ON JANUARY 24 Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar unveiled a 2000-07 Infrastructure Plan costed at Pts9100bn, to be funded with private finance and public money at European, national, regional and municipal level. Rail has been allocated Pts4700bn, which would be largely used to develop the high speed network so that most major cities would be within a 4h journey time of Madrid and less than 6h 30min from Barcelona.
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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 ...
