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CLEAN : London's 'game-changing' Elizabeth Line opens after years of delays
A major commuter railway stretching across London and beyond opens after years of delays (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Whistle blows in Germany for world's first hydrogen train fleet
Germany inaugurates a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a "world premiere" and a major step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Press Association
Road networks quieter as commuters heed advice - National Highways
Interview with senior network planner Frank Bird at National Highways West Midlands regional operations centre in Birmingham. He talks about the impact of rail strikes on the roads, during Thursday morning's rush hour.
Press Association
RMT warn of more strikes if deadlock continues
The UK could see a series of rail strikes over the next couple of months if a deal is not reached, the general secretary of the RMT union has said.
Mick Lynch said, “Our campaign will run as long as it needs to run until we get a...
Press Association
Rail action: Grant Shapps has gone on strike, says union boss
Interview with General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association Manuel Cortez at Euston Station, London, as thousands of rail workers strike over jobs, pay and conditions.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport...
Press Association
RMT issue warning of further strike action if agreement not reached
Major railway stations are much quieter than normal as services were crippled by thousands of railway workers staging their second strike of the week.
Press Association
Passengers count cost of rail strikes
Australian holidaymaker Antonio Giusti, 19, has been quoted £368 for a hire car to get him from London to Manchester after being caught out by the rail strike.
The tourist from Sydney arrived in London a few days ago and had planned to...
Press Association
Strike disrupts services at London's Waterloo station
Rail passengers will face fresh travel disruption from Tuesday as tens of thousands of workers take strike action in bitter disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail...
Press Association
TSSA comment following meeting with rail employers
Luke Chester, organising director at the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) speaks outside the offices of FirstGroup following a meeting with rail employers.
Press Association
Rail passengers rush for last trains at Liverpool Street Station
Rail passengers faced delays as they rushed to get the last trains before Christmas Eve services came to a halt while Britain’s roads were braced for extra traffic as a consequence of train staff strikes.
A walkout by thousands of...
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BELGIUM: NATO KOSOVO CRISIS PRESS BRIEFING
English/Nat
NATO downed a Yugoslav military jet and struck a military airfield, hydraulics factory and a local T-V station on Tuesday, showing no letup in the bombings after U-S President Clinton hinted at a pause in air raids.
NATO...
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WRAP Airports close due to Iceland volcano ash
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Paris, France
1. Exterior of Gare du Nord train station
2. Interior of Gare du Nord train station
3. Man looking at Eurostar poster
4. Eurostar train at station
5. Official walking...
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Authorities are suspending rows of grapefruit-sized concrete balls to rake over the top of trains as they pull out of stations, or when they go through rail crossings. (Jan. 17)
HEADLINE: Indonesia tries to clear away train surfers
CAPTION: Authorities are suspending rows of grapefruit-sized concrete balls to rake over the top of trains as they pull out of stations, or when they go through rail crossings....
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Children among many passengers injured as trains collide
1. Various of train sitting on the railway tracks with emergency personnel in foreground
2. Emergency personnel walking, with ambulance near the train
3. Various of emergency personnel and injured person inside the ambulance
4. Mid of...
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HUNGARY: TASZAR: ARRIVAL OF FIRST US TROOPS FOR BOSNIA MISSION
Hungarian/English
The first two C-130 Hercules planes carrying more than one hundred U-S troops have landed at Taszar airfield in southern Hungary.
The Taszar air field is to be the key logistics staging post for the 20,000 U-S troops...
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An Amtrak passenger train carrying about 170 people struck a car at a road crossing near Detroit, killing all five people in the sedan, authorities said
HEADLINE: Train hits car in Mich., kills 5 teens in sedan
CAPTION: An Amtrak passenger train carrying about 170 people struck a car at a road crossing near Detroit, killing all five people in the sedan, authorities said. (July...
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ZAIRE: KINSHASA: SITUATION WORSENS
English/Nat
International attention is focused on Zaire's internal conflict and the worsening situation in the capital, Kinshasa.
As a result, the plight of the thousands of Rwandan refugees who fled their own country's violent...
Curated Video
Documents Navy SEALs seized in Monday's raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad suggest that there were plans for derailing an American train on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2011 attacks.
HEADLINE (48 characters):
Bin Laden eyed US rails from secret compound
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Documents Navy SEALs seized in Monday's raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad suggest that there were...
Curated Video
Egypt - At Least 75 Dead In Rail Collision
At least 75 dead in rail collision
Early morning fog is blamed for the collision of two trains in
Badrshein, Egypt on Thursday (21/12), which killed at least 75
people and injured 150. Officials said that a number of the
injured are in...
Curated Video
An Indonesian train operator set aside two carriages exclusively for women Thursday, a new service being offered in the capital following complaints about pinching, groping and unwanted advances.
HEADLINE: Indonesian train sets aside women-only cars
Solution to unwanted fondling? Women only train
CAPTION: An Indonesian train operator set aside two carriages exclusively for women Thursday, a new service being offered in the...
Curated Video
Designers showcase bridal trends for 2017
LEAD-IN:From fairytale princess gowns to showgirl sequins, New York's Bridal Fashion Week has something for brides of every size, shape and style.Three influential designers - Ines Di Santo, Reem Acra and Monique Lhuillier - have...
Curated Video
Fire causes disruption at Paris Eurostar
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYParis - 20 July 20161. Exterior of Paris Gare du Nord station2. Various of people stranded at station waiting for Eurostar3. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony...