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	2000 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		July 14 - The United States Surface Transportation Board's temporary moratorium on railroad mergers is upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; the ruling contributes to the failure of the proposed BNSF/CN merger.
		October 2 - VIA Rail operates a funeral train for Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau between Ottawa and Montreal; the train's journey, which was frequently slowed through towns for the numerous well-wishers, was documented by a CBC news helicopter.
		October 17 - The Hatfield rail crash, south of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK, occurs when a train traveling at 115 mph derails due to a rail that breaks under it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_in_rail_transport (490 words)

	High-speed rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		High-speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h (124 mph).
		Railways were the first form of mass transportation, and until the development of the motorcar in the early 20th century had an effective monopoly on land transport.
		By building a new rail infrastructure with 20th century engineering, including elimination of constrictions such as roadway at-grade (level) crossings, frequent stops, a succession of curves and reverse curves, and not sharing the right-of-way with freight or slower passenger trains, higher speeds (250–300 km/h) are maintained.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High-speed_rail (5626 words)

	EEA - Themes - transport - Freight transport demand by mode and group of goods
		The share of road transport increased, whereas the share of rail decreased considerably from 47 % in 1996 to 36 % in 2000, thereby threatening the objective to maintain a 35 % share of rail transport in 2010 in the acceding countries.
		Rail transport and inland waterway both decreased between 1996 and 2000, with 9 and 16 % respectively.
		Rail freight transport has grown with 0.8 %, inland shipping with 1.7 % and transport through oil pipelines with 1.0 %.Portugal, Luxembourg and Ireland - countries showing high growth in GDP - show the highest increase in freight transport demand between 1991 and 2000 (taken into account road, rail, inland shipping and oil pipelines).
	themes.eea.europa.eu /Sectors_and_activities/transport/indicators/demand/TERM13,2003.10 (1021 words)

	Articles - Railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rail transport is an energy efficient means of mechanised land transport.
		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.
		In the late 18th century iron rails began to appear: British civil engineer William Jessop designed edge rails to be used with flanged wheels for use on a scheme in Loughborough, Leicestershire in 1789 and subsequently opened an iron-works to produce more rails.
	www.techize.com /articles/Railway (2136 words)

	Shockwatch MAG 2000 dynamic impact shock recorder for road, rail, transport and heavy equipment for damage prevention ...
		The introduction of the MAG 2000 is an answer to the need among shippers and carriers for a monitoring device, accurate and inexpensive enough to equip 10 shipments or 10,000.
		The MAG 2000 utilizes two magnets, the bottom magnet held rigidly in place and an upper magnet held in place by the mutual magnetic field attraction.
		For rail cars, an optional placard can be posted on the vehicle to alert engineers and personnel of the MAG 2000, and acts as an active reminder that cars are being monitored for impact.
	www.switchedon.com.au /mag_2000.html (715 words)

	A strategy for regeneration of rail research in Great Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The high quality of rail research undertaken in the UK, mainly in the 1970s and 1980s, delivered significant benefits in safety, reliability, and cost effectiveness in UK railways and some new benefits continue to be realised (section 2.2.2).
		Rail companies and manufacturers undertake very little of the fundamental research required to drive long term, significant improvement in the industry, and there is very little interaction research occurring, despite this being vital to the effectiveness of the overall rail system.
		The Rail Research Model, developed by the project (section 7), provides a structured method to determine rail research priorities with greatest potential to assist deliver effective rail transport systems in the UK that meet rail stakeholder objectives.
	www.dft.gov.uk /stellent/groups/dft_railways/documents/page/dft_railways_504422-15.hcsp (753 words)

	Rail 2000
		Transit corridors on rail through the Swiss Alps were overloaded and the traffic connections in the densely populated Swiss Midlands touched at their limits.
		After the Rail 2000 concept was approved at the ballots in 1987, the Swiss population repeatedly voted in favour of further government bills on transport policy, all of which aimed at an increased shift of traffic from road to rail.
		Further information on the major timetable change of 12 December 2004, and on the realisation of the Rail 2000 concept can be found on the original Rail 2000 website, preserved in the virtual museum of SBB Historic.
	mct.sbb.ch /mct/en/infrastruktur/infrastruktur_bahnbetrieb/bahn2000.htm (330 words)

	1999 in rail transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1999.
		September 18 - Trillium Rail subsidiary Port Colborne Terminal Railway begins operations on 41 miles (66 km) of track in Ontario's Niagara Peninsula.
		Melbourne's suburban rail network and tram network is privatised with operators Hillside Trains (now Connex Melbourne), Bayside Trains (later M>Train), as well as tram operators Swanston Trams (later M>Tram) and Yarra Trams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1999_in_rail_transport (506 words)

	Transport 2000 Cambs & W Suffolk (UK)
		Transport 2000 is a widely based federation of environmental and consumer groups, trade unions, industry and local authorities concerned with the impact of transport on the environment and on society.
		This is the homepage of the local group for Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk, in the east of England, of the national (United Kingdom) Transport 2000 organisation.
		Transport 2000 exists in other countries such as Canada, and cooperates at the international and European level with various organisations working for sustainable transport.
	www.t2000cam.org.uk (170 words)

	Freight on Rail - Consultations:London Borough of Barnet UDP Review
		Freight on Rail, a partnership between transport trades unions, freight operating companies, the Rail Freight Group, Network Rail and Transport 2000, works to promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of rail freight both nationally and locally.
		Rail freight traffic has grown 50% since 1994, and now commands 12 per cent of the surface freight market in the UK.
		Freight on Rail supports the Government’s ten-year Transport Plan target of 80% growth in rail freight throughout the UK in the period 2000 – 2010 and believes without this growth, the government will not reach its congestion or pollution reduction targets, nor comply with EU air pollution regulations.
	www.freightonrail.org.uk /ConsultationsSouthEast.htm (472 words)

	Cost Recovery in Road and Rail Transport (Research Paper 28 1999-2000)
		Road transport operators are required to identify the vehicle class, nominate the maximum gross weight for which the vehicle is to be licensed, and nominate the start and finishing kilometres.
		It is not possible to determine whether State rail access charges reflect the cost to society for the use of infrastructure since the basis on which State rail authorities calculate their charges is opaque.
		The Bureau of Transport Economics estimated that (on a net tonne kilometre basis), the cost of road externalities is in the order of seven times the cost of rail externalities for interstate non-bulk freight transport.
	www.aph.gov.au /LIBRARY/Pubs/RP/1999-2000/2000rp28.htm (6021 words)

	Swiss railway - trains in Switzerland : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Rail 2000 project, as it is called, uses the latest technology and has required the construction of new lines.
		Rail 2000 is simply one part of Switzerland’s ongoing efforts to maintain an excellent transport system that meets current needs.
		In a determined effort to preserve the environment, Swiss transport policy is to encourage the use of rail rather than road, particularly for freight, improving the rail service and charging trucks for using the roads.
	www.swissworld.org /eng/swissworld.html?siteSect=907&sid=5385230&rubricId=17145 (256 words)

	Freight on Rail - Setting the agenda
		Freight on Rail, a partnership between the rail freight operators, the transport trade unions, the Rail Freight Group, Network Rail and Transport 2000, is concerned that rail freight opportunities are being missed because of inaccurate and misleading assumptions which distort and damage the case for rail freight.
		Rail now has a 12% share of the UK surface freight market (road and rail) compared with 8% in 1994/5.
		The case for moving freight from road to rail doesn’t solely rely on the adverse environmental impacts of HGVs.
	www.tssa.org.uk /article-3.php3?id_article=1595 (683 words)

	Rail transport of goods from January to June 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rail transport of goods from January to June 2000
		From January to June 2000, the German railway companies together transported 146.3 mn tonnes of goods, which was 2.6% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
		The overall receipts from the rail transport of goods increased 3.2% to DM 3.2 bn.
	www.destatis.de /presse/englisch/pm2000/p3090192.htm (114 words)

	Transport 2000 BC Home Page
		Transport 2000 BC is participating in the Livable Region Coalition, see their web site for a response to the government's announcement.
		Read Transport 2000 BC's June 27 letter to board members giving the project in general qualified support.
		Transport 2000 BC meets monthly (July and August excepted.) Guests are welcome at meetings.
	www.vcn.bc.ca /t2000bc (427 words)

	2000 Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Popular culture also holds the year 2000 as the first year of the twenty first century and the third millennium.
		March 18 - 2000 Taiwanese presidential election: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
		Note that while the year 2000 occurs during the decade of the 2000s, it is in fact the last year of the 20th century, not the first year of the 21st century as is often erroneously believed.
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/2000 (3126 words)

	Kommersant - Russia's Daily Online
		At a briefing in July, the head of the Main Administration of Internal Transport Affairs of the Russian Ministry of the Interior, Anatoly Romakhov, reported a sharp worsening of the crime situation in rail transport: rail transport accounted for 86% of the total number of transport thefts.
		In May, MRT proposed a new reorganization plan for passenger transport: passenger directorates would be established at each of the 17 railways, and these directorates were supposed to be united into the state corporation "Passenger Transport." At the same time, the sale of passengers cars to private operators was supposed to begin.
		However, although the main figures in railway transport, as before, are concentrated in the Ministry and reform of the monopoly has not yet started in earnest, the railways can no longer dispose of these riches at their discretion.
	www.kommersant.com /tree.asp?rubric=3&node=40&doc_id=306625 (6510 words)

	community railways (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Simon Norton (Coordinator, Transport 2000 Cambs and W Suffolk) Transport 2000 welcomes rail chiefs' strategy for community rail PRESS RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 10.00 THUR 26 FEB 2004 CAMPAIGNERS today applauded the direction taken today by the Strategic Rail Authority with its Community Rail Development consultation.
		Transport 2000 would like to see any savings made through this approach invested in growing the community railway sector and providing the services communities need at the price they can afford.
		Transport 2000 is an independent environmental organisation campaigning for sustainable transport policies.
	www.chiark.greenend.org.uk /pipermail/castiron-discuss/2004-February/006942.html (450 words)

	Freight on Rail
		Freight on Rail is a partnership between the transport trade unions, the Rail Freight Group, Network Rail, Transport 2000 and the rail freight operating companies.
		Freight on Rail works to promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of rail freight both nationally and locally.
		Freight on Rail is designed to help local and regional authorities, through all the stages of the modal shift to rail such as planning a rail-freight strategy, accessing grants, understanding technical issues and obstacles and engaging with terminal operators, local business and the logistics industry.
	www.freightonrail.org.uk (272 words)

	Transport 2000 Hotline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This is the Transport 2000 Canada Hotline, issue number 795, recorded on 21 January 2005, Bert Titcomb reporting.
		Transport 2000 will hold a noon hour round-table discussion on January 25 at the Hotel Saskatchewan for interested groups and supporters to develop a plan to pressure government for additional funding for VIA Rail Canada.
		Hopefully the coffee had a nip of brandy as temperatures in Ottawa on Friday morning were -30 degrees C. Thank you for calling the Transport 2000 Canada Hotline.
	www.transport2000.ca /Hotlines/hl050121.htm (741 words)

	Network Rail takeover: Transport 2000 hopes for new dawn for rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Transport 2000 hopes this will be a new dawn for Britain’s railway infrastructure.
		Mick Duncan, Transport 2000’s Public Transport Campaigner, said: “The new company has been set up on a ‘not for dividend’ basis in order to be able to put the interests of the railways and its passengers first.
		He also identified three key areas for attention: “Network Rail has to get to grips with the spiralling cost and unclear management of infrastructure projects, work much more closely with the Strategic Rail Authority and local and national government than its predecessor, and put the interests of its freight and passenger users first.
	transport2000.org.uk /news/maintainNewsArticles.asp?NewsArticleID=72 (178 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 17 \| 2000: Four dead in Hatfield rail crash
		An investigation has been launched by British Transport Police who say that the work of terrorists or vandals cannot be ruled out.
		Transport minister Lord MacDonald said: "My thoughts are with the families and friends of those killed and injured and I extend my heartfelt condolences to all concerned."
		In September 2005 Network Rail was found guilty of breaching health and safety legislation over the crash.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/17/newsid_2491000/2491425.stm (519 words)

	Rail Versus Road in Ireland 1900 - 2000 - Transport Centre, Colourpoint Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As we approach the new millennium, it is an opportune time to look back and survey how public transport policy in Ireland, north and south, has developed during the twentieth century.
		Chapters 1-3 and 8 survey the development of transport policy in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland between 1900 and 2000.
		Chapters 4-7 detail the various self-propelled passenger rail vehicles developed to meet road competition and describes the bus fleets developed by the railways to enable integration of rail and road services in their areas of operation.
	www.colourpoint.co.uk /titles/1898392374-9.html (315 words)

	Rail Transport
		The rule of thumb is that you can't be competitive beyond 200 miles or one state line.
		Here is some of my experience with common carrier trucking and rail transport.
		Rail transport will require a siding, unloading, and storage near the job.
	www.precastconsulting.com /Thirdlevel/Railtransport.html (383 words)

	Rail transport of goods in the first quarter of 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rail transport of goods in the first quarter of 2000
		From January to March 2000, the German railway companies together transported 74,4 mn tonnes of goods, which was 5.2% more than in the corresponding period of the previous year.
		The overall receipts from the rail transport of goods increased by 3.5% to DM 1.6 bn.
	www.destatis.de /presse/englisch/pm2000/p2040192.htm (81 words)

	Beachhead 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		2000 is a leap year starting onSaturday of the Gregorian calendar, and also:
		2000 in architecture 2000 in aviation 2000 in film 2000 in literature 2000 in music 2000 in rail transport 2000 in sports 2000 in television 2000 in Canada 2000 in India 2000 in the Netherlands
		Energy Status for 2000 Energy Production, exajoules 424 Kardashev Type 0.812855925 Energy Events * Y2K bug relatedcode revisions and changes allow for much of the electical grid of the United States' computer systems to be upgraded, possibly limiting the damage of the 2003flout.
	www.daikaiju.com /edge/514-beachhead2000.html (255 words)

	Transport 2000 welcomes rail chiefs’ strategy for community rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He added: “Indeed many of the approaches outlined here, to tackle inefficiency and inflexibility and to introduce innovation and accountability, are key to the success of rail as a whole.
		Transport 2000 congratulates the SRA and the work of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships and others who are breathing new life into our railway.”
		Community Rail Development: A Consultation Paper on a Strategy for Community Railways is published today by the Strategic Rail Authority, which can be contacted on 020 7564 6000.
	www.transport2000.org.uk /news/maintainNewsArticles.asp?NewsArticleID=159 (380 words)

	EPM Technology, EXPRESSway 1/2000, RAVEL - Rail Vehicle Eco - Efficient Design
		Railways are generally considered to be the most environmentally friendly transport system but the railways will have to safeguard their system specific environmental advantage in order to compete with other means of transportation in the future.
		The RAVEL project is aiming for a workbench consisting of a set of tools that through improved design for environment enables a significant improvement of the eco-efficiency for railway vehicles during their entire lifecycle.
		Task 3 is planned to start in March 2000 and includes detailed specification of the RAVEL workbench (both the data structure and the functions) as well as collection and implementation of data in the RAVEL knowledge system.
	www.epmtech.jotne.com /newsletter/ew100/ravel.html (569 words)

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