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• LIRR expects near-normal AM rush-hour

  
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  The Long Island Rail Road says it expects a near-normal morning rush-hour following derailment repairs.
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• Parisian train transformed into Impressionist masterpiece

  
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  A train on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare line has been transformed to ressemble famous works of art in recognition of the railway’s link with one of the country’s most famous cultural movements. SNCF and STIF, in partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, have used special coloured plastic films to transform ...
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• UK light rail figures boosted by Olympics

  
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  Light rail journeys in the UK have risen to the highest level recorded in the ‘modern era’, according to a new government report. Figures published this week detailing the performance of the UK’s light rail network have highlighted the impact last year’s Olympic Games had on light rail journeys around ...
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• The Extremely Important Uses Of Rail Nuts

  
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  Rail nuts are no longer hardware that have no benefits in a lot of applications. This is because of the way these fasteners have been designed, from a lot of research and studies. They are available in different shapes and sizes, and can be supplied in light alloy, titanium, bronze, stainless steel and brass. These ...
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• London Bridge designs delivered

  
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  Detailed designs for London Bridge station have been delivered by the HyderWSP joint venture to main contractor Costain. Work is already underway on side to deliver the transformation as part of the £6 billion Thameslink Programme. So far, three platforms have been demolished and associated track removed. HyderWSP ...
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• More Support for Abolishing New Starts

  
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  Today, the Cato Institute releases my policy paper on the Federal Transit Administration’s “New Starts” program that gives about $2 billion a year in grants to cities to build new streetcar, low-capacity rail, and other rail transit lines. My basic argument is that nearly all of the billions spent on this ...
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• Many LIRR rush-hour trains canceled, diverted

  
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  The Long Island Rail Road says many of its morning rush-hour trains are being canceled or diverted in the wake of a tunnel derailment.
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• Westgate station footbridge lowered into place

  
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  A new footbridge was hoisted into place over the East Coast Main Line at the weekend as part of the redevelopment of Westgate station in Wakefield. Graeme Bickerdike reports Engineers used a 500-tonne crane to position the span, complete with its distinctive golden cladding, alongside the station’s steel frame ...
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• Major station upgrade completed in Paris

  
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  SNCF is celebrating the opening of 16 refurbished stations along the RER B metro line out of Paris. Since 2008, around 600 million euro has been spent modernising the commuter line – half of which is operated by SNCF and half of which is operated by RATP. The line, which opened in 1982, connects Charles de Gaulle ...
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• Budget confirms backing for major Sydney rail project

  
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  The New South Wales (NSW) Government will spend $4.1 billion building Sydney’s North West Rail Link over the next four years, ministers have revealed. Setting out planned infrastructure spending costs, the NSW Government revealed that it would also be setting aside funding for the South West Rail Link and the Inner ...
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• ‘Fare dodgers’ costing UK rail network £240m a year

  
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  “I just got out of jail, and the police said I could travel for free,” is just one of a collection of bizarre excuses given by ‘fare dodgers’ in the UK. ATOC has published some of the more unusual replies given by passengers found without a ticket alongside new figures that show the true impact fare evaders ...
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• Etihad Rail Plans to Link Key UAE Cities with Rail Network

  
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  Etihad Rail is evaluating bids to connect key cities and industrial hubs in the country and link them to the Saudi border as part of the most important phase of the UAE’s multibillion Dollar railroads programme. With the first phase of the programme under way, the government-owned Etihad Rail has turned its ...
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• Danube road-rail bridge opens between Bulgaria and Romania

  
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  A new road-rail bridge connecting Bulgaria and Romania has opened to traffic, six years after construction began. The bridge will significantly improve the transportation of freight across the Danube River which previously relied on an infrequent ferry service. The 1.9km Vidin-Calafat bridge has been built by ...
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• Flying train concept unveiled

  
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  Trains that clip to planes. It may sound unbelievable, but it is a genuine concept that has gone on display this week at an aerospace show in Paris. ‘Clip-Air’ has been touted by its developers, Swiss university EPFL, as the future of intermodal travel. Passengers could board a train in London and arrive in New ...
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• Major track upgrade gets underway in Utrecht

  
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  BAM Rail and VolkerRail have won a 140 million euro contract to ‘unbundle the spaghetti of tracks’ around the Dutch city of Utrecht . The work is designed to increase capacity on lines around Utrecht and supports a programme of rail improvements which include the redevelopment of the city’s main railway ...
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• Deutsche Bahn wins approval to operate through Channel Tunnel

  
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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) has been given approval to run trains through the Channel Tunnel, opening up the opportunity of direct high-speed services between the UK and Germany. The Intergovernmental Commission has granted DB an operating certificate following a three-year study. Eurotunnel said in a statement that only ...
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• ‘Garden Bridge’ by Thomas Heatherwick unveiled

  
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  Thomas Heatherwick, Designer of the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron has revealed his design for a vegetated bridge across the Thames River in London. Heatherwick  said that “The idea is simple; to connect north and south London with a garden. We have been working with actor and campaigner Joanna Lumley, who has been a ...
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• Network Rail Offers Reward for Information on People Damaging Rail Signals in Glasgow

  
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  It costs companies a lot of money to fix damaged and broken property. Thus, when someone is going around and breaking their stuff on purpose, companies are willing to spend a lot to put an end to it. According to [...]
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• Ken Gadd obituary

  
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  My father Ken Gadd, who has died aged 84, believed that he participated in a golden age of industry when professional engineers knew their worth and made a real difference. Ken was a successful and bold entrepreneur (he made and lost at least two fortunes), always fun, optimistic, hardworking and clever. He claimed ...
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• Ken Gadd obituary

  
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  My father Ken Gadd, who has died aged 84, believed that he participated in a golden age of industry when professional engineers knew their worth and made a real difference. Ken was a successful and bold entrepreneur (he made and lost at least two fortunes), always fun, optimistic, hardworking and clever. He claimed ...
  3 days ago

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