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Postcards from EXPO 1520
Last week the 3rd International Rail Salon EXPO 1520 took place on the experimental rail ring of Scherbinka in the Moscow region. This is the largest exhibition in Russia for railway industry. Most of the new products for the CIS market were presented during the event. Q_rex published an exhaustive photo report of the fair, [...]
What else can be done to improve safety on rail-road level crossings?
It’s the question raised by ILCAD (International Level Crossing Awareness Day) during the conference of 9 June 2011: There is no doubt that the train is the safest form of land transportation. It is when then adds to this the direct interfaces with other forms of transport that the operational risks for rail increase. The interface between [...]
Vatican train station and railway line opens to the public [BBC]
A rarity: a journey aboard the “Vatican express” (better, the Caritas Express). From BBC (with video): Did you know the Vatican has its own train station and railway line? Well it does and for the first time it has opened, together with the Papal train, to fare paying passengers. The line was built in the [...]
Amtrak celebrates 40th anniversary
A dedicated website full of stuff and memories, a brand new book, a store full of gadgets and an Exhibit Train that is going to stop in all the major stations of the East Coast till the end of July. In a word: Amtrak is celebrating its 40th anniversary. From Fast Lane: On May 1, [...]
30 years of French TGV
TGV is an icon for railway enthusiast and not only, sharing the place with Japanese Shinkansen among the pioneers of high speed rail. Its appeal is not only limited to France, given the European coverage reached by this network in the UK, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. By the way, TGV is [...]
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Last January 27th, was the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day important to R2.0. And to me, personally, because I’ve been commemorating it for years, since I was a young guy studying at the high school. I’ve always been impressed by the role played by railways during the holocaust, a sad role that I recall [...]
No Pants Subway Ride 2011
Gotthard Base Tunnel ready for its D-Day
Tomorrow, 15th October, it’s the final breakthrough day of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. It will be the end of the 57km boring into the Alps tunnel that will set the new world record as the longest railway tunnel. You can find more information on the topic at AlpTransit website and www.57km.ch world record portal. Anyone [...]
Buy a (old) piece of Thalys on eBay
Starting from yesterday, there’s the possibility to buy some old Thalys stuffs on eBay: the deals will close on September 18th. Thalys is refurbishing all of its trains. You can become the lucky owner of a unique seat, lamp or table, a true collector’s item! Select the item that interests you and use your mouse [...]
ILCAD 2010: Act Safely at Level Crossing
Today, it’s the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD). The video before is part of the campain to increase awareness that the most of the victims related to railways are… road users! So, please, act safely at level crossing! Despite all the measures taken to indicate the presence of level crossings and make them safe, [...]