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Dorset road set for 5-day closure to allow for railway bridge repairs

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April 3, 2025
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The Swanage railway will undertake repairs to Grange Road bridge next week

Steam locomotive 45699 Galatea to visit the Severn Valley Railway

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April 2, 2025
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The Severn Valley Railway has announced that LMS Jubilee No. 45699 Galatea will be visiting them for their Spring Steam Gala.

Cutty Sark station to get four brand-new escalators during temporary closure

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April 2, 2025
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Cutty Sark DLR station is set to get four new state-of-the-art, energy efficient escalators, providing customers with easier and more reliable access to and from the station. To complete the complex installation in the safest and most efficient way, the station will close until next spring. During the closure use nearby Greenwich station, which is […]

Arriva Rail London appoints Charlotte Whitfield as operations director

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April 2, 2025
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Arriva Rail London (ARL) has appointed Charlotte Whitfield as the company’s new operations director. Charlotte joined ARL in 2017 as a general manager and took on the customer experience director role in 2021. Over the past eight years, Charlotte has steered several successful customer experience initiatives, from the introduction of the Night Overground to the […]

Father and son’s raffle prize takes them 4,500 miles to view Transpennine Route Upgrade

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April 2, 2025
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A father and son duo of railroad enthusiasts travelled 4,500 miles from Denver to view progress on the route of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

WATCH: Safety campaign targets more than half of Brits who are unaware of electric rail

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April 2, 2025
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Network Rail and British Transport Police have joined forces in a new safety campaign after a survey revealed widespread ignorance about electrocution risks.

Only one week until the RailFreight Summit 2025

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April 2, 2025
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It is that time of the year again: the 8th edition of the RailFreight Summit is just around the corner. Join dozens of industry professionals…

Update on steam locomotive 60163 Tornado after successful test run

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April 2, 2025
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Last week, 60163 Tornado went on a test run between Carnforth and Hellifield, and thankfully, the test run was a success. With a light engine…

‘KTZ does not abide by priority law’

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April 2, 2025
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Kazakh Railways (KTZ) seems to take the country’s rail priority rules not very seriously. That conclusion follows from an assessment by the Kazakh Agency for…

Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new track safety campaign

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April 2, 2025
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Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging people to stay off the tracks with a hard-hitting new campaign, as new survey data reveals 59% of Brits don’t know what the ‘third’ or electric rail is, and 38% believe electrocution from rail tracks won’t cause serious injury. The organisations have today launched a new series […]