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From Mecca to Rio, Spain seeks buyers for high-speed rail
Encouraged by a multi-billion euro contract to build a high-speed rail in Saudi Arabia, recession-hit Spain is fighting to win more lucrative train contracts abroad.
23 July 2013
Nazarbayev sends condolences to Hollande over rail crash near Paris
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram with condolences to French President Francois Hollande over the rail crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge station near Paris.
15 July 2013
Search for answers after French rail crash kills six
Investigators worked Saturday to determine the cause of a train crash near Paris that claimed six lives as the French transport minister warned that more victims could yet be found.
13 July 2013
Five dead, 40 missing in Canada train disaster Origin: Canada
Officials in Canada said Sunday they have located five bodies so far in their grim search for victims from the catastrophic derailment of an oil-laden cargo train.
08 July 2013
Huge explosion as freight train derails near Baltimore
A freight train plowed into a garbage truck and derailed Tuesday near the US city of Baltimore, triggering a fire and a massive explosion that injured a driver and was reportedly felt for miles.
29 May 2013
New passenger train Almaty-Khorgos launched
Kazakhstan businessmen can now get to the International Near-Border Cooperation Center Khorgos by railroad.
22 May 2013
About 60 injured in US train accident: railroad
A rush-hour collision between two commuter trains in a suburb north of New York City resulted in dozens of people being injured late Friday.
18 May 2013
Belgian chemical train accident toll rises to one dead, 49 injured
The casualty toll in Belgium from the derailing of a train carrying highly toxic chemicals -- which exploded and sent spectacular strips of fire into the night sky -- rose dramatically Sunday to one dead and 49 injured.
06 May 2013
70 years on, Greek survivor recalls 'red sky over Birkenau'
Heinz Kounio was put aboard the first train to transfer Jews from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to the Auschwitz death camp on March 15, 1943.
19 March 2013
Paris train services with Brussels, London resume
High-speed train services resumed Wednesday between Paris, London and Brussels after heavy snow stopped them the day before.
13 March 2013
High-speed railroad link will take passengers from Astana to Almaty in 5 hours
Astana-Almaty high-speed railroad line will shorten the trip time down to 5 hours instead of the current 13.
25 January 2013
Chinese part derailed freight train in Kazakhstan
A freight train ran off the track near Astana and caused delays of 17 passenger trains in both directions.
13 December 2012
Almaty subway filed claim against South Korean manufacturer
Almaty filed a claim against South-Korean company HYUNDAI Rotem after its train broked down under warranty.
15 November 2012
Many dead in India train fire: official
At least five people were killed when a train caught fire in southern India on Monday, the railways ministry said, adding the toll was likely to rise with some reports already putting it at 25.
30 July 2012
Karaganda citizen suggested a way to travel from Almaty to Astana in 2.5 hours
A graduate of Karaganda Technical University suggests to connect two two major Kazakhstan cities by a "green" railroad with high-speed train.
02 July 2012
Kazakhstan to produce 4000 train car sets a year
Kazakhstan is planning to produce train cars, drilling equipment, locomotives electric locomotives and diesel engines.
13 June 2012
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy to launch two high-speed routes this year
Almaty-Petropavlovsk route will open in the beginning of July and Astana-Aktobe high-speed train will start cruising in fall: Head of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy.
20 May 2012
Cause of Astana-Almaty train accident announced
Derailing of a wheelpair has been named the preliminary cause of the accident with Astana-Almaty train.
27 April 2012
Astana-Almaty trains will become more comfortable
Trains No.9 and 10 Astana-Almaty will be modified with new passenger cars made in Ukraine.
26 April 2012
Astana-Almaty passenger train ran off track
A railroad passenger car of a train traveling from Astana to Almaty ran off the track in Zhambyl oblast.
23 April 2012