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    • A night train could help break public sector’s addiction to air travel

    When even the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's climate gas emissions are dominated by air travel, it doesn't bode well for a carbon neutral public sector – so there's a push to bring back the night train.
    New Zealand Rail News

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    NR86 heads the Indian Pacific through Brigadoon

    Russia to decide on pullout from ISS since 2025 after technical inspection

     Other Transport News
    According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov’s administration, the timeframe of the station’s operations has expired and its condition leaves much to be desired

    US infrastructure plan spurs talk of Vegas-LA rail service

     USA
    Proposed federal infrastructure funding for rail projects has transportation planners taking another look at a Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas passenger route that Amtrak stopped in 1997 and at a high-speed rail line along the congested Interstate 15 corridor to Victorville, California.

    First homes to be taken for Suburban Rail Loop late next year, residents told

     Victorian Rail News
    Hundreds of property owners in the path of the multi-billion dollar Suburban Rail Loop have been told to start packing their bags.

    Residents say the multi-billion-dollar Inland Rail will devastate Queensland's Scenic Rim

     Inland Rail Project
    A national multi-billion-dollar rail infrastructure project is moving full steam ahead, despite Queensland communities refusing to give up the fight over the 1,700-kilometre line.

    Georgia Ports Authority container traffic increases 48% in March

     USA
    “Every new container that moves through the Port of Savannah means new jobs for Georgia,” said Gov. Brian Kemp.

    Minister ‘deeply concerned’ after burning car left on train track near Bellarena

     UK
    Northern Ireland’s infrastructure minister said she is “deeply concerned” after a burning car was left on a railway track near Bellarena.

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