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New container train service between Antwerp and Zeebrugge launched

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June 4, 2025
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Rail operator Lineas and port operator PSA Antwerp have launched a new rail service connecting the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. It runs three times…

‘Rolling highway between Perpignan and Cologne in the works’

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June 4, 2025
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Spanish transport company Transfesa Logistics is working on a rolling highway between Perpignan (southern France) and Cologne (Germany). It is reportedly not the only such…

Alstom secures £50 million contract to enhance and service Class 222 trains for Lumo

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June 4, 2025
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Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has signed a £50 million contract in partnership with FirstGroup and Eversholt Rail for the refresh and maintenance of five, six-car Class 222 Meridian trains. This comes ahead of open access passenger services being launched between Stirling and London under FirstGroup’s Lumo brand. The contract comprises two key […]

Book Review: Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design by Christopher Beanland

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June 4, 2025
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This book looks at how railways have often been leaders in architecture, with examples of stations, underground systems, and signage and design.

3,700 people attend Severn Valley Railway diesel gala

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June 4, 2025
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It’s another year, another roaring success for Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Diesel Festival.

ScotRail Add Extra Services for Scotland v Iceland

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June 4, 2025
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ScotRail is encouraging football fans to travel by train for the upcoming match.

Dovetail Games to Attend The Greatest Gathering

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June 3, 2025
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The Greatest Gathering, taking place between the 1st and 3rd August, will celebrate this year’s Railway 200.

EU industry proposes +FIRRST system to improve ‘stagnant rail freight’

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June 3, 2025
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A group of European industry players are launching the +FIRRST system to improve intermodality over the next few years. The initiative, led by FERRMED, brings…

Derbyshire station’s accessibility scheme is completed

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June 3, 2025
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Network Rail’s project to deliver step-free access at Alfreton station has been completed. An investment of £6.75 million has seen the ageing footbridge renewed and two lifts added. The changes make travelling through Alfreton station much easier for passengers who have limited mobility, use wheelchairs or have heavy luggage, bikes or pushchairs with them. A […]

Extensive maintenance completed during Midland Main Line upgrade work

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June 3, 2025
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Essential maintenance work delivered alongside major upgrade project. Network Rail has maximised the planned weekend closures on the Midland Main Line to complete an extensive programme of maintenance and improvement work while overhead line upgrades were taking place between London and Bedford. The series of nine weekend closures, which began in February and finished in […]