There is routine news, and there is other news. The General Electric taking over Alstom(?) has certainly got the news media talking, and the stock markets interested! We shall see...
In the UK , swords are being sharpenend in advance of a key debate in the House of Commons on the Hybrid Bill, which paves the way for the construction of HS2.. the high speed link that will link London with Birmingham, initially, and further north subsequently.
Though if Alex Salmond has his way, and if Scotland does go independent after the referendum vote, the Scots won't wait for England...they'll start a high speed link themselves... going south...
We shall await developments on all fronts....
Read on..........
Headlines....
Africa News
DR Congo train in deadly Katanga derailment.(BBC News)
Americas News
General Electric “in talks” to purchase Alstom.(IRJ)
BBC News - Alstom shares jump on GE takeover bid report(railwaygazette)
GE Said in Talks to Buy France’s Alstom for $13 Billion - Bloomberg
World Bank approves Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor loan - Railway Gazette
Canada to drop 'flawed' tankers after Lac-Megantic blast.(BBC News)
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) Jumps: Stock Adds 5.3% in Session - Tale of the Tape.(NASDAQ)
How a High-Speed Train Could Transform Texas.(D Magazine)
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High Speed Rail is Coming to Town!
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Transport Canada tightens regulations, oversight of hazmat movements by rail
Texas A&M Transportation Institute issues NAFTA meta-analysis
Survey: Millennials consider public transit a top criterion for deciding where to live
BLET, SMART-TD seek two-person train crew laws at state level
CTA filing lawsuits against 'taggers' to fight vandalism
Crude-by-rail forecast shows steady growth in Bakken, western Canada
Caltrain completes San Bruno grade separation work
US Department of Transportation
(Extract from report More Here.)
Trade by Mode
While trade by truck rose 2.6 percent, trade using other modes declined 0.6 percent from year to year. Air declined 3.1 percent, rail declined 2.5 percent and vessel declined 0.3 percent. Pipeline rose 0.1 percent. (Figure 1, Table 2).
Truck carries nearly three-fifths of U.S.-NAFTA trade and is the most heavily utilized mode for moving goods to and from both U.S.-NAFTA partners. Truck carried 59.8 percent of the $89.6 billion of U.S.-NAFTA trade in February 2014, accounting for $27.8 billion of exports and $25.8 billion of imports.
The value of freight carried by rail decreased from year to year but rail was still the second largest mode, at 14.7 percent, followed by vessel at 9.6 percent, pipeline at 7.6 percent and air at 3.5 percent. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 82.2 percent of the total NAFTA freight flows.
Australasia News
A snapshot of the progress on the Regional Rail Link project in the later half of 2013 and the first two months of 2014.
Regional Rail Link is a once in a generation investment in better rail services for Victoria and its being built right now. The project is ahead of schedule and certainly is running on budget. We've expended more than 10 million man hours, to deliver 1.4 billion of works this year.
For everyone involved in rail and construction it's an opportunity to see something new, to build something that we can all see is going to be massively important to the community. It's going to be a fantastic outcome, not just for regional Victoria but also for metropolitan Melbourne.
For more information visit www.regionalraillink.vic.gov.au
BZE: How we found high speed rail to be commercially viable.(The Melbourne Urbanist)
UK & Europe News
HS2 opponents prepare for battle. (BBC News)
Scotland would beat UK to high speed rail - Salmond(The Scotsman)
Edinburgh Waverley
Pensioner hit by train at level crossing but only loses shoe.(The Telegraph)
A college for apprentices and a training centre for trade union Unite could provide another boost to Birmingham's Eastside area (Birmingham Post)
Rail industry needs to engineer out risk not just protect from it.(Global Rail News)
Consortium awarded Spanish ERTMS contract.(Global Rail News)
Talks to continue to avert planned Tube strikes.(Global Rail News)
UK Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
Rail journeys continue to rise across England, Scotland and Wales
The total number of rail passenger journeys across England, Scotland and Wales increased by 3.3% over the past year to 1.27bn – more than double the number of journeys in 1995-96, reveal new statistics published today by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).The 'Regional Usage Profiles' statistical release details rail passenger journeys taking place within Great Britain from 1995-96 up to 2012-13. Data shows rail travel between 11 regions - East of England, East Midlands, London, North East, North West, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.
The new figures show that:
- The total number of journeys in 2012-13 has increased by 3.3% to 1.27 billion. Journeys between different regions increased by 2.7% to 421.2 million, largely driven by the 2.8% increase in journeys to/from London.
- The number of journeys wholly within regions increased by 3.6% to 847.8 million due to increases of 6.3% (an additional 25.6 million journeys) in London, 2.9% (2.3 million) in Scotland, 4.2% (1.2 million) in East of England and 3.1% (676,000) in the South West.
- The total number of journeys for Scotland was up 2.9% to 89.6 million. Over 90% of journeys were within Scotland with Lothian, Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire seeing the largest growth rates.
- Journeys within Wales increased by 1.0% since 2011-12 to 19.2 million. The largest increase of 7.8% occurring on services to/from Merthyr Tydfil, continuing the increase demand for the town which has grown by over 60% in the past five years.
To access the complete data and report visit: http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/
Note: The journey numbers in Regional Usage Profiles differ from the Passenger Rail Usage because the origin and destination named on the ticket is classed as one journey and does not take into account any changes of train. Passenger Rail Usage statistics are based on counting each leg of the journey.
Eurostar at London St Pancras International
Eurostar reports growth for the first quarter of 2014.(Travel Wires)
Eurotunnel revenue lifted 8 percent by rail freight and ferry business.(Reuters)
Researching the trainspotters(NRM)
Far East News
Back on track: Railway stocks up on elections frenzy.(Business Standard)
Pressure on MTR over delay in high-speed-rail line's completion.(South China Morning Post)
DESI BULLET TRAINS to run on Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Lucknow, Delhi-Bhopal route.(Daily Bhaskar)
Other Railway Press
www.railway-technology.com
Canada to phase out DOT-111 tank cars to ensure rail safety
Canada Transport Minister Lisa Raitt has decided to phase out the 5,000 least crash-resistant DOT-111 tank cars in the country, in response to the recommendations following the Lac-Mégantic train derailment in July 2013.
Eurostar Q1 revenues up 7%
Channel tunnel train operator Eurostar has reported that its sales revenues have increased by 7% to £227m for the first quarter (Q1) of 2014, compared with £213m for the same period in 2013.
DR Congo freight train derailed in Katanga
A freight train in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has crashed in Katanga, killing at least 63 people and severely injuring 80.
MTA tests solar kiosks for real-time train arrival estimates
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is testing two, solar-powered kiosks, which provide customers with real-time train, subway and bus arrival information without connecting to the electrical grid.
Amazon.co.uk: Customer Reviews: To the Edge of the World: The Story of the World's Greatest Railway
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