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Proposals for a "tidal" peak-time rail service between Wellington and Paraparaumu have been welcomed as the best news for Kapiti rail commuters for a long time.

Transport provider Connex has withdrawn almost half of its 72 Siemens trains after a series of unexplained brake failures, causing overcrowded carriages and widespread disruption of peak services.

Melbourne`s Siemens trains could soon be back on the tracks after positive brake-test results.

There is still some optimism that daily passenger trains will roll from Macon`s Terminal Station to downtown Atlanta in the next several years.

(AP) -- A bone-chilling arctic cold wave with temperatures as low as 42 below zero shut down schools Monday, sent homeless people into shelters and put car batteries on the disabled list from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes.

Angry over a tribunal`s verdict on the state`s share of Cauvery river waters, thousands of farmers in Karnataka Monday blocked highways, burned tyres and stopped trains in a show of protest.

Bangalore, Feb 5 (IANS) Angry over a tribunal`s verdict on the state`s share of Cauvery river waters, thousands of farmers in Karnataka Monday blocked highways, burned tyres and stopped trains in a show of protest.

BANGALORE: Angry over the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s decision on Monday to allocate 419 tmc ft of water annually to Tamil Nadu and 270 tmc ft to Karnatakaa, thousands of farmers in Karnataka on Monday blocked highways, burned tyres and stopped trains in a show of protest.

Trains begin operating in Portsmouth for the first time in more than a month - but only a limited service is reintroduced.