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Port of Rotterdam to get bundle of six 740-metre train tracks

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October 7, 2024
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The Port of Rotterdam will get new rail infrastructure, consisting of a bundle of six tracks suitable for 740-metre trains. The new tracks will be…

Train services resume on the Isle of Wight after one-month suspension

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October 7, 2024
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Island Line train services on the Isle of Wight resumed on 7 October after engineers had completed a comprehensive programme of critical maintenance.

Vietnam wants to extend standard gauge China connection all the way down south

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October 7, 2024
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Vietnam is planning to extend the standard gauge rail connection to China all the way down to Ho Chi Minh City in the country’s south.…

Major rail freight money in largest Swedish transport budget ever

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October 4, 2024
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The Swedish government has presented a new transport budget for the period of 2026-2037. It will be spending over a trillion Swedish crowns, or more…

Austrian ÖBB welcomes 90 new wagons for infrastructure maintenance

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October 4, 2024
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ÖBB finalised the delivery of 90 4-axle self-unloading wagons manufactured by Slovakian ŽOS Trnava. The new wagons will be used for transporting bulk goods during…

BLS completes Lötschberg Summit Tunnel modernisation

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October 4, 2024
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The modernisation of the Lötschberg Summit Tunnel is finally completed after six years of work, BLS said. “The tunnel can now be used continuously on…

Next steps agreed to widen Oxford railway bridge

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October 4, 2024
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The next stages to solve problems that have arisen during works to widen Botley Road railway bridge in Oxford have been announced by Network Rail.

Refurbishment of Scottish railway bridges continues

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October 4, 2024
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Network Rail and its principal contractor Story have started a 6-month project to refurbish a 140-year-old railway bridge over Salkeld Street in Glasgow.

Polish Police port upholds rail freight

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October 3, 2024
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One would not normally expect the police to boost rail freight, and that is not the case here either. It is its namesake, the Polish…

South Wales railway line set for two week closure

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October 2, 2024
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Transport for Wales is increasing the pace of engineering work on the Coryton line to prepare it for electrification in early November.