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BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale has announced on August 23 that it has concluded a Reais 3.9bn ($US 1.92bn) financing deal with Brazil's National Development Bank (BNDES) to fund its Logistics Capacity North (CLN) 150 enhancement...
BELARUS Railways (BC) says it is on course to complete the electrification of the 107km section of the Minsk – Gomel line between Osipovichi, Babrujsk and Zhlobin by December.
TRENITALIA says it has received three bids for a contract worth around €1.5bn to supply 130 regional diesel and electric multiple units with options for a further 60 trains.
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Union Pacific brings experimental locomotive to California yard
Draft environmental report released for Metro Gold Line Foothill light-rail project
North Carolina Railroad eyes infrastructure improvements
Chicago Transit Authority adds service to reduce crowding
Former RailAmerica, Patriot Rail execs form International Rail Partners
Ohio, Washington utilities commissions approve crossing upgrades
SEPTA hires Bradford as marketing director
New York MTA issues initial findings of Second Avenue subway blasting incident
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California release environmental report on Metro Gold Line extension
The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority in California, US, has released the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for its 12.3-mile Azusa to Montclair light-rail extension.
Crossrail starts work on second tunnel to Paddington
Crossrail's second tunnel boring machine (TBM), Ada, has broken ground at Royal Oak portal in west London in the UK and started tunnelling towards Paddington after the completion of the first tunnel.
BNSF to improve rail capacity in Illinois and Iowa
BNSF Railway (BNSF) is planning to invest $93m in Illinois and $61m in Iowa, US in 2012 for railway maintenance, capacity improvements and expansion projects.
MassDOT to launch South Station expansion project
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), along with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the City of Boston, is planning to launch a $43m South Station expansion project to improve local and regional rail services.
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UK Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today published statistics highlighting year-on-year levels of government financial support to the rail industry (1985-86 to 2011-12).
Statistics show that in 2011-12 the rail industry received a £3.9bn government subsidy – the seventh year in a row that government support has declined. Government support reached its peak in 2006-07 when the rail industry received just under £6.31bn.
Data also highlights that 2011-12 is the second year that the government received money back from various train operating companies as part of their franchise agreement. In 2011-12, the government received £133m. The previous year the government received £51m.
ORR has also today published safety data, including statistics on passenger and worker injuries, fatalities and suicides.
To view these statistics, visit ORR's National Rail Trends (NRT) Portal at: http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk
The NRT Portal – which now has over 1,800 subscribers - gives everyone access to a wide range of rail statistics throughout the year. The NRT Portal holds information in one place and is easy to navigate. New data is uploaded onto the Portal each month.
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Boasting twelve steam locomotives, seven diesel locomotives, a large number of old passenger carriages and a historic goods train, the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij is the longest museum in the Netherlands
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