Railways

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transferring passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are located on tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a …

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CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 22 April 2024 English

The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in …

private to public modes of transport, particularly railways), and moderated demand for In the optimistic scenario


EJF: Environmental Justice Foundation · 17 April 2024 Swahili

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RAND Corporation · 16 April 2024 English

This report reviews strategies to mitigate the risk that climate changes poses to four National Critical Functions: Maintain Supply Chains , Provide Insurance Services , Prepare for and Manage Emergencies …

slowing or stopping the movement of products along railways, roads, and rivers,10 and that disruption contributes


EJF: Environmental Justice Foundation · 16 April 2024 English

Regional fisheries dynamics of the of this exceptional richness of life is being threatened SWIO and their importance to the by overexploitation (especially by overfishing and IUU fishing), habitat degradation, …

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EJF: Environmental Justice Foundation · 16 April 2024 French

L’ampleur et la de la pêche INN et des violations des droits humains liées gravité des abus commis à bord de la flotte ont également à la flotte, ainsi que …

pdf. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-railways/kenya- feasibility-study-watch-214249/. 225 Résolution 17/05 nity https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-railways/kenya-inaugurates-chinese-built-railway-linki 2TR/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-railways/kenya-inaugurates-chinese-built-railway-linki 2TR/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-railways/kenya-inaugurates-chinese-built-railway-linki


Notre Europe: Notre Europe · 16 April 2024 English

My analysis intentionally does not exceed the scope of the mandate received from the EU Council and the Commission - developed under the present Belgian, Spanish, and Hungarian trio Presidency …

Trans-European Network of Transport, encompassing key railways, inland waterways, short sea shipping routes, European Commission and the European Union Agency for Railways should monitor developments closely to ensure


World Bank Group · 15 April 2024 English

(full-time, over 4 years) CS IC Post 232C Specialist in railways management (IZS) (full-time, over 4 years) CS stre ngthening capacity of the Dir ectorate for Railways IBRD / 92210 Institutional Strengthening a nd str engthening capacity of the Di rectorate for Railways IBRD / 92210 Institutional Strengthening a nd


IOM: International Organization for Migration · 12 April 2024 English

RAPID SITUATION AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF INFORMAL CROSS-BORDER TRADERS at the Chirundu, Mwami, Mchinji, Beitbridge and Musina border posts during the COVID-19 pandemic The opinions expressed in this publication are …

which comprises the creation and management of railways, highways, ports and airports. It directly serves


HBS: Heinrich Boll Foundation · 11 April 2024 English

Contested Mobility Norms in Africa 4/ 86 through a set of sub-norm statements that look at the place of migration in the process of development, the political economy of migration, …

Mobility Norms in Africa 28/ 86 network of roads and railways, enabling the free movement of goods, people and


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 11 April 2024 English

We use the German bombing of London during the Second World War as an exogenous source of variation to provide evidence on neighborhood effects. We construct a newly-digitized dataset at …

noncooperative behavior of the private-sector railways, and their attempts to carve out geo- graphical


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