no comment 02/12/2016 Afghanistan and Turkmenistan inaugurate apis Lazuli railway The presidents of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Monday officially opened a new railroad that will link the oil-rich former Soviet republic with Afghanistan.
Business 04/10/2016 Job saving prompts Paris to order fast trains for slow tracks The French government has moved to preserve Alstom jobs by ordering 21 high speed trains even without high speed lines for them to run on.
France 17/08/2016 Train crashes in southern France after hitting tree on the tracks A train crash near Montpellier in southern France has left eight people seriously injured and around 50 slightly hurt or suffering from shock.
France 17/08/2016 Around 60 people hurt in train crash in southern France Eight people have been seriously injured and around 50 slightly hurt after a train hit a fallen tree near Montpellier in southern France.
Switzerland 13/08/2016 Several people injured in Swiss train attack In Switzerland at least six people have suffered burn and knife wounds after a man set fire to a liquid inside a train carriage near Salez and stabbed several passengers according to St Gallen…
United Kingdom 08/08/2016 The UK faces its longest train strike in 50 years Hundreds of thousands of train commuters in London and southern England have been left facing misery on the first day of a five-day stoppage.
Sci-tech 08/08/2016 Why Kenya's new railway makes way for the Elephant A veterinarian with a tranquiliser gun is the only hunter in this Kenyan wildlife reserve. The quarry is a female elephant in Tsavo National Park
USA 26/07/2016 Sparks fly in Chicago as lightning appears to strike rail track People passing by a Chicago train station were in for a shock on Sunday.
Business 20/07/2016 Slumping post-Brexit pound to hit Eurotunnel profit Eurotunnel has lowered its profit forecast for 2016 and 2017 because the Brexit vote caused the value of the pound to drop.
France 09/06/2016 Strikes and protests across France on eve of Euro 2016 The day before the Euro 2016 football championship kicks off, the French government was working overtime to settle a dispute with the state rail company…
Switzerland 01/06/2016 World's longest and deepest train tunnel opens in Switzerland Switzerland's Gothard tunnel has opened. It is world's longest and deepest train tunnel.
Switzerland 01/06/2016 The long road to build the new Gotthard rail tunnel 1999: kick-off for a mammoth Swiss project that was to last 17 years.
Switzerland 01/06/2016 World's longest tunnel opens in Switzerland The Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland has officially opened in a ceremony celebrating the money and manpower that went into making the world's longest rail tunnel.
France 01/06/2016 Hollande digs heels in as strikes begin on railways Workers of France’s state-owned railway, SNCF, have gone on strike over controversial new labour reforms as well as issues over working hours and…
world news 01/06/2016 Delays and cancellations as French unions begin indefinite transport strike SNCF workers begun unlimited strike Aviation unions to walkout June 3 to 5 Governtment calls for talks with CGT French unions have upped the ante and launched an indefinite strike, targeting nat
Switzerland 31/05/2016 The Gotthard Base Tunnel, a project of unprecedented scale An unprecedented feat of engineering will be unveiled to the world on June 1, 2016: the Gotthard Base railway tunnel.
Business 20/05/2016 Eurostar sales fall after Paris and Brussels terror attacks Eurostar passenger numbers fell in the first three months of this year linked to the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, but bookings are strong for Euro 2016 football matches.
France 18/05/2016 Roads, railways and refineries hit in two-day French strike French transport workers on the railways and roads have delivered a patchy response to the Communist CGT union’s call for strike action to protest against labour law…
world news 13/05/2016 Christian Kern to become Austria's next chancellor Rail boss Christian Kern will become Austria’s next chancellor, after the Social Democratic Party (SPO) united behind him as its choice to lead the
Poland 12/05/2016 Watch: train driver races to warn passengers ahead of crash A truck had broken down on a crossing and there was no time for an emergency stop.
