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Building boom and railways semi-detached

Simon Walton
August 8, 2025
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RailFreight.com UK Editor Simon Walton has a cautious welcome for a government policy to build 1,5 million new homes. Many of those dwellings will be…

European Commission washes its hands of Italy-France rail highway relaunch

Marco Raimondi
August 4, 2025
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The European Commission (EC) will not get involved in reactivating the rail highway service between France and Italy, despite the request of the two countries.…

TSI Wagon might cause many wagons for semi-trailers transport to be sidelined

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2025
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TSI Wagon is a key policy led by the European Agency for Railways (ERA) to boost the rail transport of semi-trailers, as it aims at…

European Commission greenlights 300-million-euro scheme for Slovakia

Marco Raimondi
July 23, 2025
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The European Commission (EC) approved an aid scheme for 300 million euros for the purchase of rail freight rolling stock in Slovakia. “The aid can…

Swiss politician blasts the EU: ‘their failures are sabotaging our rail freight policies’

Marco Raimondi
July 21, 2025
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Despite years of investments and policies, rail freight in Switzerland is not having the time of its life. Much of the fault is to be…

France’s single wagonload sector to benefit from 156 million euros investment

Guest authors
July 18, 2025
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France’s single wagonload sector is to benefit from “unprecedented” public investment totalling 156 million euros. The funds will be used to modernise four major marshalling…

CEF Transport funds to be doubled, military mobility wallet to increase ten times

Marco Raimondi
July 17, 2025
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The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding mechanism will be confirmed for the 2028-2034 period and its wallet for transport, the main funding mechanism for rail…

‘Midland Main Line pause could cost the UK up to 70 million pounds’

Marco Raimondi
July 15, 2025
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The UK government presented a new 10-year plan for investments in infrastructure which left the freight sector somewhat disappointed. One of the main complaints concerns…

UK 10-year infrastructure plan leaves freight disappointed

Simon Walton
July 14, 2025
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Ely enhancement is not there. Midland Main Line wires are on pause. Infill electrification is sadly missing. The UK government’s newly published 10-year infrastructure strategy…

Government greenlights £92 billion investment in UK transport upgrades

Guest authors
July 9, 2025
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The Government has given the green light to more than 50 road and rail upgrades with millions of commuters and businesses set to benefit. Along with major road schemes including the M54 to M6 link road in Staffordshire, the M60/M62/M66 Simister Island in Greater Manchester, and the A46 Newark Bypass in Nottinghamshire, the government has […]