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Great British Railways update released by Government

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June 12, 2026
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An amendment to the Railways Bill introduced on Wednesday, 10th June, has enshrined Great British Railways (GBR) in public ownership.

Complete mobile coverage for London’s Tube network by December

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June 12, 2026
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Mobile phone coverage on London’s Tube network is being expanded to cover the whole of the network by end of this year.

Flagship sustainable maintenance hub opened at Barnetby

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June 11, 2026
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Network Rail has officially opened a flagship maintenance delivery unit (MDU) at Barnetby – marking an £8.8 million investment and strengthening support for the railway in North Lincolnshire. The purpose of an MDU is to provide a physical base for maintaining the rail network. The site, which entered into service on Monday 1 June, was […]

Asian Development Bank loans 645M euros for Bosphorus line

Marco Raimondi
June 11, 2026
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of 750 million USD (645 million euros) to help finance the construction of the future railway…

Western Balkan TEN-T projects unlikely to meet 2030 deadline

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June 11, 2026
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The European Commission could do a much better job at overseeing TEN-T projects in the Western Balkan region. That is the main finding of an…

New Salzach bridge passes 250-tonne test

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June 11, 2026
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ÖBB has completed the second new railway bridge over the Salzach in Eschenau after a successful 250-tonne load test with three locomotives.

New Salzach bridge passes 250-tonne test

gobstopper
June 11, 2026
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ÖBB has completed the second new railway bridge over the Salzach in Eschenau after a successful 250-tonne load test with three locomotives.

NTT, SK Group bet $500M on photonics to solve AI power drain

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June 11, 2026
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NTT, SK Group, and Chunghwa Telecom have pooled $500 million into a fund for AI infrastructure built on the IOWN photonics architecture. The vehicle – IOWN AI Fund, managed by the newly-incorporated IOWN Global Capital – channels capital toward compani…

‘DB InfraGO breaks all its infrastructure promises’

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June 10, 2026
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The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is working hard to improve its network. Whereas an improved network quality is highly welcome, the ongoing works…

Doing more with less: building and operating a more affordable railway

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June 10, 2026
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year’s event to demonstrate how technology can help create a better performing railway at a lower cost. Helen Davis, director of strategy and business development at Siemens Mobility, Rail Infrastructure, UK & Ireland, outlines how this thinking will shape the company’s conversations with customers at the show. What’s keeping your customers awake at night when […]