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Rail Engineering Firm moves to Derby Litchurch Lane

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May 28, 2025
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Yellow rail is set to increase its capacity by moving to Derby Litchurch Lane

FlixTrain awards €2.4bn contract for new trains and locomotives

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May 27, 2025
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FlixTrain has awarded a contract to the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo for 65 high-speed trains, with the locomotives to be supplied by Siemens.

CCFC to double production capacity following Modalis’ acquisition

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May 26, 2025
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One and a half year ago, French intermodalist Modalis acquired CCFC, a vehicle manufacturing company based near Bergamo, in northern Italy. With the acquisition, CCFC…

Goole Rail Village receives prestigious award recognising contribution to the local area

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May 24, 2025
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Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village was recognised with a Special Recognition Award at the East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Chairman’s Awards.

London Northwestern Railway names train in honour of Bletchley Park heroes

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May 23, 2025
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London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has named one of its trains on the Marston Vale line in honour of Bletchley Park and its historic role in World War II codebreaking, following a competition with local residents. The train, which operates on the Marston Vale line between Bletchley and Bedford, has been named “Bletchley Codebreakers”. The competition […]

‘Swallow’ swoops in to celebrate 225 day

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May 23, 2025
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To celebrate close to 40 years of powering along the East Coast Main Line, on Thursday 22 May, LNER celebrated its iconic InterCity 225 (IC225) fleet with its first ever 225 Day. Throughout the years, these stalwarts of the East Coast, originally working alongside the famous Intercity 125 High Speed Train (HST), have carried generations […]

Russian wagon production down by a third in April

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May 15, 2025
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In the first months of 2025, Russia produced 21,800 freight wagons. That is a reduction of 4.4% compared to the same period in 2024. April…

Belgium gets its first hybrid locomotive for freight

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May 9, 2025
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Rail operator HSL Belgium has acquired its first hybrid diesel-electric locomotive for freight transport. It is not only the first such locomotive for the company,…

Azerbaijan Railways buys 7 locomotives from Chinese CRRC

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May 9, 2025
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Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) is expanding its locomotive fleet. It will get seven new diesel mainline locomotives and spare parts from the Chinese rolling stock manufacturer…

LNER declares 22 May “225 Day” to celebrate its Intercity stalwarts

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May 8, 2025
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Trains which have carried generations of customers across millions of miles of railway are set to be celebrated by LNER. Nearly 40 years ago, InterCity 225 trains were introduced on the East Coast Main Line following electrification of the route. The trains currently work alongside the LNER Azuma fleet, having originally complemented the famous Intercity […]