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CHINA APPROVES TECHNICAL PLAN FOR 600 KM/H MAGLEV TRAIN
On Jan. 25, China approved a technical plan for a 600 kilometer-an-hour high-speed magnetic levitation train, said CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd, the initiator of the research project... READ MORE›
WATCH OUT, AIRLINES. HIGH SPEED RAIL NOW RIVALS FLYING ON KEY ROUTES
In Asia and Europe, super-fast locomotives are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed... READ MORE›
HIGH-TECH SERVICES SET OFF BEIJING'S WINTER OLYMPICS TO ADVANTAGE
The cold weather in Beijing will not affect the high-speed rail... READ MORE›
CHILDREN KILLED AS TRAIN COLLIDES WITH BUS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
France Bleu regional radio reported that the train ploughed into the rear of the bus... READ MORE›
CHINA EYES 30,000 KM HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY NETWORK BY 2020
When completed, the high-speed rail network will cover 80 percent of major cities in China... READ MORE›
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2 US SERVICE MEMBERS FOIL GUNMAN IN TRAIN ATTACK
On the platforms of the Gare du Nord in Paris, where the trains arrive and depart, uniformed police officers are often visible... READ MORE›
INDIA TO INVEST $17BN ON JAPANESE BULLET TRAINS
The network, which will run 508km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, was announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi... READ MORE›
FIRST PASSENGERS ON JAPANESE MAGLEV TRAIN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 311 MPH
Japan's reputation for high-speed rail started in 1964 with the unveiling of its first bullet train coinciding with the Summer Olympics... READ MORE›
NETWORK RAIL UPGRADE DELAYED BY GOVERNMENT
The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail... READ MORE›
FRENCH TGV HIGH-SPEED TRAIN DERAILS NEAR STRASBOURG
A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least 10 people, officials say... READ MORE›
FIVE DEAD AFTER TRAIN DERAILS INTO CANAL IN STRASBOURG IN FRANCE
Seven dead and ten injured after high speed train derailed off a bridge, burst into flames and plunged into canal in france... READ MORE›
CHINA TURNS TO $503 BILLION RAIL EXPANSION TO BOOST GROWTH
Shares of China Railway Construction climbed as much as 2.1 percent, and China Railway Group rose 0.8 percent in Hong Kong... READ MORE›
3 AMERICAN FRIENDS TACKLE AND HOGTIE GUNMAN ABOARD EUROPEAN TRAIN
A gunman opened fire on a train from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday, wounding two before being subdued... READ MORE›
EUROPE FACING NEW UNCERTAINTY IN TERRORISM FIGHT
Europe's trains, stations and thousands of miles of train tracks are very different from the tightly controlled space of airports, the security experts said... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN RULES OUT BULLET TRAINS IN NEAR FUTURE, SAYS CAN'T AFFORD
We cannot afford an actual bullet train, there is no market for it, the railway minister said... READ MORE›
HIGH-SPEED RAIL IN ONTARIO, FINALLY? NOT SO FAST
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Friday that the province is proceeding with a plan to build a high-speed rail route stretching along the Toronto-Windsor corridor... READ MORE›
INDIA STARTS WORK ON BULLET TRAIN LINE WITH ?12BN LOAN FROM JAPAN
India is reportedly considering another six potential high-speed rail corridors, including one connecting Mumbai and Delhi... READ MORE›
2 AMERICANS SUBDUE GUNMAN ON HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
Thalys is owned by the French and Belgian railways and operates high-speed trains serving Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne, Germany... READ MORE›
FRANCE TRAIN GUNMAN IDENTIFIED AS KNOWN ISLAMIST MILITANT
COURAGE French authorities have been on high security alert since January, when 17 people were killed in shootings by Islamist militants in and around Paris... READ MORE›
BRITISH RAILWAY PASSENGERS COULD BE FORCED TO USE FULL BODY SCANNERS
The European Commission's research and home affairs departments are funding new transport surveillance technologies... READ MORE›
SIEMENS TO BUY CD-ADAPCO FOR CLOSE TO $1 BILLION
Those products will complement a business unit of Siemens focused on product lifecycle management software, the person added... READ MORE›
FRANCE TGV CRASH: CHILDREN ON BOARD DERAILED TRAIN
Several children were on board when a high-speed train derailed during a test run in France, killing 11 people, the rail company SNCF has said... READ MORE›
FIRST GREAT WESTERN RAIL STRIKE TO GO AHEAD AFTER LATEST TALKS FAIL
The union is in dispute over the introduction of new high-speed trains a move which it says will hit jobs and on-board catering... READ MORE›
CHINA PLANS WORLD'S DEEPEST HIGH-SPEED RAIL STATION, RIGHT UNDER THE GREAT WALL
The station will be situated at Badaling, 50 miles northwest of Beijing, which is already the most popular spot on the Great Wall... READ MORE›
PARIS SHOOTING: EXPLOSION HEARD DURING FOOTBALL MATCH
In June, France launched a terrorism investigation after police found a decapitated body in a gas factory in the south-eastern city of Lyon... READ MORE›
MEET CHINA'S NEWEST HIGH-SPEED TRAIN - THE FUXING HAO
The Fuxing Hao's projected life-span is a decade longer than Hexie Hao's 20 years... READ MORE›
GET READY TO BE SWIRLED BY "CHINA WAVE"
People's Daily Comment Get ready to be swirled by China Wave... READ MORE›
ON BOARD THE WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN
It has been more than 50 years since Japan completed the world's first dedicated high-speed rail line between Tokyo and Osaka... READ MORE›
CHINA TO PITCH HIGH-SPEED TRAINS TO CALIFORNIA
22 to the California High Speed Railway Authority, which will later issue formal requests for proposals... READ MORE›
FAMOUS ACTOR CLAIMS STAFF LOCKED PASSENGERS OUT OF CAR WHEN GUNMAN OPENED FIRE
A famous French actor who was on board the train from Amsterdam to Paris when a gunman opened fire has spoken about the ordeal... READ MORE›
BRAVE PASSENGERS SUBDUE GUNMAN WHO OPENED FIRE ON HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
Thalys is owned by the French and Belgian railways and operates high-speed trains serving Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne, Germany... READ MORE›
AYOUB EL-KHAZZANI HAD TIES TO RADICAL ISLAM AND MAY HAVE BEEN IN SYRIA
The attacker was identified by a French official close to the investigation as Ayoub El-Khazzani 26 who was known to authorities in France Belgium and Spain... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 10 KILLED AS TRAIN DERAILS IN EASTERN FRANCE
The second section of the Paris-Strasbourg high-speed TGV line on which the crash happened is set to open for service in April 2016... READ MORE›
AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AFTER SHOOTING AT TRAVELLER CAMP IN ROYE, FRANCE
Greeting police arriving on the scene with gunfire the shooter seriously injured one 44-year-old officer who later died... READ MORE›
CHINA'S SEPTEMBER INFLATION COOLER THAN EXPECTED
Blair also said that in the 10 years he was prime minister, he put a great deal of emphasis on establishing a strong relationship with China... READ MORE›