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China mulls listing Beijing-Shanghai rail line: state media Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2009 
China is considering a stock market listing for its valuable Beijing-Shanghai railway line to raise funds for the nation's massive rail construction plans, state media said Thursday. The Ministry of Railways is mulling restructuring the line linking the country's two richest cities into a holding company before floating it, the China Daily reported. The report said the line was ... read moreIBM opens railway innovation center in China 
San Francisco (AFP) June 11, 2009IBM on Thursday opened a Global Rail Innovation Center in China where industry leaders, researchers, and universities can collaborate on new railroad technologies. IBM said the Beijing-based center's goal is to make "smarter" rail systems that are faster, safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than those that exist today. The US technology giant has been banking on the future ... more
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China to build railways in 19 cities: state media
Beijing (AFP) May 27, 2009China plans to expand its urban rail system nearly fourfold in as it aims to ease traffic congestion and boost economic growth, state media said Wednesday. By 2015, 19 cities will have new rail systems totalling about 2,100 kilometres (1,300 miles), the China Daily said, citing Dou Hao, deputy general manager of China International Engineering Consulting Corporation (CIECC). The ... more China to build subway to terracotta warrior museum 
Beijing (AFP) April 13, 2009China's ancient capital of Xian is to build an underground line to the museum of the famed terracotta warriors, one of the nation's most prized tourist attractions, state press said Monday. The 30-kilometre (18-mile) line will extend from Xian's city centre to the museum that houses the clay warriors that were buried more than 2,200 years ago near the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shihu ... more Siemens unveils 750-mln-euro Chinese train contract 
Frankfurt (AFP) March 20, 2009The German group Siemens said Friday it had won another Chinese contract for 100 high-speed trains worth 750 million euros (one billion dollars). Siemens "has secured five of the last six contracts on the high speed rail market over 300 kmh (188 mph)" in China, the Munich-based conglomerate said in a statement. The trains would be assembled in China from parts made in German, Austrian an ... more Luxury train to Tibet delayed again
Beijing (AFP) March 16, 2009A planned luxury train to Tibet has been postponed for the second time in a year, the operator said Monday, adding the global slowdown -- not simmering tension in the Himalayan region -- was to blame. Tangula Luxury Trains, which was expected to launch high-class tours from Beijing to Lhasa in April this year, said it would delay the start of package holidays on the world's highest railway u ... more |
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Saudi-China-French group wins Mecca rail project
Riyadh (AFP) Feb 7, 2009A Saudi-French-Chinese consortium has bagged the 1.8 billion dollar civil works contract for the Mecca-Medina high speed railway, a project official said Saturday. The Al-Rajhi construction group together with France's Alstom and China Railway Engineering won the 6.8 billion riyal (1.8 billion dollar) contract, an official of the Saudi Railways Organisation told AFP, declining to be named. ... more DLR Working on Next-Gen Trains And Other Energy Technologies 
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2009The German Aerospace Center is one of the leading research institutions in Europe. Its scientific work focuses on safeguarding the environment, mobility, energy supply and security for society, and on finding answers to socially relevant questions in the context of its public-service mission. In pursuit of these objectives, DLR links basic research with innovative applications, thus ... more Veolia appeals Stockholm metro contract to Hong Kong's MTR 
Stockholm (AFP) Jan 30, 2009A Swedish court has suspended a decision awarding the running of the Stockholm metro to Hong Kong company MTR after French rival Veolia appealed the decision, Veolia said on Friday. "The Stockholm county administrative court has decided to approve Veolia Transport's appeal of Stockholm Public Transport's (SL) decision. This means that the tender offer is suspended," Veolia Transport Sweden ... more Keep Transit And Rail Rolling 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 28, 2009The Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility, a coalition of more than 30 chambers of commerce and civic organizations, urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Appropriations Chairman David Obey in letters today to increase funding in the economic stimulus bill for transit and rail - the backbone of the Northeast economy. Increased funding will put people to work making necessary rail improve ... more |
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