New railway line in Limburg to increase cross-border rail traffic (European Union)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jun 2016
European transport ministers and representatives of the transport industry are taking part in TEN-T Days 2016 to discuss improvements in road and rail transport and inland navigation. As well as the agreement by the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany on the three-country railway line, the Benelux and Germany have signed declarations to improve their cooperation in cross-border rail transport and remove obstacles to passengers....

UIC opens its Security Week (from 20 to 24 June) in Paris with the Seminar on Terrorism (UIC - International Union of Railways)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jun 2016
Migrations and their consequences are also a hot topic for the rail sector in Europe and will also be addressed within the UIC Security Week ... Rail must stay an open system, with an holistic approach, even if it is dependant of national prescriptions (no international rules like the other modes of transport). New technologies can help to better protect rail transport, some being newly applied....

Getzner Werkstoffe: Vibration Protection for Gotthard Base Tunnel

Edit Yahoo Daily News 22 Jun 2016
The solution Getzner has designed for these types of loads will be showcased at InnoTrans, the leading rail transport trade fair, in Berlin this September ... Until the Gotthard Base Tunnel finally opens for goods and passenger transport around Christmas 2016, all the components will be subjected to real test loads in up to 5,000 planned trials....

West Coast states meet to share spill-response efforts

Edit The Oklahoman 22 Jun 2016
They were in Seattle to share knowledge and update each other on their spill response programs and other projects ... Jensen highlighted the dramatic changes in the way oil is shipped through Washington state, noting an uptick in rail transport of oil. In 2011, no Bakken crude oil was shipped by rail compared with about 2.55 billion gallons in 2015 ... New rules are expected later this year ... "We're always looking ahead ... ....

Finland: Investment Plan for Europe: EIB support Helsinki’s “second city centre” (EIB - European Investment Bank)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jun 2016
(Source. EIB - European Investment Bank) ... The project is the cornerstone of commencing a multi-billion urban development and renewal scheme for the Pasila area of the Finnish capital, until recently a sizable rail and transport area but due to house some 12.000 residents by 2040. The Tripla building will be the biggest shopping centre in Finland by number of businesses and will serve as an important transport hub for the citizens....

We need a tax on sugary drinks to get serious about the fight against obesity

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 22 Jun 2016
Advertisement ... Australia's growing obesity problem is costing us around $3.8 billion in direct healthcare costs each year – that's more than three times the amount the federal government budgeted for rail transport ($1.1 billion) together with courts and legal services ($1.2 billion), and more than it set aside for mining, manufacturing and construction combined ($3.14 billion) in 2015-16 ...  . ....

Transporting cargo to China by rail: an attractive option? (Havenbedrijf Rotterdam NV)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
Several companies already use rail to transport their goods from one continent to the other ... In the comparison between ships, planes and trains, rail transport between Europe and Asia in particular has become a lot more interesting ... Eurasian rail transport forms an attractive transport option for Vegt and Liu. 'In a number of cases, rail transport could form a good alternative to air freight for us....

County Council set to campaign for better rail links in Oxfordshire (Oxfordshire County Council)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
'Obviously the railways interact very closely with every other form of transport in Oxfordshire and our joint partnership ... We want to ensure that our county speaks with one strong strategic voice for the whole of Oxfordshire, not just small parts of it - seeking to make sure improvements in rail and other transport modes are synchronised and linked'....

June 28th Meeting to Review Possibility of Regional Transportation “Hub” (Oregon State Legislature)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
Representative Cliff Bentz 503-986-1460 June 28th Meeting to Review Possibility of Regional Transportation "Hub" ... Malheur County Economic Development Director, Greg Smith, will discuss opportunities to establish such a Hub, and the more efficient rail connections with the East Coast that might be developed ... A primary issue is the volume of freight available for rail transport," noted Rep....

SNCF LOGISTICS AND DUNKERQUE-PORT SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
This collaboration should also contribute to the development of new logistics parks and culminate in Dunkirk's inclusion in the new schemes for rail transport between China and Europe (One Belt, One Road) ... 'The industrial and port community of Dunkirk, which is France's leading rail hub, will benefit enormously from the experience acquired by SNCF LOGISTICS in multimodal transport, logistics and freight forwarding....

Bombardier sells 'SuperScooper' fire-fighting plane division

Edit The National 21 Jun 2016
The Canadian aerospace company Bombardier said it would sell its fire-fighting amphibious aircraft programme to Viking Air Limited so it could focus on its core businesses in aircraft and rail. Viking Air, based in Victoria, British Columbia, will buy all variants of the CL-415 waterbomber aircraft considered a leader in firefighting around the world ... Mr Bellemare cited business jets, commercial aircraft and rail transportation....

Scott Macnab: Watch out, EU’s door tends to slam

Edit Scotsman 21 Jun 2016
POST-BREXIT agreement between Scotland and European neighbours may prove elusive, warns Scott Macnab. Just over two years ago, a group of Scottish journalists trooped over to Brussels for a series of briefings with senior EU politicians and officials about Scotland's relationship with Brussels ... The EU and Switzerland also have agreements allowing access to markets in road and rail transport ... ....

Oakey Beef Exports general manager Pat Gleeson said they will be switching to rail transport ...

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 20 Jun 2016
Pat Gleeson, the general manager of Oakey Beef Exports, said the use of rail for most of their transport needs will take a significant number of trucks off the road ... ....
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