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China overtakes Japan with world’s fastest train
China is set to overtake Japan as the country with the world’s fastest trains after its government gave permission to increase top line speed to 350kph
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RAIL Features
Risky business: train fleets in a state of flux
A flood of new trains is creating unpredictability in the UK rolling stock market. PHILIP HAIGH examines implications for the leasing companies & manufacturers
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Al-Qaeda urges jihadists in West to derail trains
Catherine Philp reports that Al-Qaeda is instructing supporters to target trains in Europe and America
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It’s not too late to get rail pledges back on track
“For the first time in a generation the Conservatives are at real risk of losing the great railway debate,” says Tony Lodge.
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Reasons to be cheerful
“As an industry we need to keep showing how we can deliver growth for our customers ... to support the UK economy,” says RFG Executive Director Maggie Simpson.
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First bi-mode FLIRT presented
Stadler unveiled its first bi-mode FLIRT in Northern Italy.
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Paris Tram 11 Express opens
TRE reports on the opening of the first of a series of orbital tram-train routes in Paris.
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Two routes, 486km of high speed line, open on same day
TRE covers the opening of two high speed lines in France on the same day.
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Insight
Invest in rail freight to cut road congestion
PHILIPPA EDMUNDS analyses research revealing how upgrading rail freight routes that run parallel to busy motorways can lead to an important modal shift
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Don’t let franchising report gather dust
PT’s Whitehall insider writes: “One of the curses of the railway industry, in my view, is that it is littered with reports and reviews which,achieve nothing..."