All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2000 – Page 4

  • News

    Sidetrack

    2000-04-01T10:00:00Z

    Training cats and dogsFebruary saw another railway first, when Eurotunnel carried a small party of dogs and cats from France into Britain, heralding the dismantling of Britain’s pet quarantine laws. Introduced a century ago to prevent rabies spreading from mainland Europe, the regulations looked increasingly anachronistic as cases of la ...

  • News

    VIA volte-face

    2000-04-01T10:00:00Z

    HAVING considered privatisation of VIA Rail Canada, the federal government may now be prepared to ensure its survival in the public sector, and, to boot, stabilise its precarious financial position. Transport Minister David Collenette has apparently convinced his cabinet colleagues of the merits of using a healthy pre-election budget surplus ...