Railways

Maputo — Mozambican Transport Minister Carlos Mesquita declared on Wednesday that the Metrobus integrated transport project in Greater Maputo will transport 3.6 million passengers in 2018, and will reduce rush-hour congestion on the main roads into and out of the capital. Speaking in the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic,

  Many towns and villages lost their rail links during the Beeching cuts - but the Government is hoping to revive some train lines. Rail lines which were closed during the Beeching cuts in the 1960s could be reopened and some big franchises split up under Government plans. London (Sky News)

York, England - March 20, 2017: York station Virgin Trains. Virgin train in the railway station at the platform. London (Sky News) - Virgin West Coast line staff are to stage six 24-hour strikes in December and January in a row over pay and working conditions. A planned train strike could hit

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) - As of the end of June, 31 cities on the Chinese mainland had urban rail transit in operation, with a total length of 3,965 km, according to the China Association of Metros. Imagine your Ad placed here Another 53 cities have started building rail transport facilities, with a planned construction

Japan railway, Tsukuba Express, 'deeply sorry' after train leaves 20 seconds early Tokoyo (BBC) - A rail company in Japan has apologised after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early. Management on the Tsukuba Express line between Tokyo and the city of Tsukuba say they "sincerely apologise for the inconvenience" caused. In

On April 3, 2016, Amtrak investigators inspect the deadly train crash in Chester   Says Federal investigators at the U.S National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators said Tuesday they found major lapses in how Amtrak deals with safety, including more than two dozen hazardous conditions at the work zone near

The additional 10 coaches and two locomotives are expected to ease transportation for passengers on that route. Abuja - Nigeria -  Nigeria's Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Federal Government of Nigeria will inaugurate 10 new coaches and two locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna rail service on Dec. 10. The Minster made this announcement while

A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Plans to electrify the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)

One of the America’s largest railroads must replace millions of defective wooden railroad ties on its tracks because they’re degrading faster than expected, the company said in a federal lawsuit. Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company that produced its railroad ties of failing to use the proper protective coating on