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NEXRAIL orders up to 200 Stadler EURO9000 battery-electric locomotives

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November 14, 2025
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NEXRAIL, a Luxembourg firm, has signed an agreement with Stadler for the delivery of up to 200 EURO9000 panto-battery hybrid locomotives.The post NEXRAIL orders up to 200 Stadler EURO9000 battery-electric locomotives appeared first on Railway Technology.

UK intermodal wagonload about to take off?

Simon Walton
November 13, 2025
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Carlisle-based rail freight operator DRS has launched a new England-Scotland intermodal trial between Daventry and Coatbridge.

No hydrogen trains for Groningen as plans move slowly towards electrification

gobstopper
November 13, 2025
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The Dutch hydrogen rolling stock project has ended after more than five years work, with partial electrification the preferred net zero method.The post No hydrogen trains for Groningen as plans move slowly towards electrification appeared first on Rail…

IJsselmonde railway yard moves to Maasvlakte

Marco Raimondi
November 13, 2025
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The railway complex in IJsselmonde, located in the south of Rotterdam, will be relocated to the Maasvlakte Zuid area, bringing it closer to the port and further from the city.

Another blow to the NH90 helicopter platform as Norway pulls out

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November 13, 2025
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Sweden and New Zealand are among international militaries still operating the aircraft, while the Australian Defence Force grounded its MRH-90 Taipan helicopter fleet after a fatal crash during Talisman Sabre 2023.

Newcastle will have its first direct link to Singapore next year

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November 13, 2025
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Jetstar will ramp up its recently-launched Newcastle–Bali service to four per week from 29 March, adding 24,000 seats per year, and will introduce another leg connecting through to Singapore. It comes a week after the low-cost carrier announced a simil…

High-speed rail could link WSI to Newcastle in under 2 hours

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November 13, 2025
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Speaking at The Australian Financial Review Infrastructure Summit in Sydney, Minister Catherine King said the Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail line – which the government hopes will run to WSI by 2042 – will offer significant benefits for travellers…

Black Hawk airlifts 2-tonne boulders for NSW dam repair

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November 13, 2025
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The helicopter, N166DP, hauled 24 basalt boulders weighing a total of roughly 40 tonnes to shore up the 100-year-old Lavertys Gap Weir on Wilsons Creek near Mullumbimby, which was damaged in the 2022 floods and by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred earlier thi…

Hitachi Rail to modernise Alexandria Raml Tram with new rail systems

gobstopper
November 13, 2025
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Hitachi Rail has been selected to supply rail systems for the modernisation of the Alexandria Raml Tram in Egypt.The post Hitachi Rail to modernise Alexandria Raml Tram with new rail systems appeared first on Railway Technology.

More Kalmar hybrid strads for Forth Ports

Simon Walton
November 12, 2025
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Same again. Forth Ports orders another round of hybrid straddle carriers from Kalmar. The Edinburgh-headquartered port operator has followed up on an order from earlier…