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The Legacy of Ben Carroll’s time at Vicroads massive trucks on our streets

Bardy Bigglesworth
February 1, 2025
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The roads are a lawless place under the Jacinta Allan and Ben Carroll.

Train Sim Livestream to raise money for Severn Valley Railway after landslip

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February 1, 2025
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Following the devastating news that the Severn Valley Railway has suffered a major landslip near Eardington station, a special live stream aims to earn money…

Ticket sales for The Greatest Gathering Suspended

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February 1, 2025
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Alstom has suspended tickets for The Greatest Gathering after issues following the launch this morning.

Route over the Rocky Mountains available for Train Simulator Classic

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February 1, 2025
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Dovetail Games has released Milepost Simulations Train Simulator Classic version of Milwaukee Road’s route over the Pipestone Pass.

Severe disruption to Portsmouth area trains in February

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February 1, 2025
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Parts of the railway line between Portsmouth and Havant and Fareham will be closed for one week in February for vital engineering work in the area.

North Downs Rail Line to close for 16 days

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January 31, 2025
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The North Downs Line between Guildford and Gatwick Airport is to be closed for the next 16 days because of engineering work near Shalford in Surrey.

Work begins on new type of accessible footbridge at Suffolk rail station

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January 31, 2025
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Greater Anglia has announced that it has started work to install a new type of footbridge at Stowmarket station.

EU nations risk losing ‘billions’ in rail funds if they fail to act before 2026 deadline, UNIFE warns

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January 31, 2025
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UNIFE has issued a stark warning that EU member states could be leaving billions of euros in rail funding on the table if they do…

Russian freight trains have not been so slow since the 1960s

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January 31, 2025
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Russian rail has reached a new antirecord. Freight trains are now going at speeds not seen since the 1960s – that is, rather slowly. Part…

EWG’s new tank wagons: A 15% boost in efficiency

Nikos Papatolios
January 31, 2025
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The East-West Gate (EWG) group is seeing positive results with its newly leased Wascosa tank wagons. EWG is the first in Europe to operate Wascosa’s…