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Weardale Railway Has The Youngest Train Driver In the UK

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August 26, 2025
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Weardale Railway is now home to the youngest qualified train driver in the UK.

New Partnership between Network Rail and Met Office to Research Weather Effect on Railways

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August 25, 2025
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To better understand how the weather impacts the railways, Network Rail has signed a deal with the Met Office.

Autumn Diesel Gala At The Great Central Railway

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August 25, 2025
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From the 4th to 6th September, Great Central Railway will be hosting its Autumn Diesel Gala.

Despite 22% China-Europe rail container drop, the Middle Corridor keeps growing

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August 25, 2025
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Rail container traffic between China and Europe dropped by 22% year-on-year in H1 2025. Despite such a significant downturn, the Middle Corridor still sees spectacular…

SBB Cargo’s restructuring sparks protests

Marco Raimondi
August 25, 2025
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The restructuring of Swiss state-owned rail freight operator SBB Cargo will be the main subject of a protest organised for Friday 29 August by various…

Network Rail reopens West Coast Main Line after 21-day closure

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August 25, 2025
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Just in time for the August bank holiday, Network Rail has reopened a 50-mile stretch of the West Coast Main Line after major engineering works.

Football Clubs Supported by Publicly Owned Train Operators

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August 25, 2025
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Football clubs and their communities are being supported by publicly owned operators.

Holiday engineering works draw to a close

Simon Walton
August 25, 2025
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Britain’s railway network is beginning to emerge from a weekend of intensive engineering activity. Infrastructure teams have been working around the clock. They have been…

The Melbourne suburb where 1.2 per cent of people use public transport

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 25, 2025
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Beveridge, at the northern edge of Melbourne’s growth boundary, is set to boom.