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Poilievre says government should cancel Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (366+ words) Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government should cancel the high-speed rail project planned to link Toronto and Quebec City. "The project is another example of a ridiculous pie-in-the-sky Liberal spending initiative," he said Tuesday during a news conference…...
MPs drop to their knees to beg for 230-mile London train link
1+ week, 1+ day ago (489+ words) Two Members of Parliament resorted to an extraordinary plea in the House of Commons, kneeling to demand a direct railway link between London and the port town of Grimsby. Sir Edward Leigh and Martin Vickers both dropped to their knees…...
New budget train service to connect London and Scotland for under £30
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (347+ words) Tickets have gone on sale for a new budget train service from Scotland to London launching this summer. Budget rail company Lumo is setting new long-distance train services in motion on the West Coast Main Line, promising cheaper fares for…...
Some communities in Eastern Ontario are worried about plans for high speed rail
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (15+ words) Some communities in Eastern Ontario are worried about plans for high speed rail'Yahoo News Canada...
New train connecting three major Scandinavian cities launching this summer from only £12 a ticket
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (17+ words) New train connecting three major Scandinavian cities launching this summer from only "12 a ticket'Yahoo News Canada...
Via Rail could go on strike. Here's what we know about where things stand
10+ mon, 6+ day ago (376+ words) Approximately 2,500 Via Rail workers represented by Unifor have voted overwhelmingly (97.5 per cent) in favour of a strike mandate. This group includes staff in administration, customer service, on-board service, maintenance, call centres, mechanics, and other skilled trades. Negotiations between Via Rail…...
Douglas Todd: The idea of SkyTrain excited Metro Vancouver residents 40 years ago. What do they think now?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1091+ words) Imagine there's no SkyTrain. It's not easy, even if you try. Imagine no highrise cluster at Burnaby Metrotown. No elevated views of Metro Vancouver backyards. No SeaBus crossing Burrard Inlet. No bustling station at Vancouver's Science World. No sleek Skybridge…...
UK’s busiest railway station to undergo £1.2bn redevelopment as controversial plans approved
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (366+ words) Controversial plans for the redevelopment of London Liverpool Street railway station have been granted planning permission. The City of London's planning committee gave the green light on Tuesday to Network Rail's proposals for the grade II-listed site. The "1.2bn project includes…...
High-speed rail means high energy demands
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (54+ words) High-speed rail means high energy demands'Yahoo News Canada The dream of rapid, affordable travel between Central Canada's biggest cities is alive again as centuries-old concepts " nation-building and trains " meet in the form of a high-speed rail project slated to break…...
Inside the computers that make and drive our trains
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (138+ words) The computers inside modern trains are already doing much of the driving. At trainmaker Alstom's factory in Derby, engineers are testing how far that technology could eventually go. From braking to doors to passenger announcements, every part of a train…...