subsidies to their railways because of the social and economic benefits that it brings. The economic benefits can greatly assist in funding the rail network...
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and increased rail subsidies. The privatisation of British Rail began in the 1990s. Passenger satisfaction, according to the National Rail Passenger survey...
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smoother international passenger services. EU rail subsidies amounted to €73 billion in 2005. Subsidies vary widely from country to country in both size...
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effective than its predecessors. Like roads, the French railways receive rail subsidies from the state in order to operate. Those amounted to €13.2 billion...
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Code for Germany is 80. Germany was ranked fourth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index assessing intensity...
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2%, were paid by passengers, and CHF 4.15 billion (or 47%) came from rail subsidies provided by federal, cantonal, and municipal contributions. CHF 426...
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Rail transport in Greece has a history which began in 1869, with the completion of the then Athens & Piraeus Railway. From the 1880s to the 1920s, the...
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to the lowest bidder. Total EU rail subsidies amounted to €73 billion in 2005. Via Rail Canada and US passenger rail service Amtrak are private railroad...
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This is the list of rail accident lists. Before 1880 1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1919 1920–1929 1930–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979...
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the EU, rail subsidies are around €73 billion, and Chinese subsidies reach $130 billion. Publicly owned airports can be an indirect subsidy if they lose...
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that perhaps the most substantial changes were made. Seeking to reduce rail subsidies, one-third of the network and over half of all stations were permanently...
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mechanisms: A direct grant to Network Rail Subsidies to train operating companies (TOCs) from central government Subsidies given by devolved administrations...
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A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It...
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Rapid transit (redirect from Urban heavy rail)
underground. Chicago's commuter rail system that serves the entire metropolitan area is called Metra (short for Metropolitan Rail), while its rapid transit...
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Light rail transit (LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit characterized by a combination of tram and rapid transit features. While its rolling...
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corporate mismanagement and severe cuts in rail subsidies. Due to falling passenger numbers, government subsidies are necessary to keep the railways financially...
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severe cuts in rail subsidies and above-inflation increases in fares were enacted, decreasing losses. Following the sectorisation of British Rail, InterCity...
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the taxpayer through rail subsidies. Safety also became a major issue after the Hatfield rail crash in 2000 and the Potters Bar rail crash in 2002 exposed...
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Train (redirect from Rail train)
transport. High-speed rail, first built in the 1960s, has proven competitive with cars and planes over short to medium distances. Commuter rail has grown in importance...
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Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central...
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finances, however, and the Canadas were all but bankrupted by the subsidies. The largest rail project of this period was also a disaster. The Grand Trunk Railway...
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goods movement. The privatised network is highly efficient, requiring few subsidies and running with extreme punctuality, though since privatisation several...
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This is a list of rail accidents since 2020. This list does not contain incidents with singular fatalities of pedestrians who were not in a vehicle. Entries...
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efforts were hampered somewhat by Democratic opposition to any sort of rail subsidies to the privately owned railroads, and Republican opposition to nationalization...
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High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using...
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Beeching cuts (category 1963 in rail transport)
period of increasing competition from road transport and reducing the rail subsidies necessary to keep the network running. The second report identified...
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to £5.17 in 2014. Rail subsidies have increased from £3.4bn in 1992–93 to £4.5bn in 2015–16 (in current prices), although subsidy per journey has fallen...
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Rail suicide is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of a moving rail vehicle. The suicide occurs when an approaching train hits a suicidal...
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This is a list of rail accidents which occurred between 2010 and 2019. For a list of terrorist incidents involving trains, see List of terrorist incidents...
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Bogie (redirect from Truck (rail))
bogie exchange). It may include a suspension component within it (as most rail and trucking bogies do), or be solid and in turn be suspended (as most bogies...
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