Spain: New Railway Accident, Passenger Train Collides with Construction Crane in Murcia

The Spanish rail network experienced another accident on Thursday, January 22—the fourth in less than a week—though this incident resulted in fewer casualties than recent tragedies. The collision occurred when a tow truck crane intruded into the safety clearance of a narrow-gauge FEVE train on the Cartagena-Los Nietos route in Murcia. At the time, the train was carrying 16 passengers; at least six individuals sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

Junichiro Miyazu, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., speaks on NTT's major reorganization in an interview with Kyodo News this week. He said the telecom giant is considering slashing the workforce at its two regional carriers by some 3,000 to 100,000 to deal with the present difficult situation.

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT reorganized into holding company, three new firms

NTT Communications Corp., a long-distance and international carrier, opens its operation in Tokyo on July 1 as part of reorganization of Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.(NTT). NTT was reorganized into a holding company, two regional carriers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West), and NTT Communications.

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

Junichiro Miyazu, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., speaks on NTT's major reorganization in an interview with Kyodo News this week. He said the telecom giant is considering slashing the workforce at its two regional carriers by some 3,000 to 100,000 to deal with the present difficult situation.

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

NTT chief speaks on reorganization

Junichiro Miyazu, president of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., speaks on NTT's major reorganization in an interview with Kyodo News this week. He said the telecom giant is considering slashing the workforce at its two regional carriers by some 3,000 to 100,000 to deal with the present difficult situation.