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Councils threaten judicial review of HS2 - FT.com
www.ft.com | Feb 7, 2012
A group of 18 local authorities opposed to a £32.7bn high speed rail link between London and the north have threatened the government with a judicial review unless it withdraws approval for the scheme. A letter from the group, dubbed 51m – referring

Welcome to SupplyChainBrain: Freight Railroads to Spend Record $13Bn on Capital Expenditures, Hire
www.supplychainbrain.com | Feb 3, 2012
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EriksRailNews.com
eriksrailnews.com | Jan 27, 2012
Swedish SJ is ordering 20 new wide-body Regina trains with bistros for intercity service, says managing director Jan Forsberg. - December 28th

GE Transportation Buys Rail Software Firm | Journal of Commerce
www.joc.com | Jan 4, 2012
GE Transportation acquired rail industry software developer RMI from The Carlyle Group, expanding its transportation software and optimization business. The acquisition is part of a strategy to expand GE Transportation and General Electric’s software business. Terms of the deal were not

Transport for London refuses to accept more new trains | Railnews.co.uk
www.railnews.co.uk | Dec 20, 2011
<a href="http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/metro/2011/12/20-transport-for-london-refuses-to.html"><img src="http://www.railnews.co.uk/img/thumbs/news01298.jpg" width="120" height="101" class="thumbs" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; border: none;" /></a><p>Transport for London has refused to

DHL launches multi-modal service linking China and Japan | eyefortransport | News, Analysis & Events
www.eyefortransport.com | Dec 6, 2011
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GE Transportation to Buy Software Provider RMI | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight
www.ttnews.com | Nov 28, 2011
GE Transportation said it will acquire transportation software provider RMI from New York private equity firm Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.

International Transport Workers' Federation: News online
www.itfglobal.org | Nov 18, 2011
Railway workers in Bulgaria will embark on indefinite strike action next week in protest over planned restructuring, which is set to see more than 2000 jobs axed.

Russian Coal Industry & Exports through Ports of the Far East Discussed in Most Comprehensive Study
www.prweb.com | Nov 2, 2011
The development of transport system of Russia, the strategy projects for development of the whole infrastructure in the far-away regions of the country are basic drivers to boost up the foreign trade in coal. New market research report “Prospects of Russian Coal Exports through Ports of the Far

RFG wants more cash for modal shift - News - Logistics Manager
www.logisticsmanager.com | Nov 1, 2011
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