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Dubai's Al Sufouh trams begin testing phase in France
The tram was tested at various speeds to ensure its safety and operating systems worked properly. Officials from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) watched on, including its chairman and executive director, Mattar Al Tayer.
Emirates' new mega-project: desert railway
United Arab Emirates boasts the world's tallest building, a man-made island in the shape of a palm and is about to take its next ambitious step - linking cities by rail over the desert. UAE's Union Railway plans a $US11 billion and 1500 km railway project across the UAE estimated by 2017. The project will be phased over several years. In the end, the railway will connect the UAE to Saudi Arabia via Ghweifat city in the West and Oman via Al Ain in the East.
RTA Customers Council examines Madinati system
Al Mulla noted that the public response to Madinati is on the rise citing that the monthly reports made had grown in 2010 compared to the year before from 1333 reports to 1977 reports.
