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The UK’s Victorian railway faces 21st century challenges

Simon Walton
January 30, 2026
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Britain likes to pretend it has a modern railway. Most weeks, the network does its best to expose that as a polite fiction. In the…

Full Heat Timetable in use VLocity DMU’s assigned started to fail

Snuffle Nose
January 30, 2026
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The locomotive pulling VN14 stalls at Bendigo after suffering some sort electical interruption before departure….

ÖBB Reopens Key Corridor with New Bridge

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January 30, 2026
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Rail traffic has resumed on one of Austria’s busiest rail sections after ÖBB completed the replacement of the Rauchmühl Bridge near Innsbruck. Around 270 trains per day are returning to the route between Hall in Tirol and Innsbruck main station.

Akiem signs maintenance agreement with Technis and a new contract with Naviland Cargo

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January 30, 2026
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Akiem is strengthening its position in France through new maintenance and leasing agreements.

Chiltern Railways deploys first new trains on West Midlands route

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January 30, 2026
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Further trains will enter service in stages during 2026.

Diesel running days at Essex museum

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January 30, 2026
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The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in Essex is holding a special Diesel Days event on Sunday, 15th and Wednesday, 18th February.

Diesel running days at Essex museum

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January 30, 2026
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The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in Essex is holding a special Diesel Days event on Sunday, 15th and Wednesday, 18th February.

Diesel running days at Essex museum

Guest authors
January 30, 2026
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The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in Essex is holding a special Diesel Days event on Sunday, 15th and Wednesday, 18th February.

Staffordshire light railway to host Motor Rail Mania

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January 30, 2026
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The Apedale Valley Light Railway in Staffordshire has issued an update about its Motor Rail Mania event on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June.

New Chiltern Railways trains now serving West Midlands

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January 29, 2026
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Chiltern Railways has introduced the first of its newest trains into service for customers travelling to and from the West Midlands. This major investment and key milestone is set to deliver 10,000 additional seats for customers each weekday from December 2026. The trains, now running between London and the West Midlands via Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, will transform journeys for […]