Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express flagged offSeptember 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express, a non-stop train between the two cities, was flagged off Monday from Howrah railway station, officials said. The train started its journey at 8.20 a.m.
Now, tube train-like designs for planes!September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A British company has come up with new airplane designs that have interiors like a tube train. The most striking feature of the design is its seating arrangement where passengers would sit on seats with their backs towards the windows.
Chidambaram flags off non-stop Chennai-Delhi trainSeptember 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday flagged off the non-stop Duronto Express from Chennai to Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
DC Metro subway worker dies after being hit by train last week; 3rd employee killed this yearSeptember 14th, 2009 DC subway worker dies after hit by train last weekWASHINGTON — A worker on the Washington Metro transit system has died of injuries from being struck by a train last week. Metro officials say 44-year-old John Moore, of Arlington, Va., died Monday of injuries suffered in Thursday's accident.
UK rail and bus operator National Express receives $1.12 billion takeover approachAugust 27th, 2009 National Express receives takeover approachLONDON — National Express Group PLC, the train and bus operator that is handing back its loss-making London-Edinburgh rail franchises to the government, received Thursday a 688.5 million pound ($1.12 billion) takeover approach from its largest shareholder and CVC Capital Partners Ltd. The offer from CVC and the Cosmen family of Spain, which holds an 18.5 percent stake in National Express, values the company at 450 pence per share.
Stagecoach in exclusive talks with potential buyers of rival National Express about a dealJuly 27th, 2009 Stagecoach joins bidders for National ExpressLONDON — Stagecoach Group PLC said Monday it is in exclusive talks with the potential buyers of coach operator National Express PLC over a possible breakup of the struggling company. Private equity group CVC Capital Partners has joined with a major National Express shareholder, the Cosmen family of Spain, in making a bid to take over the bus and rail company.
Spanish shareholder, CVC Capital Partners join in bid for UK's National ExpressJuly 24th, 2009 Spanish shareholder joins bid for National ExpressLONDON — A major shareholder in National Express Group PLC has joined with private equity group CVC Capital Partners in a bid to take over the bus and rail company, CVC said Friday. CVC said it was working with the Cosmen family of Spain, which holds an 18.5 percent stake in National Express, on a possible all-cash bid.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Operator of stopped DC Metro train tells mourners that driver in other train 'saved lives'July 1st, 2009 DC Metro operator praises other driver at funeralBUFFALO, N.Y. — The injured driver of a Washington, D.C., Metro train that was hit in a deadly crash is telling mourners in New York that the other train's operator was a hero.
Mourners gather in NY to remember train operator killed in DC crash; being hailed as heroJuly 1st, 2009 Mourners gather to remember 'hero' train operatorBUFFALO, N.Y. — Mourners are gathering in upstate New York to remember a Washington, D.C., train operator credited with saving lives in last week's rail crash that killed her and eight passengers.
Memorial service planned for operator of DC Metro train involved in crash that killed 9June 26th, 2009 Memorial service set for operator in DC crashWASHINGTON — A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash. Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C.
Recent commuter train accidents in the USJune 23rd, 2009 Recent commuter train accidents in the USRecent commuter train accidents in the United States:
—June 4, 2009: A light rail train and a city bus collide in downtown Phoenix, slightly injuring several passengers. —May 8, 2009: A trolley rear-ends another trolley that is stopped between two underground stations in downtown Boston, injuring about 50 people.
5 DC metro crash victims identified; 4 were passengers, 1 was train operatorJune 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that four passengers ranging in age from 23 to 64 were killed when a train barreling down the tracks hit a stopped train a day earlier.
Protests in Chhattisgarh over extension of Rajdhani Express to KolkataFebruary 27th, 2009 RAIPUR - Hundreds of young men squatted on the rail tracks in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town for the second consecutive day Friday, protesting against the extension of the New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani Express to Kolkata, as they feel they will have less space on the train now. Railway officials said the protesters held up the train for about 30 minutes Thursday and squatted on the tracks during the early hours of Friday demanding immediate scrapping of the extension plan.
Derailed goods train disrupts Delhi-Chennai rail trafficJanuary 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Rail traffic was disrupted on the busy Delhi-Chennai trunk route after a goods train derailed at a crossing at this Madhya Pradesh capital Sunday, officials said. No one was reported injured in the accident.
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