ON MARCH 3 the President of the City of Madrid inaugurated a 2·8 km extension of metro Line 1, which has been built at a cost of Pts8·9bn. It is the eighth in a series of metro extensions to be opened in the Spanish capital over the last 15 months (Metro Report 98 p46).
Running southeast from the former terminus at Miguel Hern
INDIA: Spain’s Ministry of Transport & Sustainable Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Indian Railways in developing and upgrading its network. The initial agreement runs for five years, when a number of pilot projects are envisaged, to be followed by automatic annual renewals. ...
UK: The annual Rail Business Awards which recognise and reward excellence across every aspect of the industry will be back in Manchester in 2025.
INTERNATIONAL: ‘Beware of trains. Life can change in a split second’ is the slogan for the 16th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which this year has a particular emphasis on the safety of vulnerable people. Around 50 countries take part in the annual ILCAD campaign which ...
