Sentences with phrase «rail link»

These days the news is full of high speed rail links but what about the old days?

There would already be affordable, high - speed direct rail links between all major European cities.

There is also a direct rail link to the international / domestic airport.

The bridge continued its role as an important commercial rail link for nearly a century until a fire in 1974 abruptly terminated its use by the railroad industry.

An infographic depicting the economic benefits, both direct and indirect, of the proposed north - south rail link.

It holds a number of government contracts, including for the construction of a high - speed rail link and for the maintenance of roads.

Mr Justice Ouseley handed down judgment today on a number of judicial review challenges to the Government's decision to proceed with a high speed rail link from London to Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.

Among the upgrades on offer across England's regions were a halving of the tolls on the Humber Bridge, the construction of a new rail link between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Bedford and work on a new crossing of the Lower Thames.

After investing in rail links in order to improve access to the Bakken, PBF Energy is slashing its purchases.

Manufactured in Kasado, Japan by Hitachi the 395 Javelin model is on schedule to be used by the Southeastern train company on the soon - to - be-completed final section of the Channel Tunnel Rail link from Kent into central London.

Situated in the heart of England, Wroxall Abbey Hotel & Estate is 10 minutes from Birmingham Airport, at the centre of the motorway network and has excellent rail links to London and the rest of the country.

A joint venture between Perth contractor NRW Holdings and Italian company Salini Impregilo has officially been awarded a $ 1.17 billion contract for the Forrestfield - Airport Rail Link project, which has an overall budget of nearly $ 2 billion.

Jones has often taken part in campaigns related to transport such as dedicating himself to promoting a new high - speed rail link connecting London to Harrogate to promote commerce in the region and campaigning for greener buses.

The former transport secretary headed the body that makes recommendations to the government on projects such as the high - speed rail link HS2.

Last year, archaeologists in London believe they came upon one of these pits as excavations were underway at a former burial ground at Liverpool Street for a new rail link across the city, reported CNN.

It has a direct rail link with Heathrow for quick and easy access, and is part of the Bakerloo, Circle and District, and Hammersmith and City tube lines making our serviced apartments Paddington ideal for those looking ideal to explore the city.

Jimmy Fortune takes the ride on this gelded son of Rail Link who was a most progressive sprinter last term until disappointing on his final start at York.

The Chancellor Phillip Hammond has today announced # 300m funding to improve rail links between cities in northern England.

Intercontinental rail links all five of the main continents at fixed points, while Rula Stones can teleport you to previously - visited locations.

The most convenient is Birmingham Airport, once you've landed on Birmingham, you can take the Air - Rail Link which operates every two minutes and has a one - way travel time of 90 seconds.

The property is a stone's throw from Goodge Street, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus underground stations with nearby National Rail links from Euston.

The longest rail link in the world sent a cargo train from China to Spain in early December.

Transport for London has released renderings and a video showing the trains originally designed by Barber and Osgerby for the city's east - west rail link Crossrail (+ movie).

a $ 1.3 billion capital construction subsidy for the Thruway Authority (further details of which are as yet unavailable) and $ 250 million to open a new Metro North commuter rail link into Penn Station — the only traditional transportation infrastructure uses in the allocation plan;

The main rail link connecting the region to the rest of the UK was cut off for six days.

Scheduled to take place from 8 - 11 June in the area around the Airport Rail Link Makkasan Station, the event will showcase authentic cuisine of Thailand in a range of meaningful and fun - filled activities.

The vision of Cecil Rhodes at the end of the nineteenth century was a plan to link adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous rail link from the Cape to Cairo.

The bridge was hailed as the «Great Connector» because it provided the first efficient rail link between rich Western coal and wheat supplies and East Coast markets springing up at the height of the Industrial Revolution.

We stayed in a cottage not far from Berwick - upon - Tweed - a great rail link for our day trips to Edinburgh and Newcastle.

Parsons Brinckerhoff was selected by the Port Authority to create the first studies of the AirTrain, which will «create a much - needed rail link to the airport,» according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

DRIVING a high - speed rail link through the rolling hills of the Champagne region could put some of its smaller vineyards out of business, warns a French climatologist.

Local contractor MACA has won a $ 4.8 million contract to upgrade an intersection in Ascot which will pave the way for planned street closures as the $ 2 billion Forrestfield - Airport Rail Link gets underway.

By: Terence Creamer 12th October 2017 An expression of interest (EoI) for the R20 - billion crossborder Swazi Rail Link infrastructure project between South Africa and Swaziland will be released to potential investors before the end of 2017, South Africa's Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Swaziland Rail confirmed on Thursday.

GrainCorp, which has committed $ 200 million to upgrading the network, urged governments to reinstate missing rail links, increase payload weights and standardise track gauges.

For example, in the case of Heathrow, there have been significant challenges to creating an appropriate rail link to the west of Heathrow airport so currently all freight to and from Heathrow is by road.

About 200 flood warnings are in force in England and Wales, with major road and rail links affected across much of the south west, Wales and Yorkshire.

12.18 - Cameron talking about the Dawlish rail link again.

A version of this article appears in print on November 10, 1993, on Page B00013 of the National edition with the headline: Cuomo Wants High - Speed New York City - Albany Rail Link.

The 57 km (35 - mile) twin - bore Gotthard base tunnel will provide a high - speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.

Campaigners against the new rail link welcomed the committee's report but said they expected the government to «plough ahead» regardless.

«Only their expansion can address the coming «capacity crunch» and deliver sustained growth,» it says, adding: «Even airports as large as Bristol and Luton suffer from congested roads and delay - prone rail links.

The recent closure of the Hammersmith flyer and the Hatfield colliery landslip, which has forced the closure of a key rail link until July, were cited as examples of what happens when our infrastructure crumbles.

Take Stansted, which is only half - used at the moment: very well positioned but very bad rail links.

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been rolling out a spate of ambitious proposals in anticipation of his State of the State address tomorrow, said this morning that a train link would be constructed from the No. 7 line and Long Island Rail Road at Willets Point to LaGuardia, lending the airport the type of rail link extended to John F. Kennedy International Airport more than a decade ago.

The Swiss are currently constructing the AlpTransit Gotthard rail link (shown above), scheduled to open in 2017.

Three days of heavy rain over the weekend caused floods and landslides that buried the only rail link between Cuzco and Machu Picchu, stranding some 2000 tourists at Aguas Calientes, the rail terminus at the base of the mountain below the famous Inca citadel.