail line
How can we capitalise on high-speed rail link HS2?
Welsh SMEs offered rail supply opportunities at event - Business Reporter
The new tunnels connecting continents - Total Rail : Total Rail
Officials Discussing Texas-Mexico High-Speed Rail Line | KETK | East Texas News, Weather and Sports | Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville
What Will Happen to Public Transit in a World Full of Autonomous Cars?
Konkan Railway's unique RO-RO service set to complete 15 yrs on Republic Day - India - dna
Xiamen railway stations gearing up for 40-day Spring Festival travel rush - What's On Xiamen
Trainline strikes partnership with Deutsche Bahn | Buying Business Travel
NetworkRail_New - News Releases - Bridge rebuild is the next step towards delivering the Chase Line’s electric future
NetworkRail_New - News Releases - Massive operation of £10m to re-open the Cambrian Coast railway is underway
Crossrail's giant tunnelling machine breaks through to Whitechapel - Telegraph
Crossrail passenger estimate revised
Dangerous drivers flout level crossing rules - Telegraph
Rail reopening set to be shelved
Work begins to improve rail lines
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On 21 January, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) published the outcome of the first annual review of the development of women employment in European railway companies. The results show that the average share of women working in the rail sector remains constant at around 20%. Overall, women are still underrepresented in technical professions. Equality measures focus on the improvement of the work-life balance.
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While women account for 18% of positions with managerial responsibilities, they only represent 1.4% of train drivers. The situation is slightly better in the field of engineering. The current figures show that female engineers are underrepresented in Italy, France, Luxemburg, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland and Belgium with an average of 11% compared to the Czech Republic, Latvia, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Romanian, Turkey, Slovakia and Serbia where they account for 40%.
To overcome inequalities between women and men, railway companies decided to focus on solutions that could better bring together work and family commitments. Around 80% of the participating railway companies offer, for example, flexible and reduced working time possibilities and support in organising care of children and elderly.
Within the field of career opportunities for women, the potential is not yet fully revealed. However, 16.7% of the participating companies have installed campaigns to make Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professions more attractive to women and another 12.5% plan to do so in the near future. The review also emphasised that around 20% of the railway companies have agreements on quantitative targets in order to increase the share of women in the company. Moreover, a number of companies have already implemented measure for supporting women’s careers, such as mentoring programs, agreements on candidate lists and child care during professional training.
CER Executive Director Libor Lochman said: “Providing equality measures for women and men in railway employment is one of our priorities. Our sector is developing alternatives and solutions to ensure proper employment conditions for women in rail. We are happy to working together on this with ETF, a competent partner in this field.”
ETF Deputy Secretary General Sabine Trier pointed out: “The 2007 Joint CER/ETF Recommendations on a better representation and integration of women in the rail sector are an important instrument for awareness-raising but they need constant evaluation and promotion. Companies have to act now to attract women to the rail sector. They can no longer afford to do without qualified women.”
Notes to the editor:
Overall, 24 companies from 19 countries took part in the survey. This is one less than in the ‘2010 Women in Rail inquiry’, a joint project of the European social partners in the rail sector, namely: CER, EIM and ETF, which was co-financed by the European Union. Henceforth surveys will be provided annually to evaluate the efforts and measures of European railway companies to ensure equality between women and men.
The results can be downloaded from the CER website.
AUSTIN Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) has revealed plans for a $US27m capacity upgrade on the 51km Capital Metro Red Line between central Austin and Leander, Texas, less than four years after the line opened.
GOTHENBURG Tramways has invited expressions of interest for a contract to supply up to 100 low-floor LRVs with an initial order for 40 vehicles, which will replace the oldest trams in the city's fleet.
BRAZILIAN president Mrs Dilma Rousseff announced on January 17 that the federal government has reached an agreement with the state of Minas Gerais and the municipality of Belo Horizonte to invest Reais 2bn ($US 853m) in the expansion of the city's metro network.
WARSAW Tramways signed a Zlotys 167.9m ($US 54.8m) contract with Pesa, Poland on January 15 for 30 type 134N Jazz low-floor LRVs, which will be used on lower-density routes in the city.
Second phase of Stafford-Crewe railway line upgrade begins The second phase of upgrades on the railway line between Stafford and Crewe in the UK has begun, with an investment of £250m to provide enhanced capacity and improved reliability on the West Coast main line. The first modernised class 365 First Capital Connect (FCC) train has entered into service on the Great Northern route in UK, to deliver better travelling experience to passengers and value for money. Škoda Transportation rolls out two trams for Miskolc city Škoda Transportation has rolled out two of 31 low-floor modern tram cars to the northern Hungarian city of Miskolc a few weeks ahead of contract. Bombardier Consortium wins $4.1bn Queensland Government contract Bombardier NGR Consortium has won a A$4.4bn ($4.1bn) contract from the Queensland Government for the New Generation Rollingstock Project. Other News... New Thameslink train mock-up on show to public - Railway Gazette Shenzhen plans metro extension and light rail - Railway Gazette First Škoda tram enters service in Miskolc - Railway Gazette Train for the tracks - February half-term - Plan a visit - National Railway Museum Milestone passed in Flying Scotsman restoration - About us - National Railway Museum Strategic analysis targets high speed rail decision-makers - Railway Gazette  |
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