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French unions rallied again in protest of President Sarkozy's proposal to increase the minimum retirement age to 62.
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Why French unions don't want to wait until 62 to retire
The Iain Coucher era is coming to an end. For three years the Lamborghini and Aston Martin-driving former missile designer has ruled Network Rail in his abrasive, can-do style. In that time, he has established Network Rail, the publicly funded body that took over the operation and maintenance of the railways in 2002, as a model of cost-cutting and passenger safety.
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Wanted: One thick-skinned chief exec for Network Rail
It looks like Virgin Trains picked the wrong man to annoy when a string of its staff rather let down Simon Middleton at Crewe station recently. Mr Middleton is in the process of promoting his book, Build a Brand in 30 Days, and thus has access to the services of a public relations agency. It promptly put together a press release cataloguing Virgin's shabby treatment of Mr Middleton, and sent it ...
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Business Diary: Red signal for Virgin Trains
Greek unions are planning protest marches in the northern city of Thessaloniki against the debt-plagued country's harsh austerity program, before Prime Minister George Papandreou's keynote speec...
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“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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“Best reinvention of a de-commissioned dockyard” – I’m not sure if there is such a prize, but if there is, then I have no doubt of the winner. One good reason that Britain ruled the waves (mostly) from Elizabethan times to the Second World War was Chatham Dockyard, a place of tremendous energy and innovation. HMS Victory was just one of the ships that was launched here.
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Plunge into Chatham's naval history
The historical museum’s annual train show brings the sights and sounds of the European railways to Tracy.
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Train show on track
The Yankees wrap up their 10-game home stand versus the Orioles at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
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PARIS Aug 25, 2010: Renault is one of the key players in the Russian automobile industry. Since 2005, in partnership with the Government of Moscow (Avtoframos), it has successfully developed its production facilities in the country and in 2008, Renault became the strategic partner of AvtoVAZ.
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Renault Unveils Latitude In Moscow And Announces Local Production Of Three Models
Once upon a time, the Rolls-Royce was described as "The best car in the world" even when it could no longer lay reasonable claim to that exalted title. The brand spoke for itself, but with an increasingly "showbiz" accent. Slowly, but surely, it was losing its "brand equity", ironically because of its customers, or at least their image. The cars themselves retained wonderful presence and the ...
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Exorcising the ghosts of the past