Category: Rail
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Light rail fares in Israel jump 33.3%
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This light iron railway in Jerusalem, Will Aib, jumped by 3.3 % from 6 to 8 NIS. This step was taken to finance moderation in the high public transport prices, which was supposed to enter into force two years ago. Prices were scheduled to increase in July 2024. This was…
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Jerusalem light rail extension to open this month
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From Sunday, the light Jerusalem line of the railway of passengers will not take five days, as experimental operations are performed on the full line with the new extensions to Hadassah Ain Kirim in the south and Nifa Yakov in the north. Private bus roads will be presented as alternatives…
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Christmas rail travel at risk as staff shortages and strikes loom
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Travel plans over the festive season are under threat as the UK Rail Minister warns of staff shortages and a new strike by Avanti West Coast train managers. Lord Peter Hendy, speaking before the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, expressed concern that falling staffing levels could disrupt Christmas train…
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Canada labor board orders rail employees back to work, imposes binding arbitration
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rlesyk/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Canada’s federal judge has issued an order to employees of the country’s two main railway companies. Back to workBinding arbitration was imposed after a work stoppage that halted cargo shipments since Thursday morning. The Canadian Industrial Relations Board on Saturday approved the appointment of Labour…
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Canada rail shutdown may still delay western grain exports By Reuters
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By Karl Bloom (Reuters) – A rail shutdown in Canada may delay the loading of some bulk grain ships at ports on the country’s West Coast despite a government move to end a standstill at the country’s two largest rail operators, traders and analysts said. More than 20 large cargo…
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Canada’s CN Rail, CPKC shut freight network after impasse over union talks By Reuters
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Written by Jahnavi Nidumulu and Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City-based CPKC shut down its railroads nationwide on Thursday, laying off about 10,000 workers after failed negotiations with a major labor union. The decision, confirmed by the Teamsters Union, paves the way for…
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Fertilizer Canada says rail stoppage to cost industry up to C$63 million a day By Reuters
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(Corrects currency to Canadian dollars from US dollars in title and paragraph 1) Written by Merinalika Roy Canadian Fertilizers warned Tuesday that disruptions affecting all rail services across the country will cost the fertilizer industry an estimated C$55 million (US$40.34 million) to C$63 million (US$46.21 million) in lost sales revenue,…
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CN Rail issues lockout notice to union, Canada-wide freight rail stoppage looms By Reuters
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Written by Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian National Railway (TSX:), one of Canada’s two main rail companies, formally notified the Canadian Truck Drivers Union on Sunday that it will begin locking out workers at the union early on Thursday morning. “Unless an immediate and decisive solution to the labour…
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Thousands of rail fare prosecutions to be overturned following landmark ruling on legal process
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Up to 74,000 rail fare evasion prosecutions in England and Wales are set to be thrown out after a landmark ruling found the legal process used by UK train companies was unsound. Judge Paul Goldspring, the president of the UK’s High Court, ruled on Thursday that the single justice procedure,…
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Passengers shun Tel Aviv light rail
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The Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line opened exactly one year ago, promising to transform transportation, employment, real estate and the entire economy of the greater Tel Aviv area. Yet commuters remain skeptical, trains are slow and urban transport is weak. But in commerce and employment, we are seeing the…
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Tel Aviv light rail construction plagued by delays
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Major changes are underway deep inside Tel Aviv’s Ibn Gabirol Street. Tunnel boring machines have passed under the intersection with Nordau Street and reached what will become the Arlozorov station. The Green Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail will extend from Rishon LeZion in the south via an underground…
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Jerusalem light rail delays pile up
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Delays are piling up in the expansion of Jerusalem’s light rail system. Globes has learned that the Green Line between Mount Scopus and Gilo, which was scheduled to open next year, will now not open until March 2026. And the Red Line extension, originally scheduled to open in July 2023,…
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Rail Season Ticket Usage Hits Record Low Amid Shift to Hybrid Working
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The use of rail season tickets in Great Britain has fallen to an all-time low, driven by a significant increase in working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic. According to figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the industry regulator, the number of rail journeys taken by people…
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Virgin Aims to Reignite West Coast Rail Competition with New Service Proposal
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is planning a return to rail in Britain, proposing up to four new services on the West Coast main line, which it previously operated. Virgin has submitted proposals to run separate train services between London Euston and Manchester and Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow Central on an…
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Int’l cos reluctant to bid for new TA light rail tenders
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Exactly one year ago, the NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System published a multi-billion-shekel tender to operate the green and purple light rail lines in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, which should start before the end of the decade. The tender required cooperation between Israeli and foreign companies and there was…