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3 hours ago ago from Cedar Creek Voice
December 16, 2009 JAPAN Japan enters high-speed train sales race AP – FILE In this Oct. 3, 2008 file photo, the head part of a new model of N700 bullet train, or the 'shinkansen,' … By JAY ALABASTER, Associated Press Writer NAGOYA, Japan – On a desolate stretch of track just before midnight, when all passenger lines have been put to bed, a juiced-up Japanese bullet train ...
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2 hours ago ago from Bao Viet Nam
LONDON, Dec 19, 2009 (AFP) More than 2,000 passengers spent a chilly and hungry night stranded in the Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain after cold weather caused five trains to break down. Stranded passengers wait at London St Pancras Eurostar terminal in London on December, 19, 2009 (AFP photo) The trains failed as they moved from the freezing air in northern France into the warmer temperatures ...
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12 hours ago ago from metrobabel
The Kansai region of Japan is full of privately owned railway companies. Many of them are more than just railway companies, though. The railway operations may only be part of a larger conglomerate of companies. Many of the railway companies also have related major department stores. So often these rail lines run from their department stores in the middle of Osaka to another branch in an outer suburb. I guess it makes a lot of sense to ...
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14 hours ago ago from Interesting News
BBC News Paris-London trains suspended after 2000 stranded The Associated Press LONDON — Four passenger trains broke down in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain, stranding more than 2000 passengers for hours Saturday, many without heating, light or water. Eurostar executives suspended service, blaming the breakdowns in ... Eurostar services cancelled as snow brings havoc CNN Eurostar pledges inquiry into ...
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23 hours ago ago from Bridge Ward News
My wife works in London on Saturdays. Last week and the week before she lost clients because cable thieves took the wire. This week she'd had enough and she decided to stay in London last night. There was no way to get any information over the phone (they could only give the normal timetable and tell us there may be some changes), so we simply had to walk down to the station and find which train was or wasn't cancelled. This week also ...
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15 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast Paris-London Trains Suspended After 2,000 Stranded by The Associated Press Enlarge Associated Press Passengers wait at St Pancras Station in London after delays to ...
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