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Deltic locomotive to visit Yorkshire for special gala weekend

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April 22, 2025
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The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has announced that 55009 Alycidon is to visit them for their Diesel Gala weekend. Taking place between the 19th…

‘Different gauge and lack of state-owned operator do not hinder rail freight in Portugal’

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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Rail freight in Portugal represents somewhat of a unicum in Europe, as there is no state-owned rail operator and a different gauge. However, just like…

Better journeys for passengers after Easter rail upgrades in Cumbria

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April 22, 2025
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Footage has been released of major railway upgrades over the bank holiday on the West Coast Main Line north. During planned Easter railway closures, Network Rail teams worked together with hundreds of engineers across its supply chain on essential projects to improve future journeys for passengers and freight. Today (Tuesday 22 April) the railway reopened […]

Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure report: Has the rail network improved?

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April 22, 2025
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The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO has released its rail infrastructure condition report for 2024. With the outdated rail network in dire straits, any…

Steam locomotive 35028 Clan Line to visit Kent this Thursday

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April 22, 2025
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35028 Clan Line is set to pass through Kent this Thursday (24th April 2025) as it hauls a Belmond British Pullman train.

Kazakhstan may put half a billion dollars on the table for Afghan railway

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April 22, 2025
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It looks like they are really going for it. Central Asia is getting ready for a railway across Afghanistan, with the latest step in that…

Semi-trailers between Italy and France go back to the road

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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The Alpine Rolling Highway (AFA) service, transporting semi-trailers on rail along the recently reopened Frejus Railway has been discontinued. The initiative, connecting Orbassano in Italy…

Semi-trailers between Italy and France go back to the road

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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The Alpine Rolling Highway (AFA) service, transporting semi-trailers on rail along the recently reopened Frejus Railway has been discontinued. The initiative, connecting Orbassano in Italy…

RCG and Transporeon set new standards with multimodal platform

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2025
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Transporeon and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have formed a strategic collaboration to address sustainability challenges in European freight transport. Their integrated platform aims to…

Rail freight rescues British Steel

Simon Walton
April 22, 2025
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A train load of coking coal has been delivered to British Steel Scunthorpe. The delivery kept the blast furnaces hot at the troubled plant on…