Martin Compston, Jack Roth, Neil Maskell, Paul Anderson, Del Synnott and Jack Gordon are all set to join the already cast Luke Evans in the BBC One's two-part drama "The Great Train Robbery". Evans plays Bruce Reynolds, the mastermind behind the infamous 1963 mail train heist, at the time Britain’s biggest ever robbery with a haul worth £41 … [Read more...]
Luke Evans Set For Train Robbery Mini
February 17, 2013 by
Welsh spunk Luke Evans is set to play Bruce Reynolds, the masterminded behind the Great Train Robbery, in a two-part TV mini-series to air later this year. Reynolds hatched the plan for the 1963 mail train heist, at the time Britain’s biggest ever robbery with a haul worth £41 million in today's money. One part follows the thieves, the other the … [Read more...]
Man killed by train
February 10, 2013 by
A man's been hit and killed by a train in Port Coquitlam. RCMP Staff Sgt. Paul Willms says police were called to the Canadian Pacific rail yard about midnight. "We attended and did find an, as of yet, unidentified male next to the tracks, approximately 200 metres east of the West Coast Express station. In conjunction with the coroner's … [Read more...]
Man dies after being hit by train
November 3, 2012 by
A man is dead after being struck by a train in Chilliwack just after 11pm Friday night. RCMP Sgt. Dave Eidet says investigators are looking into the situation, but it's believed the man tried to beat the train. "The coroner, CN police and RCMP are working together to investigate this matter." Eidet says it's never a good idea to try and beat a … [Read more...]
Fatal freight train incident causes West Coast Express delays
September 28, 2012 by
A fatal train incident delayed West Coast Express trains by 20 minutes this morning. CP Rail's Ed Greenburg says a freight train struck and killed a middle-aged woman who was on the tracks between Maple Ridge and Haney at 4:30 a.m. "An investigation is being conducted to determine what led the person to being on the tracks." West Coast Express says … [Read more...]
Trip of a Lifetime: Japan by Train
August 29, 2012 by
There are infinite reasons to hit both Tokyo and Kyoto while visiting Japan (mochi donuts, anyone?). So, why not take the train round trip for a once-in-a-lifetime tour all that this amazing country has to offer? Fodor's Travel News … [Read more...]
Fire destroys Stanley Park train station
June 22, 2012 by
No one was seriously hurt and damage was contained to one structure, but fire has destroyed Stanley Park's miniature railway station. Two men camping nearby alerted emergency crews shortly after midnight. Peter Simon and Lyle Spry say firefighters arrived within ten minutes of the call. "The guys came very fast. Seven or eight trucks came in, … [Read more...]
Climate change protesters attempt to block coal train in White Rock
May 5, 2012 by
Protesters in White Rock plan to continue demonstrating against coal until midnight tonight. They're calling for a moratorium on new coal mines in B.C., a phasing out of existing mines, and an end to importing and re-exporting American coal. "Everything I read about climate change says that we have only a few years left to turn it around or it's … [Read more...]
Train derailment taints rail safety week
April 30, 2012 by
Rail safety week is getting off to a bad start in British Columbia, thanks to the derailment of a CP coal train east of Salmon Arm. Ten cars went off the tracks around 5:30 this morning near Canoe. No one was hurt, but the cause is under investigation. The incident comes as CN rail re-launches “operation lifesaver” a … [Read more...]
Brain train: Hockey team to use computers for practice
February 25, 2012 by
A local women’s hockey club will be testing a video-game-like “brain gym” in the hopes of taking their game to the next level. Simon Fraser University’s women’s ice hockey club, a grassroots team, only in its second season, that plays in a Senior A league in B.C., will be training with the IntelliGym program this summer to help players improve … [Read more...]
