Revival of steam safari train between Peshawar-Attock sought
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Peshawar , 19 September 2011 , Tourism Corporation has contacted with Pakistan Railways to start steam safari train between the provincial capital and Attock Khurd for the local and foreign tourists to promote tourism in the province and build a soft image of the militancy-hit region, says a press release. The release added that the corporation has sent a letter to Secretary Railways Javed Iqbal to revive the tourist attraction in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which will be linked up with Abaseen Ferry Service sailing between tourist resort Kund and Attock in Indus River. The release added that the century-old antiquated steam...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 09:07:50 AM
Railway Employees has involved in Encroachment, Ramish Lal
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Peshawar, 5 September 2011 .Member of standing sub committee of railway Ramish Lal has confirmed that Railway employees were involved in encroachment. He has talking to media in Peshawar railway station on Monday. Three member of sub committee including Ramish Lal, Dr Talat Mahesar and Dr Ayub Sheikh visited Peshawar division railway office. The Divisional Supertandent Railway Peshawar informed the sub committee of Railway about the current situation of Peshawar Railway division progress. After the meeting Ramish Lal talked with the media and said that Railway Peshawar division has 17539 acres (Kanal) land and 310 Acres land of railway occupied...
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 09:07:50 AM
Return to New York please, via Moscow: Kremlin paves way for East to West rail link
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The prospect of an epic train journey from London to New York might seem like a distant dream for those seeking the ultimate railway holiday. But booking a ticket from St Pancras to Grand Central station could be a step closer after Russia gave the green light for plans for a 65-mile tunnel under the Bering Strait. The Kremlin this week gave its support for a £60billion scheme that would link Asia and North America and allow for a potential once-in-a-lifetime train journey.
Published on Thursday 9th of February 2012 09:07:50 AM
'The next train leaving Vatican City is…'
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Pope Benedict XVI Vatican City, May 12, 2011 / 10:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- It’s a little known Vatican fact but the Pope has his own train station. Thing is, it’s been dormant for years – until now. May 21 will see a 1930s steam train leave the Vatican City Station for a trip to the Italian countryside. And it’s all to raise money for the Holy See’s official charity, Caritas.“It’s a rare opportunity and certainly a very joyful way to come together ahead of our General Assembly and reflect on who we are and where we are going,” Monsignor...
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Report: Suspected suicide bomber arrested in Copenhagen
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Copenhagen - Police in Denmark arrested a suspected possible suicide bomber Friday following a small explosion at a hotel in central Copenhagen, media reports said. Danish daily Extra Bladet showed on its website a photo of the suspect, who had reportedly attempted to blow himself up. Police did not immediately confirm the report. No one was injured in the explosion at the Jorgensen Hotel. Police handcuffed the man after he was seen running away from the hotel and into the nearby Orstedsparken park. The park was evacuated and the surrounding streets were cordoned off as explosive experts were called in....
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China to build $2bn railway for Iran
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China's railways minister, Liu Zhijun, is expected to visit Tehran this week to seal the deal, according to his Iranian counterpart, Hamid Behbahani. "The final document of the contract has already been signed with a Chinese company and the Chinese minister will visit Iran on September 12 to ink the agreement," said Mr Behbahani. The new line will run from Tehran to the town of Khosravi on the border with Iraq, around 360 miles as the crow flies, passing through Arak, Hamedan and Kermanshah. Eventually, the Iranian government said, the route could link Iran with Iraq and even Syria as...
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Africa's first high-speed train opens for World Cup visitors
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South Africa will open the continent's first high-speed rail link on Tuesday, just in time to whisk a mass influx of World Cup fans Cup from the country's main airport into uptown Johannesburg. The three billion dollar Gautrain project has been dogged by a series of problems since work began in September 2006, including strikes and excavation snags, and only one stretch of the line will open for business this week. But authorities in Gauteng province, the country's economic powerhouse which includes both Johannesburg and Pretoria, say it will help transform the lives of traffic-frazzled commuters and draw in long-term...
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