"Speed train to start test runs
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
The head of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) said yesterday that the country's first high-speed train will begin test runs this month, the Anatolia news agency reported. "The high-speed train service would start in 2008 if the test runs between capital Ankara and central Anatolian province of Eskişehir were conducted successfully," said the report, quoting TCDD's Director General Süleyman Karaman. If everything goes according to plan, the train is expected to start transporting passengers within the year, he said. "
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