Beijing to the US by train

China has outlined its plan to connect the world by high-speed rail, including an underwater link to the US running a total 13,000km.

The ‘China to Russia plus the United States’ line proposed by the Chinese Academy of Engineering would start in the north east of China, travel up through Siberia, across the Bering Strait to Alaska and down through Canada before reaching the contiguous US, The

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Start of rail traffic on “New Europe” Bridge

“New Europe” Bridge (Danube Bridge 2) was officially opened, railway transport along the Vidin-Golentsi-Craiova route between Bulgaria and Romania started on the 10th of May 2014.

Official delegations from Bulgaria and Romania, led by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Petar Kirov and Secretary of State in the Romanian Ministry of Transport, Iulian Matache, were the first who crossed-over the newly built railway track along the

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Old lady Funicular offers free rides

Famous Zagreb Funicular is known for two reasons – it is the shortest railway in the world wired for public transport, as well as the safest means of transport in Croatia and beyond.

If you have not tried it yet, you can do it for free for in a period of 20-31.5., from 17-22h. This opportunity is provided from collaboration of Gričevanje Zagreb festival which will be held on plateaus Gradec …

The first BESTFACT conference and award ceremony

The first BESTFACT conference was held at the Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris on the kind invitation of the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development & Energy responsible for transport, April 11th. The event gathered key logistics and intermodal players contributing their expertise while scientific project partners ensured the high quality of the analysed freight best practices.

The conference focused on smart logistics to enable

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