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“The rapid transit vehicle looks more like a train than a bus,”

B.C. Transit rolling out rapid transit technology

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a rubber-tired articulated streetcar on hand, as well as light-rail information panels from Bombardier.

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Put railway wheels on city buses and stick them on the E&N line at rush hour. "They could stay on the rails; just drop people off to connect with other transit."

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View Royal road work was not seen as an opportunity to test the viability of using the E&N tracks for commuter runs

Road work should have brought E&N test

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This year's 20th annual Victoria Model Railway Show is scheduled for Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. Sunday 10-4pm

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Victoria to apply for gas tax funds to help pay for new crossing

CRD backs Johnson Bridge rail plan

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improved and practical service on the E&N railway to the Malahat or better transit service,

Other priorities for transportation

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E&N train is scheduled to resume full service

E&N to resume full rail service Friday

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Rail-based transit is expensive. But there is a huge return on the investment.

Rail service a must for Johnson Street Bridge



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VIA Rail will be transporting riders by bus between Victoria and Langford

E&N Only Running to Langford

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our highways are becoming too congested to be useful, it would see that the time to invest in rail is now.

Trains the smart solution to gridlock

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“It’s generating lots of excitement, especially in the biking community.”

Regional rail trail bridging gaps

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would replace a 30-year-old swing bridge that had carried only trains and, I'm sure, the occasional pedestrian.

Dave Obee: Ninety years later, another bridge vote

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now that construction on the first phase of the E&N Rail Trail is turning a corner.

Regional rail-trail bridging gaps

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"This kind of service really needs to flow right into downtown Victoria,"

Bridge-rail cost sharing gains steam

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AND A COMMITTEE OF WESTSHORE MAYORS BELIEVES IT IS VITAL THE TRAIN CONTINUES TO RUN INTO DOWNTOWN.

WESTSHORE MAYORS WILLING TO "INVESTIGATE" FUNDING HELP FOR JOHNSON STREET RAIL BRIDGE

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Are we ready for LRT or at least using the E&N rail line? Ask the people at bus stops on their way home watching full buses passing them by.

Regional transport planning a mess

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start light rail

July14th 2010

 

Enough studies

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The government's study concluded that spending many millions to upgrade the whole line was not supportable.

July 13th 2010

Langford rail run feasible now

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Study ruled out significant railway infrastructure investment, but some projects could go ahead

July 12th 2010

Morning rail travel from Nanaimo south is possible

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