11.   A passenger express and a commuter train collided head-on in heavy snow north of Washington on Friday killing at least six people, a Montgomery County official said.

12.   Experts said movement to points on the track could have caused the express passenger train to derail and plough into Potters Bar station north of London on Friday afternoon.

13.   Preparations are under way to provide direct express passenger train services between Beijing and Kowloon, in Hong Kong, he said.

14.   The first direct express passenger train service between Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong will run next month, it was reported Tuesday.

15.   The first direct express passenger train service between Beijing and Hong Kong will open this week, it was reported Monday.