Category: Social

CENAFER and SFT – CFR launch the educational project “Know more, be better”

01/04/2013 | Comments (0)

On 1-7 April 2013, the Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure through the National Railway Qualification and Training – CENAFER and the Railway Tourism Society “SFT – CFR SA”, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education, will launch the programme “Know more, be better” aimed at promoting railway transport. The royal train could thus [...]

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Moscow to resume free internet tender for its metro network

25/03/2013 | Comments (0)

Metro The Moscow city government plans to announce a new auction within a month to provide free Wi-Fi Internet access in the city metro. The authorities plan to initiate the free internet access service in the city metro by the end of 2013. The previous tender for this service has been cancelled in lack of [...]

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RZD Logistics starts delivery of grain for UN World Food Programme

20/03/2013 | Comments (0)

The branch of Russian Railways Logistics in Rostov-na-Donu won the tender of United Grain Company (OZK) for transportation of grain cargo for the UN World Food Programme. The first car filled with buckwheat dispatched from Kursk, Russia to Vanadzor, Armenia.  In order to implement this project RZDL branch diversified the portfolio of transportation including freight [...]

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RZD wants to set up duty-free stores

18/03/2013 | Comments (0)

Russian Railways plans to set up a pilot duty free shop on a Moscow-Kiev train at the end of May 2013. The pilot project will work for a year and then if it is a success, may be extended to other international trains. Russian Railways has said it also plans to open duty free shops [...]

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Commission seeks to improve access to rail travel for persons with disabilities and passengers with reduced mobility

14/03/2013 | Comments (0)

The European Commission is making accessibility an essential requirement for rail infrastructure when newly built, upgraded or renewed. Accessibility can be achieved by preventing or removing barriers and through other measures such as provision of assistance. “Making rail transport more accessible to everyone is at the heart of our strategy for a high-quality, sustainable transport [...]

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