India’s railway investments to 2017: a bumpy ride?
India's 64,000km rail system, the fourth largest in the world, transports more than ten billion passengers and 1,050 million tons…
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Elisabeth Fisher
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At home in transit: Q&A with metro station interior designer Eduardo Gutiérrez
When looking at some of the new, very bold, modern and colourful metro stations that are popping up in so…
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London 2012: How will the capital’s railway stations handle Olympic traffic?
Suffering from years of under-investment and being sidelined, London's railway and underground train system has always struggled to cope with…
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Blackpool tram runs off rails on maiden trip
The first of the new trams to leave for its maiden trip after a £100m upgrade in Blackpool, UK, has…
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Rail industry must take greater responsibility, says UK transport minister
Ahead of publishing a government command paper on railway reform, UK Transport Minister Theresa Villiers MP said that the industry…
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Fire in the hole: tunnel safety in Asia
Road and rail tunnel engineering throughout Asia is booming, with currently some of the longest road and rail tunnels under…
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Full steam ahead Asia
In December 2010, US-based iCD Research forecast that India and China are to be among the fastest growing railway markets…
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Firing up rail tunnel safety
With rail tunnel development booming worldwide, fire protection and safety measures have come to the fore once again. With key…