The French national rail authority said the cause was under investigation.

The rail authority approved the proposal by the investor group, which calls itself Texas TGV, by a unanimous vote of 9 to 0.

The legislation creating the rail authority specifies that no state money be used for the project.

But it erupted again when rail authorities attempted to restore power shortly afterward.

The Allied bombing of a rail yard was accomplished with real dynamite, as the French rail authority needed to enlarge the track gauge.

In October 2011, the Asian Development Bank approved fundings for the Afghanistan's national rail authority.

Train companies have been hit by fines totalling £136m in the past year as the rail network continues to crumble, the strategic rail authority revealed yesterday.

Local rail authorities hope the balls, capable of delivering a very serious blow to the head, will be enough to deter "roof riders".

Land owned by the rail authority was sold to the Hills Bowling Club in the mid 1970s to build their two front bowling greens.

The station is listed by the rail authorities with the abbreviation of DDE.