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November 21, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on CineRail 2017 will take place on 27 – 29 November in Lisbon
‘CineRail 2017’, the 22nd International Railway Film Competition organised by UIC and Portuguese Railways CP, will take place on 27 – 29 November in Lisbon 65 railway films and audiovisual productions from 23 countries are participating in this competition – films evaluated by an international jury to be awarded in seven categories...
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November 9, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on UIC, the Worldwide railway organisation, actively participates in the Climate Conference COP23
UIC, the Worldwide railway organisation, accredited by the United Nations and partner of the UNFCCC actively participates in the Climate Conference COP23 (Bonn/Paris, 9 November 2017) The conference of parties COP23 is taking place from 6 – 17 November in...
November 7, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Air Traffic Management must take advantage of New Technologies to Improve Safety
Sydney, 7 November 2017 – CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, has called for the air traffic management (ATM) industry to take advantage of the opportunities offered by new technologies to improve aviation safety. New technology is...
September 27, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, is involved in Sustainable Tourism on Rail
UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, is involved in Sustainable Tourism on Rail Launch of two important UIC documents in support of the United Nations Year of International Sustainable Tourism, 2017 (Paris, 27 September 2017) In the context of steadily...
August 22, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on CINERAIL, International Railway Corporate Film Competition, to be held 27 – 29 November 2017 in Lisbon
Register your recent film and audio-visual productions! (Paris, 18 July 2017) The 22nd edition of the CINERAIL International Railway Corporate Film Competition will be held from 27 – 29 November 2017 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Sao Jorge Cinema. This...
March 13, 2017 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Statement by the Transport Minister on developments at PRASA
13 March 2017 The Acting Director General of Transport, Ntate Mathabatha Mokonyama The Acting Group CEO of Prasa, Ntate Lindikaya Zide The Executive Management of Prasa present Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning, Let me start by reminding...
December 16, 2016 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on Man hit by train, left critical.
A man, believed to be in his late 20s, was left critically injured this afternoon after he was hit by a train in the Crammond area near Albert Falls in KwaZulu Natal. ER24 paramedics arrived on the scene and we’re lead to where they found the patient....
December 12, 2016 •
Accidents, Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on SAPS Rapid Rail police embarks on Rail Safety Awareness Campaign
SAPS Rapid Rail police embarks on Rail Safety Awareness Campaign in support of Safer Festive Season operations. Pretoria: – The South African Police Service (SAPS) cordially invites the media to the Rapid Rail Safety Awareness Campaign in support of the...
October 31, 2016 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on The International Union of Railways (UIC) welcomes UN High-level group’s Sustainable Transport report
The International Union of Railways (UIC) welcomes UN High-level group’s Sustainable Transport report The Advisory Group launched its recommendations in the report “Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development” on 28 October at the United...
October 26, 2016 •
Rail, Transport •
Jonckie •
Comments Off on PRASA responds to incorrect article about new trains
With regards to the article written on 20 October 2016 by a Staff Reporter from Iafrica, PRASA notes with concern the article which alleges that PRASA bought an entire new fleet that does not fit South African Railway tracks. There is an obvious confusion...
