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SWR to stage ‘farewell tour’ for iconic commuter trains

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November 7, 2025
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South Western Railway (SWR) is staging a farewell tour for its Class 455 trains on Sunday 21 December. SWR’s fleet of red trains, which transport customers from the likes of Guildford, Twickenham, and Windsor to London Waterloo, will be retired by the end of the year. SWR’s new fleet of Arterio trains is being rolled […]

INSTC gets new and better services and is on course for more capacity

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November 7, 2025
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A subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD) has launched a new rail freight service to India along the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor…

Ukraine secures 73,5 million euros for standard gauge line to Poland

Marco Raimondi
November 7, 2025
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) signed an agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for 73,5 million euros. The money will be deployed…

EU institutions agree on system to count transport emissions, but it won’t be mandatory

Marco Raimondi
November 7, 2025
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The European Parliament (EP) and Council reached a preliminary agreement on “a single EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport services.” Despite…

CER Cargo Group buys Wiener Lokalbahnen

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November 7, 2025
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The Budapest-based CER Cargo Group is the new owner of Wiener Lokalbahnen (WLC), a rail freight company that was run by the Austrian capital city…

UK Railways Bill: Freight 2 Passenger 239

Simon Walton
November 7, 2025
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Great British Railways [sic] moved a step closer this week. British politics may have been preoccupied by a ministerial scandal or two, but the decisive…

Eye-watering salary of SRL boss epitomises Allan government

Bardy Bigglesworth
November 7, 2025
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Suburban Rail Loop chief Frankie Carroll is paid almost $300,000 more than the Prime Minister.

Rail Union calls for a reversal to BTP cuts following Huntingdon stabbings

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November 7, 2025
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The RMT urges the Chancellor to make funding available to reverse BTP cuts

Alstom opens new train component overhaul facility at Crewe Works site in UK

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November 7, 2025
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Alstom has inaugurated a new train component overhaul and repair facility at its Crewe Works site in Cheshire, UK, followingThe post Alstom opens new train component overhaul facility at Crewe Works site in UK appeared first on Railway Technology.

Siemens, SBB sign deal to digitalise interlockings across Swiss rail network

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November 7, 2025
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Siemens Mobility and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have signed a framework agreement to deploy digital interlockings across the SwissThe post Siemens, SBB sign deal to digitalise interlockings across Swiss rail network appeared first on Railway Technolo…