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April 27, 2010: Rail workers in Luxembourg rally for public services and secure jobs

April 15, 2010: Rail unions rally to defend safety rules

December 7, 2009: Extinction looms for the private operator

November 28, 2009: Madrid to London via Paris in eight hours by rail

November 27, 2009: Hitachi’s Bullet Train to Vie With TGV on French Soil

October 31, 2009: Belgian rail strike planned for 5 November

October 9, 2009: EC hands out ultimatum over rail competition

September 27, 2009: EU rail freight liberalisation feels the strain

August 3, 2009: Eurotunnel and SNCF join up for Veolia bid

July 13, 2009: Eurostar Deutsche ban

July 10, 2009: SNCF takes control of Eurostar to conquer Europe

June 26, 2009: European Rail Freight Freefall Deepens

May 18, 2009: Only the fast track will do for next generation of rail investors

May 18, 2009: Germans seek deal to let trains run direct to UK

May 13, 2009: EU approval paves way to sale of UK high-speed rail

March 25, 2009: Next stop: the People’s Railway – A European Conference on the future of rail”

December 18, 2008: EWS to rebrand as DB Schenker in new year

November 17, 2008: Rail group slams EC report on privatisation

November 14, 2008: European railworkers march in Paris against rail liberalisation

October 21, 2008: SNCF chief puts whole of Europe on his timetable

October 6, 2008: Eurostar travellers face disruption with Belgian rail strike

July 11, 2008: European Commission criticises Belgian railways

June 19, 2008: RMT Statement to European Conference of Rail Trade Unionists

June 15, 2008: RMT to host major European conference on resisting rail privatisation

June 4, 2008: This train solves railways' pain

May 20, 2008: Pepy charts an expansionist future

May 9, 2008: Belgian rail unions plan national strike on May 20

May 1, 2008: Brussels warns on railways' state aid

April 20, 2008: Belgian rail unions threaten strike on 30 April

March 11, 2008: Bombardier warns of Belgian plant closure if it misses rail-car bid

January 4, 2008: Showcase ERTMS train project ‘too complex’

January 2, 2008: Belgian rail workers on strike on New Year's Eve

October 4, 2007: EU takes us back to the age of rail privateers

July 30, 2007: Europe's railways - A high-speed revolution

April 16, 2007: Conductor strike paralyzes part of rail network in Belgium

February 10, 2007: RMT joins European rail workers to demand end to privatisation

December 13, 2006: Belgium Completes High Speed Rail Link

October 31, 2006: Belgian railway workers on strike again

October 18, 2006: Second EU Railway Package: Commission acts against 13 countries

June 9, 2006: Rail Corridor to Be Built on Belgian Coast

April 10, 2006: Deutsche Bahn wants stake in continental rail operator Thalys

October 22, 2005: Belgium Develops Its Pivotal High-Speed Network

October 7, 2005: General strike paralyses Belgium

October 7, 2005: Belgium grinds to halt as strike takes hold

September 10, 2005: French/Belgian/Luxembourg/Swiss alliance for European rail freight deregulation

August 23, 2005: Rail delays hit Brussels commuters in snap strike

June 5, 2005: Trains and buses come to a standstill