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First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Pressed Steel Company

Ken Gadd obituary

My father Ken Gadd, who has died aged 84, believed that he participated in a golden age of industry when professional engineers knew their worth and made a real difference. Ken was a successful and bold entrepreneur (he made and lost at least two fortunes), ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: British Rail, Railway Company, Pressed Steel Company, Judith Tarr

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Freedom Pass was cancelled, leaving travel at a standstill

My Freedom Pass won't work as London Councils thought I was dead. Now London Underground staff are trying to fine meWhen I attempted to use my senior citizen's Freedom Pass on public transport I was told it had been disabled. London Councils informed ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: London Underground Ltd, Deadlock, London

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Association of Train Operating Companies

Letters: Train report meeting

The chief executive of the Association of Train Operating Companies says Atoc had no time to comment on our report on rail privatisation ( Letters , 13 June). The TUC arranged to meet with an Atoc representative before the embargo on our report was lifted. ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Association of Train Operating Companies, Rail Transport, University of Manchester

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

South West Trains

Rail services in south-west disrupted after person hit by train

South West Trains warns of cancellations and delays to services between London and Portsmouth after incident near Liss, HampshireRail services between London and Portsmouth were badly disrupted on Friday afternoon after a person was hit by a train and ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: South West Trains, Rail Transport, London, British Transport Police, Isle of Wight

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Diaper, wheat prices raise to pay for railway

THE prices of fuel, wheat, cars, rice, diapers and infant formula will increase to raise funds for developing rail transport. Treasury will introduce a development tax of 1.5 per cent on all imported goods to raise Sh15 billion for the construction of ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Henry Rotich, Commodities, Wheat, Transportation, Rail Transport

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Network Rail

Letters: Railways on track

Over the last few months Network Rail has provided its services against the background of intense flooding which has swept some lines away. During the February 2013 storms it had to deal with up to 60 landslides a day, an extraordinary and unprecedented ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Network Rail, Landslide, University of Brighton, Rail Transport

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 3 reports

National Rail

£2bn cuts to rail infrastructure 'could be deadly'

Rail passengers and workers' lives will be put at risk by a planned £2 billion cut to infrastructure firm Network Rail, transport unions warned today.The Office for Rail Regulation (ORR) has just told the public body to cut back on track and signal maintenance ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Network Rail, Rail Transport, National Rail

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Firms switch to rail freight transport

HCMC – Many transport companies have registered for container transport by train from northern provinces to Haiphong Port and Quang Ninh Port to cut costs and thus help prevent overload on the road system, says Vietnam Railways.Currently, Vinalines Logistics ... [Published Bao Moi.com - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Transportation, Commodities, Viet Tri (Vietnam)

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Thameslink upgrade could miss 2018 deadline, watchdog says

Delays to controversial £1.4bn contract for trains risk putting entire project behind schedule, National Audit Office saysThe public spending watchdog has cast doubt on the government's ability to deliver a major upgrade to the Thameslink rail route by ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Deadline, Siemens AG, Transportation, Rail Transport, London

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Fesco's Profit Dips as Fleet Slashed, Rail Freight Falls

Fesco’s first quarter profit dipped 3.8 percent from a year earlier as the Russian shipping, port, rail freight and logistics group sold almost half of its vessels.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization declined to $48.4 million ... [Published Journal of Commerce - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Logistics, Vessel, Rail Transport

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Tunisia: Rail transport of phosphate resumes in Gafsa

Train drivers of the Tunisian National Railways Company (SNCFT) transporting the extracted phosphate of the mining area resumed their activities in the evening of Sunday, train drivers union's secretary general Fathi Kilani told Shems FM.This resumption ... [Published African Manager - May 28 2013]

Entities: Rail Transport, Phosphate, Tunisia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Rail transport tops Eng Kamau's agenda

The newly appointed Transport and Infrastructure cabinet secretary has vowed to revamp the dilapidated rail track from Mombasa to Kampala via Malaba.Eng Michael Kamau said if the 1,330km railway is modernised, there will be greater ease on road transport. ... [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 21 2013]

Entities: Rail Transport, Transportation, Infrastructure, Kampala

Quotes

...By the end of the school day, about a dozen bunches of flowers rested against the school fence. One read: "CJ and Mert. Two such amazing people that will never be forgotten. I'm going to miss you so much CJ. RIP. Love you."

Teenagers killed by passenger train in Hertfordshire [Published Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]

"South Central Ambulance Service medics also attended but the person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident was reported to BTP at 1.37pm and is currently being treated as non-suspicious."

Rail services in south-west disrupted after person hit by train [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]

"Rail transport is the most economical mode of transportation for goods and passengers. However, our railway facilities have not received much incentives compared to other transportation infrastructure" National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich said

Diaper, wheat prices raise to pay for railway [Published The Star (Kenya) - Jun 14 2013]

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "Far from improving performance, it would mean overhead lines coming down and track and signal failures, leading to travel misery for millions. "Cuts on this scale would drag us right back to the grim days of Railtrack and the tragedies of Hatfield and Potters Bar." TSSA leader Manuel Cortes said 1,400 maintenance jobs had been lost in the last year and he predicted "thousands more will go over the next five years if the ORR gets its way." Network Rail said the ORR's proposals would need "careful and detailed thought" before it submits a formal response in September."

£2bn cuts to rail infrastructure 'could be deadly' [Published Morning Star Online - Jun 12 2013]

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Teenagers killed by passenger train in Hertford... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 2 hours ago]
Ken Gadd obituary [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]
Freedom Pass was cancelled, leaving travel at a... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 16 2013]
Gary Wolfram: Time for crude oil exportation [Published Battle Creek Enquirer - Jun 15 2013]
Letters: Train report meeting [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]
Rail services in south-west disrupted after per... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 14 2013]
Diaper, wheat prices raise to pay for railway [Published The Star (Kenya) - Jun 14 2013]
Letters: Railways on track [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]
£2bn cuts to rail infrastructure 'could be deadly' [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]
£2bn cuts to rail infrastructure 'could be deadly' [Published Morning Star Online - Jun 12 2013]
Network Rail must cut £2bn from spending plans,... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 12 2013]
Consumers And Housing Are Still Saving The Economy [Published Clusterstock - Jun 08 2013]
Network Rail faces fine of up to £75m after fig... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Privatised rail has meant 'higher fares, older ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Firms switch to rail freight transport [Published Bao Moi.com - Jun 06 2013]
Thameslink upgrade could miss 2018 deadline, wa... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 05 2013]
Fesco's Profit Dips as Fleet Slashed, Rail Frei... [Published Journal of Commerce - Jun 04 2013]
Floods cause damage worth hundreds of millions ... [Published Prague Monitor - Jun 04 2013]
Build, Baby, Build [Published Foundation for Defense of Democracies - Jun 03 2013]
Coalition energy policy 'threatens to destroy e... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 02 2013]
Our satisfaction with rubbish trains means free... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 02 2013]
Our satisfaction with rubbish trains means free... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jun 02 2013]
Tunisia: Rail transport of phosphate resumes in... [Published African Manager - May 28 2013]
First class rail travel – without breaking the ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 25 2013]
Universal credit in danger of failing, official... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 24 2013]
Rail transport tops Eng Kamau's agenda [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 21 2013]
Last Week Was One Of The Best Weeks For Economi... [Published Clusterstock - May 12 2013]
More Signs Emerge That The Economy Is Already S... [Published Clusterstock - May 04 2013]
Want the data on where HS2 will be? You won't g... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 02 2013]
Ukip aims to turn Tory heartland purple with ra... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 29 2013]

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Consumers And Housing Are Still Saving The Economy [Published Clusterstock - Jun 08 2013] May monthly data reported this past week was dominated by yet another tepid jobs report of +175,000 with a slight increase in the unemployment rate due to more people entering the labor force. Average hourly earnings barely increased, so real earnings ...
Our satisfaction with rubbish trains means free... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Jun 02 2013] News that Network Rail executives are to receive bonuses, despite missing several modest targets, reveals the incompetence the British public can be persuaded to think they're happy with Sir David Higgins is a lucky man. He's the chief executive of ...
Last Week Was One Of The Best Weeks For Economi... [Published Clusterstock - May 12 2013] Absolutely no monthly data of any significance was reported during the last week, except for the actual surplus the US government ran last month. So let's get directly to the high frequency weekly indicators and start again with transport: Transport ...
More Signs Emerge That The Economy Is Already S... [Published Clusterstock - May 04 2013] The big news was the continuing expansion of employment in April, and the decline in the unemployment rate. Average hourly earnings increased, but the workweek decreased. As the manufacturing workweek is a component of the Index of Leading Indicators, ...
The Latest Data Is Flashing Some Big Red Flags ... [Published Clusterstock - Apr 28 2013] In the rear view window, Q1 GDP was initially reported at +2.5% annualized. Once again, private growth was depressed by government austerity. March monthly data included a sharp decline in durable goods orders, which are now basically flat for a full ...