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German plan to run trains through Channel Tunnel

Germany's state-owned railway company is seeking permission to run passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel in direct competition with Eurostar.

business.timesonline.co.uk

Labels: Eurostar, germany, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 7:59 AM

Tempers flare as Germany hobbled by huge rail strike

A bitter, three-day strike by train drivers in Germany has tied up freight traffic, shut down an auto factory, and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers in what has become the largest work stoppage in the history of the German state railroad system.

iht.com

Labels: germany, rail, strike

posted by iTravelnet news  # 7:43 AM

Rail passengers face anti-terror searches

Rail passengers at Britain's largest stations face being searched and having their bags screened as part of a package of national security measures unveiled by Gordon Brown yesterday.

guardian.co.uk

Labels: rail, security, UK

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:14 PM

Go-ahead expected for Crossrail

The £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a new rail line through the centre of London is expected to be given the go-ahead by PM Gordon Brown later.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: crossrail, London, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 5:08 PM

UK Rail fares taking passengers for a ride

The British train network is a confusing, expensive mess - so bad even National Rail Enquiries and station staff get things wrong.

money.uk.msn.com

Labels: Britain, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 1:57 PM

Germany to build maglev railway

Germany has come up with the funds to launch its first magnetic levitation - or maglev - rail service.

news.bbc.co.uk

Labels: germany, maglev, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 10:38 AM

Core sector slowdown may derail luxury travel ride

Will India's dodgy road and airport infrastructure slow down the growth of the luxury travel and retail market? The jury at the Economic Times dialogue on 'luxury on the go' believes it will.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Labels: India, rail

posted by iTravelnet news  # 9:03 AM

UK rail travel enjoys passenger boom

Rail travel is now at its highest level for more than 60 years, it has been announced.

ukpress.google.com (page not found)

Labels: rail, UK

posted by iTravelnet news  # 8:46 AM

European rail to compete with airlines

Eurostar, Germany's Deutsche Bahn AG and France's SNCF joined Dutch, Austrian, Swiss and Belgian train companies to form a rail alliance, Railteam, that aims to make international train bookings far easier and simpler by building a single online reservation system.

theage.com.au

Labels: European, Eurostar, rail, railteam, train

posted by iTravelnet news  # 4:36 PM