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Getting rail freight back on track in Europe

Transportation costs affect the price of any goods we buy, so reducing them could help our pockets. Road transportation is becoming more efficient

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Japan

Two deaths reported after fire on Japan bullet train

Two people have reportedly died after an apparent suicide bid started a fire aboard a bullet train in Japan. According to a Japan rail spokesperson a

France

Eurostar: services remain suspended overnight

Hundreds of passengers have been left stranded after the tunnel linking France and England closed due to a strike in Calais. Rail company Eurostar

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Austria

14-year-old Austrian jailed over Vienna train station bomb plot

A teenage boy from Austria has pleaded guilty to planning to bomb a Vienna train station. The 14-year-old downloaded bomb making instructions onto

Germany

German rail strike ends as GDL and Deutsche Bahn agree to begin arbitration

German trains are set to start rolling again after the GDL union agreed to begin arbitration with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. The GDL-Union Chairman

Germany

Germany's GDL union promises long train drivers' strike

German trains are at a near standstill today after another strike called by the GDL union began. It warns it could be longer than the last, which

Germany

New strike halts German public rail services again

The GDL train workers’ union in Germany has begun a new strike that will affect freight and passenger traffic, and it says it may go on for longer

Germany

German train drivers begin open-ended strike

German train drivers have announced their ninth strike in 10 months due to an ongoing dispute with rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Freight trains shut

USA

Funeral held for US Naval officer killed in Philadelphia train tragedy

The first funeral has been held for one of those killed in the train that derailed in the US state of Philadelphia on Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Justin

USA

Investigation into cause of deadly Philadelphia train crash

At least seven people are now known to have died and scores of others injured in the derailment

USA

At least five dead and dozens hurt in Philadelphia train crash

An investigation has been launched in the US after an Amtrak passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Germany

German rail's longest train stoppage strands and angers millions

Rail passengers in Germany face one week of disruption after train drivers’ union GDL called a seven-day strike. It wants more pay and shorter hours

Germany

German train drivers start week-long strike

Railway stations across Germany were silent and all but empty as the country faced its longest strike. The walkout by drivers threatens chaos and

Germany

Trains paralysed in Germany by week-long GDL strike

Germany’s GDL Train drivers union has begun its biggest strike yet as it continues a dispute with Deutsche Bahn over pay and negotiating rights. The

Germany

Transport misery in Germany as rail union calls week-long strike

Rail passengers in Germany face a week of disruption following a call by GDL train drivers for a a seven-day strike. The union is in dispute with

Japan

Recordbreaker! Japan bullet train goes like a ... well it's fast!

The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run. Japan’s maglev train reached a record speed of 603

Japan

New Japan bullet train route links Tokyo with Kanazawa

Japan has launched a new bullet train service linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

United Kingdom

UK to sell stake in Eurostar

Britain is selling its 40 percent stake in Eurostar for 804 million euros. Its part of a national plan to sell off publically owned assets in a bid

France

Lyon-Turin railway back on track

It’s back on track. The long-disputed Lyon – Turin railway line will be constructed by 2020, French President François Hollande has announced. “We