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    • Egencia’s air vs rail comparison tool pushes for more sustainable business travel

    Expedia’s corporate travel unit Egencia Travel recently announced the introduction of a new tool that enables travellers to compare rail alternatives to flights before purchase.
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    Ontario’s Stage 2 ION Light Rail Project Advances

     Canada
    The Province has approved a Transit Project Assessment, which will allow the Region of Waterloo to begin seeking funding from provincial and federal partners to advance the project toward construction.

    Indian Railway’s fresh push at unlocking bottlenecks

     Asian Rail News
    TWO years after India’s cabinet sanctioned the Rs 190bn ($US 2.6bn) infrastructure upgrade plan to raise train speeds on the Delhi – Mumbai and Delhi – Kolkata routes to 160km/h, Indian Railways (IR) has decided to float bids next month to execute necessary civil and signalling works on both routes.

    We need a simpler, sustainable and more user-centric railway, says Network Rail Chief Executive

     UK
    UK: ‘This is a fantastic time to look at reshaping the industry, as we come out of covid’, says Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines.

    Status of the Lufthansa 747 fleet (plus a video!)

     Airline News
    Lufthansa’s 747 fleet has been making moves lately. And in a world with far too few passenger 747s, that’s great news.

    Box Hill substation upgrade to boost train reliability

     Victorian Rail News
    At Box Hill, in Melbourne’s east, the substation has undergone significant upgrades to improve the reliability of services.

    With fed review done, one of Maryland’s most critical infrastructure projects revs up

     USA
    Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement on June 23 after the federal environment review was completed.

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