Friday, May 18th, 2012
The success of bringing Sheryl Sandberg on board as Facebook's experienced chief operating officer to guide an immature founding CEO will likely prompt other evolving tech companies to consider it as a model.
Continue here: Get Me a Sheryl! Facebook COO Model to be Mirrored
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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.
Continue here: European rail: Big boost for trains as flying costs soar
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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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Chinese manufacturer pulls bullet trains over 'flaws'
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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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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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How long can trains go?
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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 ...
More here: Bombardier Awarded Contract for 50 V300ZEFIRO Very High Speed Trains in Italy
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