European rail: Big boost for trains as flying costs soar

Friday, November 4th, 2011

Almost all the leading travel management companies (TMCs) are agreed on the growing importance to the business traveller of Europe's rail network.

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Virgin Trains Wins top UK Customer Satisfaction Award

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

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Athletes Given Helping Hand by Virgin Trains:

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

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Network Rail Route Improvement Work Means Changes to Virgin Trains’ Services at August Bank Holiday Weekend

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

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Chinese manufacturer pulls bullet trains over ‘flaws’

Friday, August 12th, 2011

A life-size model of China's home-made bullet train is seen here displayed at the Scientific Achievements Expo in Beijing. A state-owned Chinese train manufacturer said it is recalling 54 bullet trains ...

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Hornby’s China factory on track

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Hornby has said that it will be able to make enough model railway sets to meet demand for the first time in five years, after it resolved a long-running problem with its main supplier in China.

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Virgin Trains Offers Complimentary Upgrade for Forces on Armed Forces Day, Saturday 25 June 2011

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

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How long can trains go?

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Railway cars stretching beyond the horizon have bolstered profits for CP and CN, but they have also caught the eye of regulators and are behind many derailments

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Bombardier Awarded Contract for 50 V300ZEFIRO Very High Speed Trains in Italy

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - 09/30/10) - Bombardier Transportation announced today it has signed a contract with Trenitalia (Italian Railways) for the delivery of 50 very high speed trainsets V300ZEFIRO, a model of the BOMBARDIER ZEFIRO high speed trains family. The V300ZEFIRO (known as ETR 1000 in Italy) is developed in partnership with AnsaldoBreda, a subsidiary of the Finmeccanica group of ...

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American Security Logistics Launches AT&T Connected Tracking Device for Ground Based Cargo Shipments

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

American Security Logistics and AT&T* today announced the availability of a wirelessly connected tracking device that will track the location and ongoing movement of cargo pallet shipments by sending data across AT&T's wireless network.

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