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Dartford Junction to close for nine days next February

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November 8, 2025
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Dartford Junction is set for a £10m upgrade

Can satellites find public infrastructure risks early?

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November 8, 2025
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Ageing public infrastructure is a financial burden and creates serious physical risks, but data from satellites could make a big difference. Road cave-ins – stemming from deteriorating underground structures – are a persistent, and dangerous, societal …

Manchester Piccadilly set for once-in-a-generation upgrade

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November 7, 2025
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Passengers using the North West’s busiest railway station are being given advance notice of once-in-a-generation track and signalling upgrades taking place in February next year. Network Rail will invest £7.9 million to improve tracks, points and signalling systems on the southern approach to Manchester Piccadilly station which date back to the 1980s. Teams will replace […]

Ukraine secures 73,5 million euros for standard gauge line to Poland

Marco Raimondi
November 7, 2025
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) signed an agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for 73,5 million euros. The money will be deployed…

Passengers asked to plan ahead of a major upgrade at Dartford Junction.

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November 6, 2025
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With just over three months to go, rail passengers in south east London and Kent are being reminded to plan ahead as the line is closing for essential track repairs in Dartford during the February half term next year. From Saturday 14 February to Sunday 22 February accessible buses will replace Southeastern and Thameslink services […]

Rail upgrades between Birmingham and London Marylebone this weekend

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November 6, 2025
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Passengers travelling between Birmingham Moor Street and London Marylebone this weekend are being advised of journey changes while engineering upgrades take place. The essential work, which includes track and drainage improvements, will help provide better and more reliable journeys for passengers and freight services. Across the weekend, Network Rail’s teams will be carry out track […]

Freight trains inaugurate the brand new Koralmbahn

Marco Raimondi
November 5, 2025
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After over 20 years of construction, the new Koralmbahn, a line in Austria connecting Graz and Klagenfurt, is finally ready. As of this month, freight…

Gresley Institute named in popular vote

Simon Walton
November 5, 2025
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Just say “Gresley Institute” and everyone in Britain will know. It just has to be railway-related in a big way, and it’s probably ot something…

Railway re-opens between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings and Bexhill following £9m programme of essential improvement works

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November 4, 2025
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The railway has reopened between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings, and between Bexhill-on-Sea and Hastings following the completion of a £9 million programme of essential improvement works. Passengers using the railway between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings and between Bexhill and Hastings have been thanked for their patience while the work took place between Saturday 25 October […]

The ORR Authorises GB Railfreight’s Class 99 For UK Operations

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November 4, 2025
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GB Railfreight is proud to announce that its new fleet of Class 99 bimodal locomotives has received Authorisation for Placing Into Service (APIS) from the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR). This ORR approval confirms that the Class 99 meets all essential requirements for safety, accessibility, environmental standards, and technical compatibility. The APIS milestone […]