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CAPTION: Barely three months after South Korea’s first high speed line opened, Korail is apparently faced with the prospect of replacing the fixed second class seats in its KTX trainsets, after passengers objected to the idea of travelling backwards. The first class vehicles were fitted with rotating seats from the outset. Dieter wonders whether the simplest option might be to rotate the whole train?
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 ...
