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Steam locomotive 5029 Nunney Castle set for West Somerset Gala

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August 19, 2025
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The West Somerset Railway has announced an exciting line-up of locomotives for its Autumn Steam Weekend from 17th to 19th October.

Italy announces construction developments along Scan-Med Corridor

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2025
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Roughly a third of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor runs through Italy, which is investing serious money in improving the rail infrastructure included in it, albeit…

Young people graduate from pioneering Siemens Mobility workplace programme

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August 19, 2025
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Siemens Mobility and partners have celebrated the success of the first year of a pioneering programme supporting young people with special educational needs and disabilities to enter the world of work. The supported internship programme has seen five young people benefit from extensive support and guidance to gain experience, confidence and vital life skills from […]

Digital signalling work affecting August bank holiday journeys

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August 19, 2025
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Passengers are reminded that digital signalling work will affect East Coast Main Line journeys on the August bank holiday weekend. There will be an amended service between London King’s Cross and Peterborough because of testing and maintenance work as part of the £1.4bn East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP). Most of the timetable changes occur on […]

Germany will start trial for paperless dispatch commands in 2026

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August 19, 2025
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The German rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO is introducing a trial for paperless dispatch commands in 2026. It developed a web application for faster commands…

China Railway reports 23.2% increase in Central Asian traffic, Europe operations “stable”

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August 19, 2025
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China Railway, the Chinese national rail operator, has come out with numbers for the first seven months of 2025. The company reports positive numbers all…

Transport of Swedish paper products might shift to the road

Marco Raimondi
August 19, 2025
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Rail freight has historically played a key role for the transport paper and forestry products in Sweden. However, with continuously increasing track access charges (TAC),…

The Liberals just committed to Jacinta and Dan’s pet project

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 19, 2025
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The Victorian opposition has conceded it will be too late to scrap the $34.5bn Suburban Rail Loop if tunnelling is underway by next year’s state election.

NYSE-listed giants vet Aurizon’s $8b Queensland rail tracks

gobstopper
August 19, 2025
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Ares Management, the high-profile alternative assets investor overseeing almost $900 billion, is among suitors appraising Aurizon’s $8 billion Queensland railway track network.

Manildra Group Invests $163M Boosting Rail Efficiency

gobstopper
August 19, 2025
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Australia’s largest grain processor, Manildra Group, is investing $163 million in cutting-edge locomotives and wagons to modernize its logistics, enhance sustainability, and shift more freight from road to rail.