With a few days left for the Union Budget 2022, an outpouring of suggestions to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman can be seen from all quarters, particularly for Railways, which is considered the ‘lifeline of India’. The PHD Chamber of Commerce and I…
Railways has started “Mission Hungry for Cargo” targeting 45 per cent modal share in freight transportation from the current 27 per cent.
In the past 50 years, a considerable portion of total traffic was taken away by road transport despite the Railwa…
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By Angelo Mathais, Indian correspondent
13/01/2022
As the development of India’s high-stakes Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) gathers pace, rail freight is expected to become more appealing to hinterland shippers.
However, even as some…
NAIROBI, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Kenya Railways Corporation and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) on Thursday entered into a partnership which will see KTDA managed factories transport their produce via the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) …
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Workers at Ragati Tea Factory in Nyeri weighing tea leaves, January 11, 2019. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) managed factories will start transporting their produce via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from …
KOCHI: Former finance minister Thomas Isaac in a Facebook post, said that the K-Rail project will boost the industrial parks in the state.The industrial parks in Kasaragod, Kannur, Kakkanad and Kottayam and the Thrissur-Palakkad corridor will play a cr…
The trains will eventually operate on zero emissions after the railway starts receiving electricity from renewable sources. Credit: David Hellmann on Unsplash.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide an investment loan of up to $107.2…
The Nis-Dimitrovgrad railway line is being rehabilitated with new electrification, signalling, and telecommunication systems. Credit: European Union (EU).
The rehabilitation project is expected to create approximately 250 new jobs during the cons…
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the long-term lending institution of the European Union, owned by its Member States. It makes long-term finance available for sound investment in order to contribute towards EU poli…
A zero-carbon future is on the horizon for regional trains between Berlin and the surrounding Brandenburg area. The railway company Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn (NEB) plans to replace diesel locomotives with the first battery-powered trains from December 2…
As a county, Kilkenny has had a long and storied history with rail freight.
From heaps of beet to wagons of beer, the railway tracks in the black and amber county have been well-worn with the grease of industry.
Many may not realise it, unless you ha…
Published On Dec 30, 2021 12:17:00 PM
The Toyota Hilux is based on similar underpinnings as the Fortuner and Innova, and will share a lot of parts with them.
The lifestyle pickup truck segment is currently limited to just one vehicle in India – t…
Published On Dec 30, 2021 09:00:00 AM
New purpose-built buses can seat 21 passengers and travel over road and rail.
Japan has commenced public operation of dual-mode vehicles (DMV) for passenger transport in some of its cities. Similar to ra…
A global mining organisation and an Australian rail operator will attempt to build greener freight solutions to service one of the most resource-rich regions in the world.Key points:Hydrogen-fuelled trains could be the future of freight in the North We…