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EWG Rail: Where rail operations, technology and intermodality converge

Nikos Papatolios
November 28, 2025
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As East-West Gate (EWG) continues to strengthen its role as a strategic intermodal hub along the Middle Corridor, its rail operator, EWG Rail, has become…

Alex Hynes named as new CEO of DfT Operator

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November 28, 2025
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Alex Hynes has been appointed as the new chief executive of Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO) to lead the next phase in the transition to Great British Railways. With significant experience in both the rail industry and Department for Transport, his appointment will support the Government’s mission to bring together track and train – […]

Corris Railway release update on Tattoo steam locomotive No. 7

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November 28, 2025
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The Corris Railway has released a short update on its Tattoo locomotive, No. 7.

Manchester Metrolink line takes 700,000 journeys off the road

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November 28, 2025
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During the year 2024/25, the Metrolink Trafford Park line was responsible for people making early 700,000 fewer journeys by car or taxi.

New intermodal Romania-Germany service to be launched by Helrom

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November 28, 2025
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Intermodal rail operator Helrom is launching a new service in 2026. The company’s trailer-carrying trains will connect Arad in Romania to Düsseldorf in Germany. With…

Britain needs a new rail freight strategy

Simon Walton
November 28, 2025
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Britain’s rail freight sector runs on a strategy that is almost a decade old. The Department for Transport’s Rail freight transport strategy, published in 2016,…

VIIA already eyes doubling frequency on Sète-Calais rail highway

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November 28, 2025
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SNCF subsidiary VIIA is already looking to double weekly frequencies on its rail highway service between Sète and Calais, which was launched as recently as…

Steam locomotive 45407 to haul Mince Pie Specials on Yorkshire railway line

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November 28, 2025
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45407 and 47714 to haul mince pie specials on the Wensleydale Railway in the run-up to New Year

Steam locomotive 45407 to haul Mince Pie Specials on Yorkshire railway line

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November 28, 2025
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45407 and 47714 to haul mince pie specials on the Wensleydale Railway in the run-up to New Year

Report released into Gloucestershire heritage railway collision

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November 28, 2025
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The RAIB has released a Safety Digest into a collision of a train with a footbridge on the Dean Forest Railway on 14 August.