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Friday, May 10

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Canada moves to push back start date for possible rail strike

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The Canadian government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), an official said on Friday. Workers represented by the Teamsters…

Monday, May 6

15

Man killed by tube train after walking onto rail tracks to relieve himself

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Police say the 25-year-old man was a Colombian national, although it is not known if he had emigrated to Italy or was visiting on holiday. He was killed on the tracks this morning

Sunday, May 5

09

NSCDC Nabs Suspected Vandals Of Rail Lines, Slippers Dealers

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Operatives of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abia State command have arrested three suspected dealers on vandalised railway lines and slippers in Aba. The state commandant, Usman Alfadarai stated this yesterday…

Wednesday, May 1

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Sunday, Apr 28

17

Chennai Metro Rail discontinues sale of smart cards

www.thehindu.com

Move aimed at encouraging commuters to buy the National Common Mobility Card

Thursday, Apr 25

20

British railways under Tories are symbol of national decline, says Labour

www.theguardian.com

Party plans to nationalise network and ‘unlock the trapped potential’ of rail to drive economic growth across the country

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Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

www.standard.co.uk

Labour has pledged to nationalise the rail network, claiming it has become a ‘symbol of national decline’.

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Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

www.expressandstar.com

Labour has pledged to nationalise the rail network, claiming it has become a ‘symbol of national decline’.

Q&A: Labour’s plan for rail reform and the background to nationalisation

www.shropshirestar.com

Labour has pledged to nationalise the rail network, claiming it has become a ‘symbol of national decline’.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Labour wants to renationalise UK’s entire rail network

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Labour wants to create a new national operator and call it Great British Railways.

18

The Spring of discontent? How Britain could be brought to a standstill as London Underground and hospital workers join national rail and airport staff on strike

www.dailymail.co.uk

Britons face weeks of misery after militant unions organised a series of strikes on the railways, in schools, in hospitals and at airports over the next month.

Tuesday, Apr 23

20

Delhi Metro Time Table for IPL 2024 Matches: DMRC To Extend Last Train Timing at All Lines in View of IPL Matches in National Capital

www.latestly.com

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to extend its last train timing at all lines in view of IPL matches in the city, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Wednesday, Apr 10

17

2 Persons Fall Into Lagos Lagoon As Bus Hits 3rd Mainland Bridge Rail

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At least two persons were on Wednesday feared drowned as the bus conveying them plunged into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. The accident, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), involved a…

Tuesday, Apr 9

23

Movie theaters make plea for more films, rail against piracy at CinemaCon 2024

www.latimes.com

Flag bearers for the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, the Motion Picture Assn. and others weighed in on the state of the movie business at CinemaCon.

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Rail Transportation Patronage Drops In 2023 – NBS

The number of train passengers fell by 32 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, signaling a huge loss of interest in the train transportation system, according to data sourced from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS’s…

Friday, Apr 5

Dublin to Wexford rail services: Could ending direct rail services leave commuters better off?

www.irishtimes.com

The National Transport Authority is looking at plans to end direct rail services to Rosslare

Thursday, Apr 4

12

Train strikes 2024: Full list of April dates when walkouts will affect national rail services and the lines that are running

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rail passengers across Britain will face four days of travel chaos from tomorrow, Friday 5 April, as drivers walk out over a long-running pay dispute. See our full list to find out if your journey is affected.

Tuesday, Apr 2

15

Revenue from Rail Passengers in Nigeria Drops 7.5% in Q4 2023

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By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria generated N1.07 billion as revenue from rail passengers in the last quarter of 2023, a 7.51 per cent lower than the N1.15 billion generated in the same period of 2022. According to the National Bureau of…

10

Insecurity: Rail Passenger Traffic Drops By 49.73%

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Passenger traffic on the Nigerian Railway Corporation operated rail transport services dropped by a whopping 49.73 per cent in the fourth quarter 2023, as security challenges kept many commuters away. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS…

Thursday, Mar 28

Barnstaple Station blooms with silver at National Community Rail Awards

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Celebrating the power of community spirit, Barnstaple Station shines at the National Community Rail Awards, marking another milestone in our journey towards a more sustainable future