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First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run
Apr 29, 2017 (AFP)
The journey is the latest effort in China's drive to strengthen trade links with western Europe along a modern-day "Silk Road" route. "The train arrived at arou...
HK subway operator to help run UK's South West Trains
Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)
Hong Kong subway operator MTR Corporation has been picked to help run South West Trains, one of Britain's biggest rail franchises, the government said on Monday...
Light rail fails to fix Ethiopia's traffic troubles
Mar 12, 2017 (AFP)
Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel...
Machine-learning to inspire Singapore metro buildout
Jan 25, 2017 (UPI)
Researchers are trying to distill smart transit philosophy into a machine-learning algorithm. Scientists hope their smart transit model will reveal a recipe for...
Hungary orders fraud probe into Budapest metro project
Jan 19, 2017 (AFP)
Hungary said Thursday it has ordered a criminal probe into suspected graft during the construction of a Budapest metro line after the EU's anti-fraud office fou...
'Hyperloop' rail study for Slovakia-Czech connection
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
A US startup pursuing Elon Musk's vision for near-supersonic rail transport announced Tuesday an agreement on a feasibility study for a "hyperloop" system conne...
Cities vie to hop on super-speedy hyperloop rail
Jan 07, 2017 (AFP)
US startup Hyperloop One on Friday disclosed a list of locations around the world vying to put near-supersonic rail transit system to the test. The startup comp...
German rail giant steps up 'Silk Road' freight line to China
Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)
German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it planned to significantly ramp up cargo transport to China following a record year, using the world's l...
China firm to sell first high-speed trains to the EU
Dec 23, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese firm has signed an agreement to sell high-speed trains to the Czech Republic, its first deal with a member of the European Union, state media reported...
Dubai studies super-speedy transport system
Nov 08, 2016 (AFP)
Dubai agreed a deal Tuesday with a US startup to "evaluate" the construction of a near-supersonic transport link that could slash travel times to Emirati capita...
Student-designed Hyperloop pod demonstrates magnetic levitation
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
The whirring sound of Hyperloop UC's hover engines filled the conference room as an anxious crowd shuffled closer for a better view. Would this student-designed...
Dubai port titan invests in futuristic Hyperloop train
Oct 13, 2016 (AFP)
Shipping port industry colossus DP World Group of Dubai on Thursday joined backers of a US startup working on the futuristic super-speedy train concept Hyperloo...
Rapid transit key in fight against climate change: study
Oct 10, 2016 (AFP)
Big cities worldwide have expanded faster than their rapid transit systems, leading to higher levels of pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and commuter misery,...
Chinese-built railway links Ethiopia to sea
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
With Chinese conductors at the helm, a fleet of shiny new trains will on Wednesday begin plying a new route from the Ethiopian capital to Djibouti, in a major b...
Nairobi's famed National Park threatened by railway
Sep 30, 2016 (AFP)
Munching, the giraffe looks up towards the skyscrapers looming in the distance. But this picture-postcard image of Nairobi, one where wild animals graze in the ...
Hyperloop pushes dream of low-cost futuristic transport
Sep 23, 2016 (AFP)
Is it a plane, is it a train? No, say supporters of Hyperloop, a futuristic mode of transport floated by Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk that promises high...
Flow diagnostics breakthrough for hydraulic capsule pipeline
Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)
Pipelines that carry capsules containing almost any type of freight over long distances have the potential to become an important, cost-effective and environmen...
US firm scraps plan for China to build LA-Vegas rail line
Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)
A private US company said Thursday it had cancelled a deal with a Chinese rail consortium that was to build a high-speed rail line linking Los Angeles to Las Ve...
French national rail backs futuristic Hyperloop
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
Hyperloop One startup, intent on zipping people along at near-supersonic speeds in pressurized tubes, announced Tuesday that the French national rail company ha...
Hyperloop One test bodes well for transit's fast future
May 11, 2016 (AFP)
The possible future of transit zipped along a short track in the desert outside Las Vegas on Wednesday before sliding to a stop in a bed of sand, sending up a t...
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