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71Regional Fast Rail project — The Regional Fast Rail project was a State Government initiative in Victoria, Australia, to decrease travel times on parts of the Victorian regional railway network. Launched on September 5 2000, the project involved the upgrading of tracks… …
72Light rail in Canada — In general, Canadian cities have rates of public transit use which are two to three times as high as comparably sized U.S. cities. Census data for 2006 show that 11.0% of Canadians use public transit to commute to work, compared to 4.8% of… …
73Privatisation of British Rail — The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Major s Conservative government. The operations of the British Railways Board (BRB) were broken up and sold off. Some non core parts of the BRB s… …
74Planned high-speed rail by country — This article provides of planned or proposed High speed rail projects, listed by country. High speed rail is public transport by rail at speeds in excess of 200 km/h (125 mph). [ [http://www.uic.asso.fr/gv/article.php3?id article=14 General… …
75Via Rail — infobox SG rail railroad name=VIA Rail Canada logo filename=VIA Rail Canada Logo.svg logo size=230 system map size=300 map caption=VIA Rail system map marks=VIA locale=Canada start year=1978 metric=1 end year=present old gauge= hq city=3, Place… …
76List of rail accidents (1950–1999) — List of rail accidents from 1950 to 1999.For historic accidents before 1950, see List of pre 1950 rail accidents .For accidents from 2000 to the present, see List of rail accidents . notoc 1950s 1950* February 17 1950 ndash; Rockville Centre, New …
77High-speed rail in Europe — High speed rail is emerging in Europe as an increasingly popular and efficient means of transportation. The first high speed rail lines in Europe, built in the 1980s and 1990s, improved travel times on intra national corridors. Since then,… …
78British Rail — This article is about the defunct entity British Railways , which later traded as British Rail . The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. Infobox Defunct Company company name = British Railways/British Rail… …
79April 2006 in rail transport — Events April 1 ; April 1:* flagicon|United Kingdom The new Greater Western and Thameslink train operating franchises commence, both operated by First Group.:* flagicon|United Kingdom The London passenger rail services of Great Northern and… …
80July 2006 in rail transport — Events July 1 :* flagicon|China China s President Hu Jintao presides over a ribbon cutting ceremony in Golmud to officially open the Qingzang railway for service. The first train over the newly constructed line carried about 900 passengers to… …
