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Class 57/3 loco to join Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival

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April 24, 2026
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The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced more details of its forthcoming Spring Diesel Festival.

Leo Express deploys Talgo and Vectron trainsets on these Czechia to Slovakia routes from May

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April 24, 2026
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The operator will launch locomotive-hauled Talgo sets featuring passive tilting technology and a 200 km/h design speed on cross-border corridors starting 30 April.

‘Certain reluctance’ of shippers to adopt intermodal transport

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April 24, 2026
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Many shippers continue to display a “certain reluctance” when it comes to the adoption of combined rail-road freight transport solutions, according to Portmann’s CEO Jean-Michel…

Geopolitics home to roost at a rail terminal near you

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April 24, 2026
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The war in the Middle East feels distant—until it isn’t. For all the abstraction of maritime charts and oil price indices, the consequences are now…

Adif reopens Rubí tunnel for Mediterranean Corridor freight traffic between France and Spain

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April 24, 2026
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The critical link near Barcelona resumes limited operations following emergency structural reinforcement to stabilize the tunnel floor and vault.

Velvet unveils first Alstom Avelia Horizon trainset for French high-speed expansion

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April 24, 2026
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The independent operator has rolled out its first very high-speed trainset as part of a fleet order designed to challenge the state incumbent on the Atlantic corridor.

Czech battery fleet moves closer to service

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April 24, 2026
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A new generation of battery-electric RegioPanter trains for Czech Railways is undergoing testing at Velim, ahead of passenger service in 2027.

Staffordshire railway releases update after steam train derailment

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April 24, 2026
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The Churnet Valley Railway has released an update after a train derailed last weekend.

Rare Tyne and Wear Metro tickets discovered on eBay

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April 23, 2026
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Rare Metro tickets that were purchased the night before the network had opened to the public have been discovered on eBay. The tickets, nine in total, were issued on Sunday 10 August 1980 – the eve of Metro’s first day of service. Metro operator Nexus said that not many will be in existence and it […]

NRL wins eight-year hand grinding contract for Network Rail

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April 23, 2026
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Maintenance specialists NRL have secured a new five-year contract with Network Rail, with extensions allowing it to reach eight years, to deliver its hand grinding services that will see the business reach 30 years of continued service by 2034. Initially commencing work on the contract to assist Network Rail’s S&C grinding fleet in 2004, NRL’s […]