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LNER Celebrates 50th Birthday of National Railway Museum With Striking New Livery

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July 8, 2025
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LNER is marking the 50th anniversary of the National Railway Museum with a striking new livery on one of its InterCity 225 trains. Named ‘National Railway Museum 50 Years 1975-2025’, the Class 91 locomotive celebrates the Golden Anniversary and the long-standing partnership between LNER and the National Railway Museum. The special livery has been supported […]

GB Railfreight to haul Britain’s newest luxury sleeper train

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July 7, 2025
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GB Railfreight (GBRf), a leading UK transporter of goods for businesses and consumers, has announced that it will haul the Britannic Explorer, a new Belmond train and the first luxury sleeper service to journey across England and Wales.  Under a new long-term partnership, GBRf will serve as the rail freight provider for the Britannic Explorer, […]

MSC unveils first rail wagons manufactured in new Trieste plant

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July 4, 2025
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Eleven months ago, shipping giant MSC took over a site at the port of Trieste to reconvert it into a rolling stock component manufacturing plant.…

Ukrainian Railways Repair & Production unit transforms at war: From crisis to profitability

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July 4, 2025
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It is January 2022. Yevgen Shramko, a technocrat from the manufacturing industry, takes on a new mission. He makes his move into the public sector,…

Ukrainian Railways Repair & Production unit transforms at war: From crisis to profitability

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July 4, 2025
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It is January 2022. Yevgen Shramko, a technocrat from the manufacturing industry, takes on a new mission. He makes his move into the public sector,…

Turntide Technologies secures Hitachi order to power first battery trains built in the UK

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July 3, 2025
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Turntide Technologies, a global leader in electrification solutions, has been selected by Hitachi Rail to supply Gen 2 lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery system for its Grand Central intercity battery train contract. Turntide Technologies will supply next-generation LFP batteries, which are designed to be smaller and more powerful than previous lithium-ion batteries. This order comes […]

Work starts to make classic HSTs fit for the future

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July 3, 2025
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Work has started to fit equipment for digital in cab signalling to the iconic High Speed Trains (HSTs), a symbol of British rail heritage, significantly in the year of Railway 200. Sixteen Class 43 power cars are being fitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment. The fitment is part of the £1.4 billion East […]

Wheel Slide Protection installation to ScotRail HSTs on track

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July 3, 2025
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An update on Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK’s £3.67 million project, which will see ScotRail integrate its Wheel Slide Protection (WSP) technology on 52 HSTs.

RailAdventure and Locomotive Services Ltd High Speed Trains to receive digital signalling

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July 3, 2025
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16 Class 43 power cars are being fitted with ETCS digital signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme. Replacing lineside signals with in-cab…

West Midlands Railway names train ‘Jess Carter’ ahead of Euro 2025

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July 2, 2025
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West Midlands Railway (WMR) has named one of its newest trains in honour of England footballer Jess Carter as the Lionesses prepare to defend their Euros title. Experienced defender Jess, age 27, grew up in Warwickshire and pupils from her former secondary school were among the guests at a special ceremony in her honour at […]