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First-ever container ship to cross the Arctic Sea completes its journey

Marco Raimondi
October 23, 2025
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The first-ever container ship to connect Asia and Europe via the ‘new’ Arctic route completed its journey after reaching the Polish port of Gdańsk. Will…

Eurostar places €2bn order for 50 Alstom double-decker high-speed rolling stock

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October 23, 2025
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The new double-decker rolling stock, named Eurostar Celestia, is engineered on Alstom’s Avelia Horizon platform.The post Eurostar places €2bn order for 50 Alstom double-decker high-speed rolling stock appeared first on Railway Technology.

Nokia, ST Engineering to deliver IP/MPLS network for Bangkok MRT Orange Line

gobstopper
October 23, 2025
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Nokia has entered into a partnership to deploy IP/MPLS BTN) for the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company (BEM) in Thailand.The post Nokia, ST Engineering to deliver IP/MPLS network for Bangkok MRT Orange Line appeared first on Railway Technology.

‘Whistling Dragon’ to run on Welsh railway during half-term break

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October 23, 2025
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The award-winning Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways have announced that their popular ‘The Whistling Dragon’ steam service will return during this half-term holiday, in what it describes as a “mythical steam train adventure – where legends come to…

West Yorkshire road set for nine month closure due to Network Rail work

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October 22, 2025
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Starting next week, part of Calder Road will be closed until Summer 2026 whilst Network Rail completes work. Thornhill Road / Fall Lane has been…

Disaster within moments on East Coast Main Line

Simon Walton
October 22, 2025
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British infrastructure agency Network Rail is playing down a potential disaster yesterday (Tuesday, 21 October). The terrifying possibility of a freight train at full speed…

‘DB Cargo to fire CEO Sigrid Nikutta’

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October 22, 2025
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German national rail freight operator DB Cargo is firing its CEO, Sigrid Nikutta, according to German publication Der Spiegel. Nikutta is set to leave her…

RAIB release update after near miss in Bedfordshire involving 100+mph train

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October 22, 2025
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The RAIB has conducted a preliminary examination into a near miss between a van and a passenger train near Millbrook in Bedfordshire.

Time-lapse shows huge railway bridge under construction ahead of M6 renewal

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October 22, 2025
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The massive steel structure of a new £60 million railway bridge set to take passengers over one of Britain’s busiest railways over the M6 has now been completed. Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line through Penrith are set to benefit from a brand-new bridge, ensuring trains can safely and reliably travel along the […]

‘Nearshoring is creating new supply chain networks in Europe’

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October 22, 2025
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Nearshoring is really happening, according to John Manners-Bell, Chief Executive of Ti Insight and business professor at the London Metropolitan University. Deglobalisation is being driven…