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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

James Bond: The New Face of Indian Railways?

Daniel Craig, who will star in “Bond 23,” the next James Bond sequel, is likely to be signed as the official ambassador of Indian Railways, Dinesh Trivedi, India’s railways minister, said in an interview. He hopes that having...

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

High-Speed Rail + High-Speed WiMax in Taiwan

This week the Bureau of High-Speed Rail in Taiwan (HSR) decided to innovate railway transportation through providing 4G wireless internet. This is a clear sign that being connected, even while moving at high-speed, knows no bounds and...

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Taiwan – High-speed Rail Preparing to Offer 4G WiMAX

The Bureau of High Speed Rail (HSR) said Wednesday it will upgrade its telecommunications service by next June to offer its passengers uninterrupted Internet access on mobile devices. In a NT$500 million (US$17 million) joint project with the...

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Govt to Step Up Investment on Infrastructure

The government will increase investments on physical infrastructure in the 12th Five-Year Plan, starting next year, with special emphasis on connecting remote and rural parts of India through rail and road, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday...

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Geospatial Technologies: Infrastructure Growth and Priority

Several Asian countries are rapidly growing and demands are pressing for new infrastructure as well as to replace old infrastructure. From a geospatial perspective this growth takes many forms including bridges, rail, ports, mining and marine applications....

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Russia Invites China for High-speed Rail Co-op

As Russia expands its railway construction, China could enjoy greater cooperation potential with Moscow in the sector, especially on high-speed rail projects, says the president of the state-run Russian Railways company. Vladimir Yakunin told Xinhua that based on...

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong Express Rail Link

The Guangzhou - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Express Rail Link  will connect over 16,000 km of high-speed rail lines. The new line would reduce the travel time from Kowloon to the Guangzhou South Railway Station in half - to...

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Australia – The Need for Speed in Rail Link

A high-speed rail line between Australia's major east coast cities must link Sydney to either Melbourne or Brisbane within three hours if it is to be viable, according to the head of French transport and electricity giant...

Friday, June 24th, 2011

NSW Supports Development of Rail Technology Plan

The NSW Government will support development of a national rail technology plan to help strategically position the rail manufacturing industry for the future. The National Rail Technology Roadmap is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Innovation,...

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Event: 2nd International GIS for Rail Summit

iuc_gis_parisThe 2nd International GIS for Rail Summit was recently held in Paris, France. This Esri organised event was sponsored by the International Union of Railways (UIC),...

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