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Suburban Rail Loop high tech trains will be made in Victoria

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 9, 2026
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The 13 four-carriage trains will be built in Dandenong at Alstom’s manufacturing site.

MSC and Cosco continue global intermodal expansion

Marco Raimondi
January 9, 2026
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Taking over the global supply chain through vertical integration is not something that happens overnight. It is a process with many steps, including strategic acquisitions…

ScotRail issues alternative travel plan during Fife electrification project

Guest authors
January 9, 2026
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ScotRail has confirmed its alternative travel arrangements for customers during essential engineering work to electrify the railway between Edinburgh and Fife. No trains will operate between Haymarket and Dalmeny from Saturday 17 January to Sunday 25 January inclusive, while engineers from Network Rail carry out round-the-clock work to modernise the route. To help keep customers […]

Coles, Woolworths enlist more trucks account derailed freight train

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 9, 2026
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The Federal Government needed to “seriously look at the road-rail resilience between WA, SA and the Northern Territory”

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Northern Rivers Rail push for funding to restore railway line

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 9, 2026
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Northern Rivers Rail is pushing for funding – for its proposed Country to Surf Line.

Winter rail disruptions persist: “Factories can literally grind to a halt”

Guest authors
January 9, 2026
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The rail disruptions following heavy snowfall and low temperatures in the north and northwest of Europe have not yet subsided. Weather conditions continue to mount…

Do Not Travel: All West Midlands Railway services suspended

Guest authors
January 9, 2026
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A Do Not Travel notice is in place with both London North Western Railway and West Midlands Railway after severe weather overnight. London Northwestern Railway…

Polish intermodal sector maintains upward trends

Marco Raimondi
January 9, 2026
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The Polish Office of Rail Transport (UTK) published data regarding intermodal transport in the first three quarters of 2025. The report highlights a continued rise…

Does HS2 “Reset” offer progress for rail freight in 2026?

Simon Walton
January 9, 2026
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HS2 enters 2026 in a curious position. Britain’s self-proclaimed largest infrastructure project is simultaneously at peak production and undergoing what ministers describe as a “reset”.…

Supply store and service station ‘highly likely’ to be impacted by train project

Bardy Bigglesworth
January 9, 2026
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The Beerwah Fruit Growers Co-operative is a member-owned cooperative that has served the community for nearly 90 years.