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£33m landslip work completed in County Durham

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April 10, 2025
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Network Rail has completed a major £33m project to reinforce land alongside the East Coast Main Line in County Durham.

Balfour Beatty reappointed by Network Rail to support the reliability of the UK rail network

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April 10, 2025
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Balfour Beatty today announces that it has been reappointed as a key delivery partner on Network Rail’s eight-year Supply Chain Services’ framework, having first been appointed in 2018. There is an option to extend the framework for a further two years. Through the framework, valued at approximately £23 million per year, Balfour Beatty will supply, operate […]

Russia and Uzbekistan to cooperate on Trans-Afghan railway

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April 10, 2025
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Russia and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to cooperate on the Trans-Afghan railway. For the time being, collaboration entails working together on a feasibility study. …

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas to haul The Cathedrals Express

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April 10, 2025
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Jubilee Class No 45596 Bahamas is set to challenge the Lickey, Britain’s steepest mainline inclince, on a special train from Birmingham to Swansea..

‘Rail freight should not squander innovation opportunities’

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April 10, 2025
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One of the topics discussed at the RailFreight Summit 2025, which took place in Gdańsk on 8 and 9 April, was technology in the rail…

Steam locomotive No. 65 set to visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway

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April 10, 2025
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SECR O1 No. 65 is to visit the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway as part of their Cotswold Festival of Steam Gala in May. Taking place between…

ČD Cargo fires 10% of its employees

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April 10, 2025
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Once again, the difficult European rail freight market is forcing an operator to take painful measures. The Czech national freight operator CD Cargo is laying…

Semi-trailers on rail in Genoa: an opportunity not to be missed

Marco Raimondi
April 10, 2025
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The Stazioni Marittime Terminal at the port of Genoa is mostly known as a facility for ferry passengers. However, the ferries are also loaded with…

Hitachi awarded contract extension to maintain Scotland’s best performing fleet

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April 10, 2025
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ScotRail has awarded Hitachi a seven-year contract extension to maintain the 100% electric commuter fleet (Class 385). The contract extension includes both heavy and light maintenance of the Class 385 fleet, and will see an improved service quality regime to keep trains operating at peak performance for longer. This will result in more electric trains […]

Mordialloc Railway Station designs and level crossing removal

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 10, 2025
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Jacinta Allan announced the final designs for a new Mordialloc train station.