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Adif starts work for Algeciras-Zaragoza rail line to enable transport of semitrailers by rail

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July 29, 2026
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The works are part of the wider Algeciras-Madrid-Zaragoza project, budgeted at more than EUR 680m.

Portugal invests €270 million to boost Lisbon–Madrid rail freight capacity

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July 29, 2026
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The Portuguese rail infrastructure manager Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) will improve capacity on the Alentejo railway. Portugal is allocating €270 million to this project, of…

Temporary timetable changes to West of England line from Monday 10 August

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July 29, 2026
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South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) will introduce a temporary timetable on the West of England line between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids from Monday 10 August. Following record-breaking temperatures and prolonged low rainfall, clay embankments supporting the railway between Salisbury and Exeter are drying out, affecting the stability of […]

Report released after Sheffield tram hits pedestrians

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July 29, 2026
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its report into an incident with a tram in Staniforth Road in Sheffield last year, in which two pedestrians were injured, making three recommendations for safety improvements.

Italy and Austria meet under the Alps as Brenner tunnel excavations near end

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2026
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The construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) took an important step forward with the breaking of the last rocks separating Italy and Austria. “A…