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‘Infrastructure blockades across Europe this weekend’, Rotterdam terminals targeted already

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October 10, 2025
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Activists are again blocking operations in the port of Rotterdam. This time, they are not specifically targeting rail infrastructure, but rather the APM and Rotterdam…

Lumo celebrates National Customer Service Week with exclusive competition fronted by Glasgow star

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October 10, 2025
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North-East based rail operator Lumo, a national leader in customer service, has teamed up with the Glasgow star Bev Lyons to launch an exciting social media competition to mark the annual National Customer Service Week. The celebration of the vital role of customer service in organisations is held during the first full week of October each year. […]

Key Kazakh transit railway sees freight volume spike immediately after upgrade finalises

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October 10, 2025
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After three years, construction work on the Dostyk-Moyynty railway in Kazakhstan came to an end at the end of September. Since the double tracks were…

Rail industry raises over £130,000 for Railway Children charity

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October 10, 2025
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Three major fundraising events involving rail industry staff have raised more than £130,000 for the charity Railway Children.

Fresh Train tests “blueprint for sustainable, cross-border fresh corridors”

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October 10, 2025
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Fresh on Track, a European public-private partnership, is launching the pilot project ‘Fresh Train’ to put more fresh produce on the rails. With trains running…

UK rail freight to buck economic trend?

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October 10, 2025
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What would it take for Britain’s rail freight industry to step up to cover the UK Government’s ambition to increase rail freight by 75 per…

Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard

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October 10, 2025
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Half of rail operators will be publicly owned from next week, forming the backbone of improved passenger services under Great British Railways (GBR), when services operated by Greater Anglia transfer on Sunday (12 October). Greater Anglia’s services will become the third to enter public ownership under the Government’s Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act, marking another […]

Costa Rica gets $250m EIB loan for electric rail project

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October 10, 2025
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a $250m loan to Costa Rica to finance the development of the country’s first electric trainThe post Costa Rica gets $250m EIB loan for electric rail project appeared first on Railway Technology.

Topcon, Amberg partner on integrated rail, tunnel solutions

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October 10, 2025
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Topcon Positioning and Amberg Technologies have formalised a collaboration to deliver integrated solutions for rail and tunnel applications.The post Topcon, Amberg partner on integrated rail, tunnel solutions appeared first on Railway Technology.

Network Rail launches first CIRO-endorsed weather learning programme for rail staff

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October 10, 2025
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Network Rail, in partnership with the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (CIRO), has launched an industry-endorsed weather learning programme aimed at operational staff and rail professionals to address the growing challenges of extreme weather on Britain’s railways. Working with weather experts, Network Rail has developed the training to strengthen meteorological knowledge among staff and support […]