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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two trains collided north of London on Friday, killing a driver and seriously injuring dozens of …
Read More »2 trains collide in Denmark, leaving 4 people critically injured
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two local trains collided head-on in Denmark on Thursday, injuring at least 17 people, four of whom were in a critical condition, the …
Read More »Ukrainian trains with helmet honouring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it’s banned for race
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will be allowed to wear a black armband in competition at …
Read More »Toronto pursuing sole-sourced deal for new TTC trains in wake of U.S. tariffs
The TTC is pursuing a sole-source contract with train-builder Alstom to deliver new subway cars for Toronto’s subway system, the city announced Friday. The bulk of the new cars will run on Line 2. Alstom has facilities in both Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ont. In a news release issued Friday morning, officials said both the federal …
Read More »Unexploded WW II bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France
The discovery of a huge unexploded Second World War-era bomb near the tracks severed Paris’s high-speed rail links with London and Brussels on Friday, dashing weekend getaway plans and causing cascading travel disruptions. Eurostar, operator of sleek high-speed trains between the U.K. and the continent, announced the cancellation of all …
Read More »Night trains could be Europe’s next green solution
It’s 11 p.m., and in the palatial central train station in Bologna, Italy, one platform is becoming a gathering point for bleary-eyed passengers, neck pillows and luggage in tow. Among them is four-year-old Dyuthi Mantaih and her father, Nagendra. “We are from India, actually, so we are used to travelling …
Read More »Via Rail paid $11 million in bonuses amid travel delays and losses
Via Rail handed out millions of dollars in bonuses to executives and employees, amid frequent travel delays, ongoing financial troubles, and increased government subsidies, newly released documents show. A report this month from the Crown Corporation found 40 per cent of its trains were late in 2023, while its operating …
Read More »Go Transit will add extra trains to Kitchener line for reading week
Go Transit will be running additional trains between Kitchener and Toronto over the following two Saturdays to accommodate students leaving and returning to the area for reading week. Metrolinx says that on Saturday, a train will depart from Union Station for Kitchener at 12:38 p.m. and arrive at the station …
Read More »Some Via Rail trains in Ontario delayed, cancelled as winter storm continues
Several Via Rail trains have been delayed or cancelled as a winter storm continues to wreak havoc in Ontario. In a statement emailed to Global News on Saturday, Via Rail said several of its trains in the Quebec City to Winsdor corridor had been immobilized “due to extreme weather conditions.” …
Read More »The smart fitness mirror that trains, assesses and more- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Now you will be able to ask your (smart) mirror, who’s the fittest of them all? And this smart mirror, aka Portl, promises not to lie. In fact, it is going to put out harsh truths about your blood pressure, glucose, ECG, respiratory rate etc. What’s more, …
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