Japan to Develop Railroad Surveillance System
Japan to develop railroad surveillance system TOKYO, July 20 (Xinhua) — Japan is to develop a surveillance network system for railroads to counter terrorist attacks by using cameras to detect intruders or suspicious objects around railway tracks and facilities. The system is aimed at preventing attacks such as the Madrid railway bombing in March which killed about 200 people, the Ministry...
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London Underground Limited was formed in 1985, but its history dates back to 1863 when the first world underground railway opened in London. London Underground was formed in 1985, but its history dates back to 1863 when the world’s first underground railway opened in London. Today, London Underground is a major business with three million passenger journeys made a day, serving 275 stations...
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Would you believe a magnetically levitated train that travels at 500km/h? ALAN DUGGAN of Popular Mechanics explores the technology that powers Shanghai’s amazing Transrapid supertrain. Imagine a train that rides on an Invisible electromagnetic cushion, a train so fast that it could travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town in under four hours – just twice the time taken by a...
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Construction Update
- CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – JUNE AND JULY August 26, 2011A) CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND THE START OF PHASE 2 OPERATIONS On 02 August 2011 the second phase of the Gautrain System – the route linking Rosebank Station in Johannesburg to Hatfield Station in Tshwane – was opened for commercial service. This follows the initial launch of Gautrain services on 08 June 2010, just three days […]
