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October 2007
: Russia
Trans-Siberian Railway to see increase in freight
October 2007 : UK
Virgin Trains Grayrigg accident report published
October 2007 : China
All tickets now available 10 days in advance
October 2007 : Russia
Beware of fake Moscow metro travel passes
October 2007 : UK
Eurostar achieves record breaking run
October 2007 : China
Zhengzhou to Shanghai High Speed Train
November 2007
: Russia
20,000km of new railway routes to be built by 2030
November 2007 : Germany
Rail staff strikes delayed again
November 2007 : China
Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos Express Railway is now open
November 2007 : Russia
Long distance train fares to rise by 2010
November 2007 : UK
St Pancras station opens for Eurostar
November 2007 : China
Railway tunnel landslide at Hubei kills 31 people
December 2007
: Russia
Rail link from Scandinavia to the Trans-Siberian
December 2007 : Mongolia
Secrecy following railway cyanide/mercury leak disaster
December 2007 : China
New 300kph Bullet Trains roll off the production line
December 2007 : Russia
Man blows himself up on train near Yekaterinburg
December 2007 : Mongolia
Beijing-Ulanbator train hits truck killing the driver
December 2007 : China
Crackdown on trade of women & children at railway stations
February 2008
: Russia
New container freight train route from Beijing to Hamburg
February 2008 : Mongolia
Railway system, locomotives and stock to get overhaul
February 2008 : China
178 million will travel by train during Spring Festival
February 2008 : UK
Eurostar sees increase in passengers, ticket sales and revenue
February 2008 : Russia
International Train No.7/8 service cancelled
February 2008 : China
Construction started on Beijing-Shanghai high speed link
April 2008
: Russia
North Korean freight trains to run on the Trans-Siberian
April 2008 : Mongolia
Japan finances major railway bridge in Ulanbator
April 2008 : China
Beijing metro open 24 hours for Olympic Games ceremonies
April 2008 : UK
Eurostar business up by 20% on Easter last year
April 2008 : Russia
High speed train St Petersburg to Helsinki by 2010
April 2008 : China
E-Ticketing introduced for new Beijing-Tianjin Express
June 2008
: Russia
New railway for Krasnodar Territory in Caucasus region
June 2008 : Mongolia
Latest spread of Foot & Mouth disease caused by the railway
June 2008 : China
Railway bridges and tunnels monitored following earthquake
June 2008 : UK
Train tickets to mainland Europe from 130 UK towns & cities
June 2008 : Russia
Russian Railways order 100 new mainline locomotives
June 2008 : China
Olympic Torch Relay delayed in earthquake hit Sichuan
August 2008
: Russia
Train services to the Beijing 2008 Olympics
August 2008 : Mongolia
New diesel railcar units unveiled
August 2008 : China
Train ticket presale period cut to 5 days
August 2008 : UK
London to Paris trains increased to 18 a day
August 2008 : Russia
Germany-Russia Rail/Passenger/Cargo Ferry Project
August 2008 : China
Train hand luggage restrictions introduced
October 2008
: Russia
Engine failure caused plane crash on Trans-Siberian Railway
October 2008 : Mongolia
Baikal Economic Forum plans for Ulanbaator Railway
October 2008 : China
Panzhihua earthquake damage to Chengdu-Kunming Railway
October 2008 : UK
Fire damage in Channel Tunnel reduces train services
October 2008 : Russia
Improvement programme for Moscow surburban railway
October 2008 : China
Investment in Chinese Railways up by 37% on last year
December 2008
: Russia
Luxury train passenger numbers increase on Trans-Siberian
December 2008 : Mongolia
Railway personnel receive training in Russia
December 2008 : China
New ski resort opens in the north in Inner Mongolia
December 2008 : UK
Passenger numbers from UK regions increase upto 150% for Eurostar
December 2008 : Russia
Russian Railways aquires its first freight terminal in Europe
December 2008 : China
Ancient town submerged near Three Gorges reservoir
February 2009
: Russia
New marshalling yard investment at 33 railway centres
February 2009 : Mongolia
Ulanbaator Railway to lay off 7000 workers
February 2009 : China
Shanghais Henan Road Bridge reopens after renovation
February 2009 : UK
New train services when Channel Tunnel fully reopens
February 2009 : Russia
Passenger increase on Moscow - St Petersburg route in 2008
February 2009 : China
4,500 Homeless after earthquake hits Xinjiang region
April 2009
: Russia
Trans-Siberian freight train sets record for fastest journey
April 2009 : Mongolia
Ulanbator railway seen as key in linking SE Asia with Europe
April 2009 : China
350km/h trains ordered for new Beijing-Shanghai route
April 2009 : UK
Eurostar trains `punctuality` figure is now at 95%
April 2009 : Russia
New `Sapsan` high-speed electric train begins trials
April 2009 : China
Vandalism of railway signals by teenagers in Daqing
June 2009
: Russia
Broad gauge line from Vienna to connect to Trans-Siberian
June 2009 : Mongolia
Railway to play big part in expanding oil exploration
June 2009 : China
Debate looms over planned new lines into remote regions
June 2009 : UK
Virgin Trains vision for the UK West Coast mainline
June 2009 : Russia
Sapsan train sets new Russian speed record
June 2009 : China
State railway contractor takes on 13,000 graduates
August 2009
: Russia
Integration into international rail system continues
August 2009 : Mongolia
24 dead in flash floods around Ulanbator
August 2009 : China
Landslide train crash kills 4 and injures 71
August 2009 : UK
£1.1 billion project for electrification of major routes
August 2009 : Russia
500th Volkswagen container train arrives in Russia
August 2009 : China
Brake failure causes train crash killing 3
October 2009
: Russia
Environmental Award for Russian Railways
October 2009 : Mongolia
The Mongol Derby: 1000km, 700 horses, 10 days
October 2009 : China
First subway train tunnel to go under the Yangtze
October 2009 : UK
Plans for new Birmingham International rail hub
October 2009 : Russia
7 Billion passenger journeys in 6 years
October 2009 : China
Chinese rock star blamed for gang fights at railway station
December 2009
: Russia
Terrorist bomb derails train killing 39
December 2009 : Mongolia
New `Sky-Resort` at Ulaanbator as ski season opens
December 2009 : China
Bridge collapses on Hangzhou to Shanghai route
December 2009 : UK
Upgrade announced for key railway stations costing £3.25bn
December 2009 : Russia
New Amur bridge increases Trans-Siberian freight capacity
December 2009 : China
Largest bridge of its type in Asia opens in Tianjin
February 2010
: Russia
Russian railways assist with Austrian tunnel project
February 2010 : Mongolia
Russian humanitarian train arrives in Mongolia
February 2010 : China
Opportunists making money out of train passengers
February 2010 : UK
Affect of passenger train breakdowns in Channel Tunnel
February 2010 : Russia
Questions over Sapsan train excessive wheel wear
February 2010 : China
The complexity of Beijing transport junctions
January 2008
: Russia
Woman frozen to railway in Siberia
January 2008 : Mongolia
USA provides finance for railway infrastructure
January 2008 : China
New Beijing-Lhasa deluxe tourist train to run in 2008
January 2008 : Russia
Pendelino Trains part of international partnership strategy
January 2008 : Mongolia
New trains to be delivered for the Ulanbator-Beijing route
January 2008 : China
New Beijing South railway station to open in August
March 2008
: Russia
400,000 tons of rail track per year to be laid from 2010
March 2008 : Mongolia
Large population of two-humped camels is under threat
March 2008 : China
New `Terminal 2` to open at Shanghai Pudong Airport
March 2008 : UK
Eurostar improves facilities at Paris Gare du Nord station
March 2008 : Russia
Railways borrow 325 billion roubles for expansion (13b USD)
March 2008 : China
Metro stations named for Beijings Olympic branch Line
May 2008
: Russia
Plans for UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow
May 2008 : Mongolia
Train contaminated by another Mercury spillage
May 2008 : China
Head-on train crash death toll rises to 71
May 2008 : UK
No Virgin trains into Euston over May weekend
May 2008 : Russia
`Russia From The Train` photo exhibition opens
May 2008 : China
Weather forecast for Chinas May Day Holiday
July 2008
: Russia
Virtual tour of the Trans-Siberian Railway
July 2008 : Mongolia
Train passenger figures up compared to 2007
July 2008 : China
The new Beijing-South railway station is now open
July 2008 : UK
New `Transsiberian` movie thriller on release
July 2008 : Russia
Tour of the Virtual Russian Steam Loco Museum
July 2008 : China
Beijing metro security stepped up for Olympics
September 2008
: Russia
Russian Railways provides funds for victims in South Ossetia
September 2008 : Mongolia
Illegal Marmot trading near Ulanbaator railway station
September 2008 : China
Southbound train departures move to Beijing South station
September 2008 : UK
New passenger facilities for Liverpool Lime Street station
September 2008 : Russia
Railway Hospital brings Georgia and South Ossetia together
September 2008 : China
Olympic venues to get shopping and entertainment centres
November 2008
: Russia
Russian Railways to build Sirte-Benghazi railway in Libya
November 2008 : Mongolia
Economic Review shows increase in rail use in the last year
November 2008 : China
Death toll rises as worst snow storms on record hit Tibet
November 2008 : UK
£50m Fire damaged Channel Tunnel reopens in Feb 2009
November 2008 : Russia
Spanish company to construct high-speed rail infrastructure
November 2008 : China
No food or drink allowed on new Beijing subway trains
January 2009
: Russia
`Allegro` HST Pendolino train for St Petersburg - Helsinki
January 2009 : Mongolia
Grant Thornton get contract as railway company auditors
January 2009 : China
New Shanghai lines to be completed for `World Expo 2010`
January 2009 : UK
Low fare ticket to Paris and Brussels still at £59 after 6 years
January 2009 : Russia
Moscow - Warsaw Train now has luxury carriage option
January 2009 : China
International train to Vietnam on Nanning to Hanoi route
March 2009
: Russia
Russian Railways to electrify Iranian line Tabriz to Azarshahr
March 2009 : Mongolia
First delivery of 400 new buses from Daewoo in South Korea
March 2009 : China
Shanghai West railway station is being replaced
March 2009 : UK
New Chester to London hourly train service takes 2hrs 5mins
March 2009 : Russia
Russian and China Railway bosses seek project cooperation
March 2009 : China
Railway station in Guangxi province attracting cattle
May 2009
: Russia
New luxury train introduced on Moscow-St Petersburg line
May 2009 : Mongolia
$250m investment by Russia in Ulanbaator Railway
May 2009 : China
Plans for Asias largest railway hub on Beijing-Shanghai line
May 2009 : UK
Major development work at London Kings Cross station
May 2009 : Russia
International Rail Conference held in Moscow
May 2009 : China
Central Region to be helped by 16,000km of new rail routes
July 2009
: Russia
Paris-Moscow tickets now available from SNCF
July 2009 : Mongolia
New Visa free Mongolia-Russia line
July 2009 : China
World Bank to finance new Nanning-Guangzhou line
July 2009 : UK
Fourteen closed lines could re-open
July 2009 : Russia
Russia-Montenegro train service commences
July 2009 : China
UK EMU train heads for retirement
September 2009
: Russia
Line modifications for Oil to China cost upto 1.83b Rubles
September 2009 : Mongolia
Increase in freight trains causes bottleneck at Erlyan
September 2009 : China
Crackdown on internet rail ticket touts
September 2009 : UK
London to Scotland in just over 2 hours with new rail line
September 2009 : Russia
Russian Railways takes 50% stake in Ulanbator Railway
September 2009 : China
Lhasa Railway in Tibet to be extended 250km to Xigaze
November 2009
: Russia
Rail reform goes ahead despite financial crisis
November 2009 : Mongolia
Swine Flu 14 day high state of alert
November 2009 : China
Railway stock prices rise in run up to Obama visit
November 2009 : UK
Network Rail pushes for extensive electrification
November 2009 : Russia
Baltic States Rail Council meets in Tashkent
November 2009 : China
Direct subway train link for Beijings two stations
January 2010
: Russia
Successful first month for Sapsan high speed train
January 2010 : Mongolia
Bad winter kills 1.7m livestock, 21,000 families affected
January 2010 : China
Construction managers accused over Tunnel collapse deaths
January 2010 : UK
New French Tax proposals will cost Eurostar £5m
January 2010 : Russia
Analysts see improved future for Russian railways
January 2010 : China
Tibet Railway increases demands for more international flights
March 2010
: Russia
St Petersburg-Helsinki high speed link opens by end of year
March 2010 : Mongolia
Inner Mongolia coal mine disaster
March 2010 : China
Severe cold weather hits north east China
March 2010 : UK
UK North-South High speed link could create 47,000 jobs
March 2010 : Russia
Russian train journey photo exhibition opens
March 2010 : China
Record number of rail travellers on one day: 6.3m
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