TURBO TRAIN June 1977 Always love when I can post a great Turbo Train photo from when Canada had high speed trains. This photo from Dale Wilson from June 8, 1977, is of the spare Turbo Engineman, taken from the passenger compartment of a westbound Turbo dome approaching Kingston.

TOKYO -- A new bullet train line and the prospect of further extensions of Japan's ultrahigh-speed rail network have created pockets of robust growth in property markets beyond the capital.      A property near Nagoya Station logged the biggest gain of any commercial site in the nation's latest official land price survey, jumping more than 40% in the year to July 1. Several high-rises are going up in the neighborhood, including a rebuilt Dainagoya Building, a local landmark. A magnetic-levitation train line connecting Nagoya with Tokyo, slated to open in 2027, will only add to the station's appeal.      With some local manufacturers relocating their offices close to the hub, demand for area real estate is holding up well, says the head of Sanko Estate's local agency.      The survey also shows an unmistakable impact on land prices from the Hokuriku Shinkansen, the country's newest bullet train line. Open since March, it connects Tokyo with the city of Kana

Railway Gazette International - CHINA: China Railway Corp has ordered a further 15 eight-car CRH380D high speed trainsets from Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation for 2·4bn yuan. Announcing the order on September 2, the BST joint venture of Bombardier and CSR Sifang Rolling Stock Co said it had begun delivering an initial batch of 70 CRH380D trainsets in the first quarter of this year, and the early follow-on order showed CRC’s confidence in the product. The CRH380D has eight aluminium-bodied cars, with three classes of seating and a dining car. It is designed for a maximum operating speed of 380 km/h, with Bombardier Mitrac propulsion and control systems supplied by the Bombardier CPC Propulsion System Co joint venture.

Ontario Pension Plan Giants, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (their investments are managed by Borealis Infrastructure) are going up against Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) in a battle to buy a London city airport. Both these funds already own the Channel  Rail Tunnel. In 2014 the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan snapped up 48% of Birmingham Airport. It had already owned airports in Bristol, Brussels and Copenhagen. Read the whole article HERE.