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	The St. Petersburg Times - World - Britain Investigates Another Rail Crash
		Rail authorities believe Friday's accident at the suburban station, about 20 kilometers north of London, was caused when the train passed over a faulty set of points - a switching mechanism that diverts trains onto different tracks.
		Rail authorities believe that nuts securing one set of points became detached, causing the points to move as the train passed over them.
		The Mirror newspaper quoted rail union bosses as saying that workers had raised repeated concerns about track problems in the area only a few miles away from Hatfield, the scene of another fatal derailment in 2000, which was caused by a broken rail.
	www.sptimes.ru /index.php?action_id=2&story_id=7121 (720 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Rail transport
		Rail transport is the transport of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways (sometimes known as railroads).
		The rails and perpendicular beams are usually then placed on a foundation made of concrete or compressed earth and gravel in a bed of ballast to prevent the track from buckling (bending out of its original configuration) as the ground settles over time beneath and under the weight of the vehicles passing above.
		Rails may be composed of segments welded or bolted, and may be of a length comparable to that of a railcar or two or may be many hundreds of feet long.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Railways (2943 words)

	Freight Transport in China
		The relative volume of rail transportation is a little over half of what it was twenty years ago, water transportation has increased from one-third to half of overall freight turnover, and road transportation has become a significant component of the overall freight transportation infrastructure.
		Rail and water are the dominant modes for long distance transport (289 km and 1551 km average trip distances, respectively) while highway transportation is limited to local movement (50 km average trip distance) (CDP, 1996).
		However, transportation is a major component of the rapid growth in demand for petroleum, with growing significant economic and security issues for China as it moves towards a new role in world energy markets as a significant oil importer.
	www.converger.com /china/ChinaTransportBriefing.htm (2477 words)

	NTSB - Press Release
		Transportation safety in all modes is of utmost importance and the Safety Board will continue to make recommendations and push initiatives that will decrease transportation related deaths,” Hall said.
		Fatalities involving rail transportation rose from 749 in 1997 to 831 in 1998, with the majority being persons walking along or crossings tracks.
		A significant portion of the increase is due to fatalities occurring on light rail, heavy rail, or commuter rail, which reported 192 fatalities in 1998, as compared with 105 in 1997.
	www.ntsb.gov /PressRel/1999/990909.htm (556 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Red River Valley and Western Railroad
		Rail gauge is the distance between two rails of a railroad.
		This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads.
		In 1997 and again in 2005, Railway Age magazine named the railroad its Regional Railroad of the Year.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Red-River-Valley-and-Western-Railroad (1244 words)

	New rail crash investigator \| The Guardian \| Guardian Unlimited
		Carol Bell, a survivor of the 1997 Southall rail accident, who chairs the Safe Trains Action Group, emphasised that the body should be entirely separate from the transport department.
		Rail industry leaders gathered yesterday at the Railway Forum conference in London, where they were urged by Mr Darling to learn from newer industries.
		Network Rail's 12-strong board would answer to these members, 40 of whom would be drawn from companies with licences to operate in and around the railway.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,748280,00.html (646 words)

	Transportation Series No. 11--State Rail Transportation Issues and Policies
		New momentum for passenger rail service, coupled with continuing consolidation of freight operations, has caused state lawmakers to increasingly focus on the effects of rail transportation in their states.
		Although rail is one of the safest modes of transportation, accidents at highway-railroad grade crossings remain a problem, as the March 1999 collision of a truck with an Amtrak train in Bourbonnais, Illinois, illustrates.
		The North Carolina Department of Transportation reimburses Amtrak for 100 percent of the net operating expenses of the Piedmont and 100 percent of the expenses of the Carolinian between Rocky Mount (which is near the Virginia border) and Charlotte.
	www.ncsl.org /programs/transportation/transr11.htm (13640 words)

	transport (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1997, which was the second year of the Seventh Five Year Development Plan, 35 kms of motorways together with connection roads were put into service and the total motorway network arrived at 1,516 kms.
		In 1997, 11 private airlines acted in the sector with 61 aircraft and a total seating capacity of 11.747 and increased their market share in international passenger traffic to 35 per cent.
		A dynamic Transport Sector Master Plan considering the transport sub-systems so as to be consistent with economic and social development of the country and to complement each other shall be prepared and sustainable implementation of it shall be provided.
	ekutup.dpt.gov.tr /psp/1998/transport.html (1763 words)

	Breaking Pan's drug habits - smh.com.au
		The report, prepared for the NSW cabinet's budget committee in October, says at least $1.5 billion in emergency funding is needed to overcome the dangerous backlog of essential track maintenance on the city rail network.
		It is clear that previous transport administrators not only were aware of the depth of the deteriorating infrastructure problems, but that they have been hampered in their attempt to bring the RIC to urgent account, partly because of the structure which has seen the RIC effectively controlled by the Treasurer.
		Indeed, he is being considered as a possible head of the new combined rail authority.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/04/29/1051381946547.html (884 words)

	1997 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		October 17 - The remains of Che Guevara are laid to rest with full military honours in a specially built mausoleum in the city of Santa Clara, Cuba, where he had won the decisive battle of the Cuban Revolution 39 years before.
		December 30 - Wilaya of Relizane massacres of December 30, 1997: In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, 400 people are killed from 4 villages in the wilaya of Relizane: Khrouba (176 deaths), Sahnoun (113 deaths), El-Abadel (73 deaths), and Ouled-Tayeb (50 deaths).
		Titanic (1997 film) is release on 29 December and was a huge success and won 11 academy awards.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/1997.html (5462 words)

	FAL Bulletin # 140
		In 1997, metro and other transport networks underwent expansion in a number of cities, such as Buenos Aires (extension of Line D of the metro), Porto Alegre, Brazil (extension of Trensurb), and Santiago (inauguration of the first section of Line 5); construction works went ahead in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santiago.
		São Paulo Transportes, the firm that oversees public transport in Brazil's biggest city, reckons that 25% of the cost of urban bus fares is due to traffic congestion, caused primarily by private motorists.
		In 1997, the bill was withdrawn, since it was in the process of final rejection by the commission for transport in the Senate.
	www.eclac.cl /Transporte/noticias/bolfall/9/5119/fal140.htm (4132 words)

	Who's who at Railtrack and the rail regulators? - Telegraph
		Mr Corbett sparked further controversy among rail protesters after it emerged in June that he had been awarded a £1.3m pay-off.
		TOM WINSOR was appointed rail regulator on July 5 1999, since when he has been a thorn in Railtrack's side.
		Born in 1957 and educated at Edinburgh, he was seconded to the Office of the Rail Regulator as chief legal adviser in 1993 and later as general counsel.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2001/10/08/cnrail208.xml (655 words)

	Rail Transport (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In January 1999, the average weekly wage was $981.64 for the rail transport sector as compared to $713.66 for sectors under federal jurisdiction (or 37.6% higher than average for all sectors under federal jurisdiction).
		The following table shows that the average annual rate of wage increase for the rail transport sector is equal to the average of sectors under federal jurisdiction from 1988 to 1993, and higher for 1994 to 1998.
		In 1996, the disabling injury frequency rate in rail transport rose from 19.74 to 20.98, while in the combined federal jurisdiction industries, an increase of 1.6% was reported.
	www.hrsdc.gc.ca /asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/lp/wid/oa/31Rail_Transport.shtml&hs=wyi (5111 words)

	Rail transport information - Search.com
		Rail transport is an energy-efficient means of mechanised land transport.
		However, outside of New York City, rail transport as a form of public transit in the United States is rare.
		Rail lines that carry little traffic are often built with a single track used by trains in both directions; on rail lines like these, "crossovers", "passing loops" or "passing sidings", which consist of short stretches of double track, are provided along the line to allow trains to pass each other, and travel in opposite directions.
	www.search.com /reference/Rail_transport (2898 words)

	Interstate rail reform on the right track: ACCC
		Rail transport crossing state boundaries is cumbersome under the state-by-state administration of rail lines".
		The decision is in response to an approach by the Commonwealth-owned Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) which sought ACCC endorsement of a public commitment that clarifies the terms and conditions on which prospective train operators can use its track.
		While the undertaking covers only a part of the network, it paves the way for possible moves by other jurisdictions to seek determinations from the ACCC in respect of tracks in their sections of the interstate network.
	www.accc.gov.au /content/index.phtml/itemId/87908/fromItemId/626821 (452 words)

	New Amtrak Boondoggle May Outdo All Others
		In 1997, Congress confirmed that commitment when it passed the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act (PL 105-134), which among other provisions established the Amtrak Reform Council, whose responsibility was to notify Congress and the President in the event Amtrak failed to meet its financial goals.
		Service was scheduled to begin in 1997, but a series of design, mechanical, and testing problems have delayed the opening, and a new date has not been set for Acela's debut.
		In 1997, for example, Amtrak claimed that the costs associated with its liquidation could be as high as $10 billion to $14 billion.
	www.heritage.org /Research/Regulation/BG1392.cfm (2057 words)

	98 Annual Economic Mirror - 2/99 TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
		In 1998, urban and road passenger transport (excluding private transport by taxi, bus or car) fell by 4.8% and 8.7%, respectively, compared to 1997, with rail passenger transport rising by 1.3%.
		Last year’s fall in urban and road passenger transport was sharper compared to 1997, whilst the growth in air and airport transport improved substantially in 1998 compared to the previous year.
		The rise in loading and unloading activities and harbour transport in 1998 was much higher than the year before.
	www.gov.si /umar/arhiv/aletno98/vii/9_7aleo.html (288 words)

	1997 in rail transport - Biocrawler
		This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1997.
		September 19 - In the Southall rail crash, the 1032 Great Western Intercity passenger train from Swansea to London Paddington, operating with a defective Automatic Warning System indicator passes a red signal (SPAD) and collides with a freight train leaving its depot, shortly before 1320 local time.
		The Ballard Terminal Railroad is formed to handle freight traffic around Ballard, Seattle, Washington.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1997_in_rail_transport (203 words)

	ISTEA: A Poisonous Brew for Urban Transport - by Randal O'Toole - The Heartland Institute
		Rails increase congestion because they carry so few people and divert funds from activities that could genuinely improve traffic flows.
		Light rail is a nineteenth-century technology that is slow (averaging 20 miles per hour), inconvenient, and expensive.
		The Texas Transportation Institute's annual report on urban congestion indicates that congestion in Portland is increasing faster than in any other western city.
	www.heartland.org /Article.cfm?artId=833 (777 words)

	starbulletin.com \| Editorial \| /2006/10/03/
		During a recent visit to three mainland cities with rail transit, City Council members learned that seniors citizens are a latent market for rail, according to a Sept.
		From 1997 to 2004, TheBus ridership dropped by 7,336,904 (a 10.69 percent decline); HandiVan saw an increase of 555,190, or 290.55 percent.
		The massive costs to transport seniors and disabled seems to be overlooked while the leaders of our town focus on multi-billion dollars in capital and operation and maintenance costs for rail.
	www.starbulletin.com /2006/10/03/editorial/commentary.html (538 words)

	BRIEF INFORMATION ON RAIL TRANSPORT OF UKRAINE
		Rail transport of Ukraine is an important component of the European transport system.
		Establishment of the national network of international transport corridors in Ukraine and integration into international transport system is a priority national way of the country’s transport complex development.
		The main port potential of Ukraine is concentrated in 18 merchant sea ports of the State Department for Maritime and Inland Water Transport and the Ministry of Transport of the Ukraine.
	www.userway.com /usa/Transporte/Ferrocarriles/ukrania/ferroc_ingl.htm (1707 words)

	1997 in rail transport
		Rail transport of bulk and containerised goods as well as transportation of passengers.
		A society whose aims are to develop in Workington a bus and rail based visitors centre, and to assist in the preservation of Workington's transport heritage.
		Fournisseur en transport routier de marchandises par camion semi-remorque, effectuant entre autres le transport de matières dangereuses, transport citerne, transport de matériel lourd et transport de vrac.
	www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=1997_in_rail_transport (1728 words)

	Sensitive shipper: MHF cracks Inc.'s fastest-growing list by handling materials that others shun
		One of the reasons more shippers didn't move to rail sooner was that rail cars weren't designed to handle materials that posed environmental threats, Evanko says.
		MHF also provides logistics -- which oversees details involved with shipping, from procurement to transportation and maintenance -- and obtains the permits from federal and state agencies that are needed to transport the goods.
		That means its employees must be aware of regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as well as those of various state regulatory bodies.
	www.post-gazette.com /businessnews/20010927mhf0927bnp2.asp (686 words)

	Liberal Democrats : Make the railways work again (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rail travellers in many parts of the country are travelling on trains that are older than in many parts of Central and Eastern Europe.
		High speed rail is an efficient means of transport in itself and it delivers extra capacity for local trains and freight.
		Alistair Darling, the government Minister responsible for our railways, talks about supporting high speed rail but we need to start the process urgently and there is money in the transport budget now to get on with it.
	www.libdems.org.uk /transport/issues/rail.html (662 words)

	Transrail References
		Study on the future conditions for maintenance of the Stockholm commuter trains, considering the migration to a new fleet witch is not compatible with the old vehicles and the introduction of a new second depot.
		Rail Combi (CargoNet), the main intermodal railway operator in Sweden, wanted to make a major change of their rail production scheme.
		Development of models for the calculation of rail freight transport operational costs to be used in strategic studies.
	www.transrail.se /references.php (2940 words)

	Press Releases: El Niño, WFP re-routes aid for Great Lakes to beat the effects of El Nino, Press Releases: Great ...
		However, since mid December torrential rains have continued to batter the direct transport routes in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda which are vital for WFP food deliveries.
		This has forced WFP to truck food to Dodoma in the west, where it is then reloaded onto trains and railed to Kigoma and Isaka for dispatch to Rwandan and Burundian refugees and Tanzanian drought victims.
		Road transport is being diverted from the Kibale border crossing (Uganda/Rwanda) to the Gakitumba border crossing (Tanzania/Rwanda).
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/OCHA-64C83V?OpenDocument (820 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Railways set for '£9.9bn upgrade'
		Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said Britain's railways were in an "improving state" as a result of "record government investment and better management".
		Network Rail operates as a commercial business but reinvests its profits into maintaining and upgrading tracks, signalling and other facilities.
		Network Rail was formed in 2002 following the collapse of Railtrack.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4873552.stm (487 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Rail costs are 'out of control'
		The rail industry is riddled with "uncontrollable costs" and needs fundamental change, according to a report by an environmental group.
		The report, compiled by Transport 2000 public transport campaigner Mick Duncan, said the rail industry had too many managers and not enough able and empowered staff to make decisions.
		But a spokesman for Network Rail said the only devastating thing about the report was its "lack of substance and reliance on anecdotal evidence".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3541757.stm (421 words)

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