The appointment of the chairman of a new strategic railway authority, to be announced later this month, may provide a clue.

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Although these are the central strategic questions for the railway, they are not raised in the Strategic Rail Authority's plan.

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Beijing may adopt other policy measures to support economic activity, such as opening up more strategic industries (eg, railway, power and telecom, and services) to private investment, providing special assistance to small and midsized enterprises and export companies, and, possibly, offering specific consumer spending subsidies.

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He officially retired in 1990 but was lured back to work to build the Konkan Railway, which runs through mountainous terrain to connect strategic ports in Mumbai and Mangalore.

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As well as publishing its strategic business plan, Network Rail has published an accompanying document, A Better Railway for a Better Britain.

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He has won the prime minister's support to introduce a railway bill in this session of Parliament to set up the new strategic rail authority.

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