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The UK’s Victorian railway faces 21st century challenges

Simon Walton
January 30, 2026
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Britain likes to pretend it has a modern railway. Most weeks, the network does its best to expose that as a polite fiction. In the…

ÖBB Reopens Key Corridor with New Bridge

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January 30, 2026
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Rail traffic has resumed on one of Austria’s busiest rail sections after ÖBB completed the replacement of the Rauchmühl Bridge near Innsbruck. Around 270 trains per day are returning to the route between Hall in Tirol and Innsbruck main station.

Transpennine Route Upgrade accelerates in Ravensthorpe

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January 29, 2026
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Significant progress is being made in the delivery of upgrades by the Transpennine Route Upgrade team in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire following the closure of the station in December, with work on the new Calder Road bridge and Baker Viaduct well underway. TRU will build a new, modernised Ravensthorpe station 200 metres west of the current […]

East West Rail meets ministers to discuss accelerating infrastructure delivery

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January 29, 2026
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East West Railway Company (EWR Co) joined key infrastructure providers this week to discuss with Government how the new Planning and Infrastructure Act will help deliver critical infrastructure more quickly and improve public engagement during the planning process. The new Act became law just before Christmas and aims to streamline the planning system, accelerating the […]

Rail freight between France and Spain at standstill due to tunnel closure

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January 29, 2026
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The closure of a tunnel near Barcelona for safety reasons has brought rail freight between France and Spain to a standstill for the past week.…

EU auditors confirm 2030 TEN-T core network deadline missed

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January 29, 2026
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The finding updates the Court’s 2020 audit and shows a further deterioration in cost control and implementation schedules.

HS2 begins tunnelling to Euston

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January 29, 2026
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Yesterday (Tuesday January 27), HS2 began boring the tunnel between Old Oak Common in west London to Euston station.

Nunthorpe Level Crossing set for renewal in February

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January 28, 2026
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Upgrades to the Nunthorpe Level Crossing are due to take place in the last week of February

Next Phase Starts on Styrian West Railway

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January 28, 2026
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Austria has launched the second phase of the modernisation and electrification of the Styrian West Railway, following completion of the first section in 2025. The 91 km route between Graz and Köflach and towards Wies-Eibiswald is to be fully electrifie…

NEC cuts 5G radio power draw with compact amplifier module

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January 28, 2026
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NEC has engineered a compact Power Amplifier Module (PAM) designed to cut energy draw in 5G base station Radio Units. Telcos currently face rising operational expenditures associated with 5G densification. Because 5G networks utilise higher frequency b…