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Ashington crowned Britain’s most life-changing station

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October 20, 2025
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After a week of passionate campaigning, thousands of public votes, and stories celebrating the power of rail to connect communities, Ashington has been officially crowned Britain’s Most Life-Changing Station in this year’s World Cup of Stations, hosted by Rail Delivery Group. Following more than 330 nominations from across Britain, a judging panel of industry leaders, […]

From staff shortage to layoffs in a year: Russian Railways to cut workforce

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October 20, 2025
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Russian Railways (RZD) is preparing to reduce its workforce, according to Russian publication RBC. The company’s stated goal is to improve efficiency against the background…

Major engineering works to affect weekend train services

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October 20, 2025
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Network Rail is advising passengers that major engineering work will affect rail journeys over the next three weekends, with line closures, replacement bus services, and significant changes to timetables. Engineering teams will be carrying out a range of essential upgrades across the region to keep the railway safe and reliable, meaning some routes will be […]

Valencia-Madrid rail highway to reach Portugal from next week

Marco Raimondi
October 20, 2025
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The rail highway service connecting Valencia and Madrid will be extended to Portugal. Starting next week, a pilot test will be conducted between Valencia and…

‘Don’t increase tax on rail-borne logistics’

Simon Walton
October 20, 2025
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Expected tax rises threaten the UK economy’s largest sector. Logistics UK has urged the Treasury to avoid further tax increases ahead of the Autumn Budget.…

Melbourne’s increasing population calls for more metro rail services

Bardy Bigglesworth
October 20, 2025
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Melbourne’s population passed Sydney’s in 2023 due to a boundary change for the Significant Urban Area (SUA),which included the rapidly growing Melton area.

LMS-Patriot Company reports good progress on new-build steam loco

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October 20, 2025
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Fresh from its rebranding in August, the LMS-Patriot Company has released an update on its work building ‘Patriot’ class steam locomotive, 5551 ‘The Unknown Warrior’.

London North Eastern Railway sponsors music composition for Railway 200

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October 19, 2025
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London North Eastern Railway is sponsoring a performance by the Linlithgow String Orchestra of a new music composition to celebrate Railway 200.

Network Rail work in Berkshire and Surrey to disrupt half-term services

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October 19, 2025
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Network Rail is warning passengers in Berkshire and North Surrey that there will be changes to their journeys during the October half-term holiday, from Saturday 25 October to Friday 31 October, while it carries out upgrade work on the lines between Wo…

Govia Thameslink Railway completes upgrade of its largest fleet

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October 18, 2025
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Govia Thameslink Railway is celebrating the completion of a £100m reliability and onboard upgrade of its largest fleet.