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WATCH: Concept designs revealed for new HS2 trains

Guest authors
August 6, 2025
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Concept designs for the new Class 895 trains being built for HS2 were on display at last weekend’s The Greatest Gathering event at Alstom’s works.

Data of the week: ‘Sanctions are not a limiting factor’, says Belarus as freight stagnates

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August 6, 2025
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“Changes in logistics, caused by sanction limitations, serve not as a constraint, but rather as an impulse for exploring new routes”, Belarusian Railways (BZhD) boss…

Awake The Giant Project release update on steam locomotive 92240

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August 6, 2025
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The Awake the Giant team release an update on the overhaul of 92240

Shepparton Line Upgrade Nearing Completion

Brian Evans
August 6, 2025
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The project is updating the line’s ageing infrastructure to enable a significant boost to the number of return services.

Helrom launches new service amid insolvency proceedings

Marco Raimondi
August 6, 2025
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Despite initiating preliminary insolvency proceedings, Helrom just launched a new connection between Düsseldorf, Germany, and Győr, Hungary. The service for semi-trailers started on 1 August…

Railroaded: Chapter 3 – Case Studies: The Regional impacts of Road Freight Dominance

Brian Evans
August 6, 2025
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The most immediate and readily quantifiable impact of road freight dominance is the increased cost of doing business.

‘A step backwards’: new trains derail south-west school’s annual trip

Brian Evans
August 6, 2025
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Warrnambool’s new VLocity train services have been labelled “a step backwards” by a south-west MP.

V/Line commuters fed up after two months without trains to east Gippsland

Brian Evans
August 6, 2025
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The Gippsland line is divided into two sections: one that runs to Traralgon, and one that continues from Traralgon further east to Bairnsdale.

Plans for new suburb in outer Northern Melbourne area without transport plan

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 6, 2025
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No mention of railway station providing an ability to travel to Melbourne.

Late evening engineering work and temporary alterations to affect some Essex railway services

Guest authors
August 6, 2025
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Urgent late evening engineering work and temporary alterations will affect some services between Shenfield and Southend Victoria/Southminster from Monday 11 August onwards. Engineering teams will be working to improve the condition of the track, which is being affected by the driest spring and early summer in more than 50 years. The clay soil underneath the […]