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China Railway container subsidiary enters Middle Corridor joint venture

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August 8, 2025
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Middle Corridor Multimodal, a joint venture between the national rail operators of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, is getting a new participant. Stakeholders have agreed to…

Metro Tunnel Gears Up For Full Weekend Of Trial Operations

Brian Evans
August 8, 2025
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Trains running on the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines will run through the Metro Tunnel.

Shepparton Railway Line could shut for months affecting passenger and freight

Bardy Bigglesworth
August 8, 2025
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In a new benchmark for insane behaviour from Victoria’s Transport Department a decision has been made to shut a major railway line for months.

North End Connectors secures contract for Yonge North Subway Extension

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August 8, 2025
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North End Connectors secured contract from Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx for Yonge North Subway Extension tunnelling projectThe post North End Connectors secures contract for Yonge North Subway Extension appeared first on Railway Technology.

Alstom inaugurates signalling competence centre in Kazakhstan

gobstopper
August 8, 2025
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Alstom has inaugurated its “first” signalling competence centre in the CIS region, located at Astana in Kazakhstan.The post Alstom inaugurates signalling competence centre in Kazakhstan appeared first on Railway Technology.

The special touring exhibition train arrives in Norwich as part of Railway 200 – tickets available

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August 8, 2025
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The special exhibition train has arrived in Norwich as part of its tour across the nation to celebrate Railway 200 – a national celebration of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. The train was opened during a special event today [7 August] at Norwich station ahead of its public opening. Tickets to visit the highly anticipated train […]

East Midlands Railway approaches gender equality in train driver recruitment

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August 8, 2025
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East Midlands Railway (EMR) has welcomed its new cohort of train drivers, which is the operator’s nearest yet to gender equality.

World’s first Pride parade on a train takes place at record-breaking UK railway festival

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August 7, 2025
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LGBTQ+ colleagues and allies from across the UK rail industry have marched together in the world’s first Pride parade on a train. Held at Alstom’s The Greatest Gathering festival in Derby – the world’s largest-ever gathering of historic and modern trains – the procession showcased rail’s proud commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Those marching across Derby […]

DB Cargo sponsors Doncaster Pride and unveils new livery for Class 66

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August 7, 2025
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Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK, which is based in Doncaster, is for the first time taking part in the South Yorkshire city’s LGBT+ Pride event this year.

Railway heritage spotlight: 175 years of Britannia Bridge

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August 7, 2025
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From Victorian visions and fiery foes to foraging falcons and future-proofing fortifications – we dive into the rich history of Britannia Bridge as part of the Railway200 celebrations Isn’t it supposed to be trolls that live under bridges? In fairytales, maybe, but not in Wales. Not on the way in and out of Anglesey, anyway. […]