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TSI Wagon might cause many wagons for semi-trailers transport to be sidelined

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2025
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TSI Wagon is a key policy led by the European Agency for Railways (ERA) to boost the rail transport of semi-trailers, as it aims at…

‘DB Cargo could get rid of single wagonload business, cut workforce in half’

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July 29, 2025
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Deutsche Bahn is considering a substantial workforce reduction at its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The downscaling would follow a potential cancellation of the single wagonload…

‘DB Cargo could get rid of single wagonload business, cut workforce in half’

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July 29, 2025
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Deutsche Bahn is considering a substantial workforce reduction at its freight subsidiary DB Cargo. The downscaling would follow a potential cancellation of the single wagonload…

ORR approves limited new passenger services on East Coast Main Line from December 2025

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July 29, 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved some additional services from December 2025 for three open access operators, extending or adding to their existing services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). ORR said the additional services from East Coast Trains Limited (Lumo), Grand Central Rail Company Limited (Grand Central) and Hull Trains […]

Irish trial assemblies complete as huge railway bridge sets sail for Stockport

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July 29, 2025
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Huge concrete components which will form a new £20m railway bridge and roundabout in Stockport are now travelling over the Irish sea ready for the project’s main construction phase in just 4 days’ time. Network Rail and engineers from its contractor Murphy are gearing up for a meticulously planned three-week window during which Greek Street […]

Polish train drivers are blocking roads in protest against ‘anti-rail policies’

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2025
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The rail freight industry in Poland is in shambles. Goods are moving back to trucks, and the country’s main operator, PKP Cargo, will lay off…

LNER runs special train for Oasis fans

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July 29, 2025
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Publicly-owned train operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) ran an Oasis-themed train service from Edinburgh to London ahead of last night’s concert by the band.

Biggest rail freight merger in US history estimated at 72 billion dollars

Marco Raimondi
July 29, 2025
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Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), two of the largest operators in the United States, might finalise an agreement for a merger already this…

The North East Link is worse than the Suburban Rail Loop

Helen Carrie
July 29, 2025
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This project is so environmentally damaging the government is playing such a low key approach to the project.

Why high-speed rail is the wrong track for the US

Helen Carrie
July 29, 2025
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There is a fundamental conflict between the notion of connecting the whole of the U.S. with high-speed networks and the American tradition of decentralized infrastructure.