Author Archive for: A. Samuel
Construction begins on Orlando’s SunRail project
Construction of Orlando’s SunRail commuter rail project has officially begun after a ground breaking ceremony. Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad, Congressman John Mica, Congresswoman Corinne Brown and Federal Transit Ad...Network Rail to sell plant subsidiary
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited has announced it intends to sell its subsidiary, Network Rail (NDS-Plant) Limited, only four months after setting it up. The NDS-Plant division was set up in November after Network Rail ‘rescued’ equipmen...Bike thrown onto rail tracks & hit by train
British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a train struck a mountain bike that had been deliberately thrown onto the railway line at Yate station, near Bristol, on Sunday 19 February. Sgt Cliff Parker, of BTP, said the ...University launches innovative emergency planning degrees
A University campus will be transformed into an ‘emergency village’ to launch two innovative degrees, one of which focuses on dealing with major incidents on the transport network. More than 25 emergency vehicles, including a helicopter and a boat,...London 2012 security drill to take place
A major safety exercise to test the emergency service and Government response to a terrorist incident during the Olympic and Paralympics Games period will be begin today in central London. It is thought over 2,000 personnel will take part in the event ...London 2012 security drill to take place
A major safety exercise to test the emergency service and Government response to a terrorist incident during the Olympic and Paralympics Games period will be begin today in central London. It is thought over 2,000 personnel will take part in the event ...London 2012 security drill to take place
A major safety exercise to test the emergency service and Government response to a terrorist incident during the Olympic and Paralympics Games period will be begin today in central London. It is thought over 2,000 personnel will take part in the event ...India’s rail network claims 15,000 lives each year
A government committee has said around 15,000 people die trying to cross railway tracks in India each year. The High Level Safety Review Committee said it was a ‘massacre’ that was being ignored by railway authorities. Their report claims ...Man loses arm ‘train surfing’ on QR National coal train
Australia’s largest rail freight operator QR National has said it is ‘shocked and concerned’ after a man lost an arm whilst ‘train surfing’ a coal train on the Darling Downs. The train crew of the west bound train discovered a...Construction begins on Cincinnati’s new streetcar line
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently helped kick off construction of a new 3.9-mile streetcar line that will spur Cincinnati’s efforts to revitalize its downtown core. The Secretary was joined at the event by Federal Transit Administrato...
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