COMMERCIAL operations on the Brasilia metro will start in November, Companhia do Metropolitano do Distrito Federal announced on August 15. When construction began in 1991 (DM 92 p32), opening was set for April 21 1994. However, a newly-elected city government suspended work in 1994-96.
Test trains are now running on the central section of Line 1 between Praça do Relógio in Asa Sul (formerly Zoológico) and Taguatinga, plus the branch from Aguas Claras to Samambaia. Metr
BULGARIA: Minister of Transport & Communications Grozdan Karadzhov has ordered urgent action to enhance railway safety within six months, following the receipt of a report commissioned from an industry working group.
GREECE: Rail and air accident investigation body EODASAAM exposes serious systemic failures in the Greek railway sector and makes 17 recommendations for improvement in its report into the head-on collision between passenger and freight trains near Tempi which killed 57 people on February 28 2023. The ...
UK: The Rail Business Awards celebrated project excellence and community impact as the event returned to Manchester for a second successive year.
