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...Number of people who died when a Japanese commuter train crashed into a building, the deadliest rail accident in Japan in four decades...
...Numbers 107 Number of people killed in a train crash near Osaka on April 25, Japan's worst rail disaster since 1963 90 sec. Amount of time the train was behind schedule, which investigators suspect prompted the driver to accelerate to dangerous speeds to catch up 37 Number of people killed when a train hit a passenger bus in Sri Lanka on April 27; officials believe the bus driver was racing another bus when he cut in front of the train...
Directions: Take the 75 bus to Belmont Center, and take the commuter rail to Acton. The Bowladrome is within walking distance...
...public and private buildings and services [April 11]. Some improvements are taking place. Officials of Britain 's railways, for example, are consulting on a long - term accessibility strategy, including improving access to railway stations as well as providing better information and staff training to meet the needs of disabled rail travelers. What was learned in the development of this strategy is that architects, planners and facility managers must integrate accessibility into their core thinking right at the beginning, rather than treating it as an afterthought. David Grayson London Mistakes Were Made The headline on your brief summary of the presidential...
...countries. Many firms that once thought themselves immune to import pressure are feeling China's productive muscle. "We have a two-China approach - the China we sell to, and the China we buy from," says Richard Leupen, managing director of the United Group, whose Newcastle-based Goninan company makes rail cars: soaring demand in the resources sector prompted Goninan to start importing fully made rail wagons from China to meet orders. According to Leupen, although the freight cost would be huge, there's no reason why a Chinese competitor could not bring in whole passenger trains...