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Get ready for Easter fun on County Durham railway

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April 8, 2025
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The Weardale Railway in County Durham is getting ready for Easter with more than enough activities to keep visitors entertained.

PKP Cargo fast-tracks car transport from Slovakia to Koper

Nikos Papatolios
April 7, 2025
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PKP CARGO Group is expanding its operations in the automotive logistics sector, increasing cross-border rail transport from Slovakian car plants to the Slovenian port of…

Special test event provides valuable insight for Great Western Railway’s fast-charge battery trial

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April 7, 2025
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A special test event saw 250 volunteers board Great Western Railway’s battery train to help provide valuable insight for its industry-leading trial. The ‘High Passenger Load’ operation tested energy consumption and will form part of findings to be fed back to the Department for Transport (DfT). GWR launched its innovative fast-charge battery trial in March […]

Rail journeys affected by upgrade work in Hampshire over Easter period

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April 7, 2025
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Great Western Railway services will be affected by important rail improvement works taking place in the Southampton area at Easter. Network Rail plans to stabilise embankments and carry out track upgrades between Southampton Central and Fareham, as well as carrying out other essential maintenance. These works will impact train services from Saturday 12 to Sunday […]

PECO invites entries to RAIL200 modelling competition

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April 7, 2025
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Model railway manufacturer PECO is inviting entries from UK residents of all ages and experience levels to its RAIL200 Model Layout Competition.

Mineral Sands projects could inject much needed long term revenue into rail network

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 7, 2025
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Mineral sand trains have used Victorian tracks previous with mining in the north west and processing near Hamilton.

CrossCountry says new timetable will see an additional 28,000 seats a week

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April 7, 2025
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CrossCountry has released its plans for timetables that will be introduced from May 2025. The new timetables will see an additional 28,000 seats a week…

Military mobility in Europe to become easier with new ERA single authorisation

Marco Raimondi
April 7, 2025
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Military mobility remains a significant issue in the European Union considering the geopolitical tensions of the past few years. Organising military transport should now be…

Four more steam locomotives are off to The Greatest Gathering

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April 7, 2025
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It’s a bumper announcement from the team at The Greatest Gathering. No more than four steam locomotives have been announced to be attending. These are…

Chiltern Railways launches Community Investment Fund for 2025/26

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April 7, 2025
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Rail operator Chiltern Railways has today (Monday 07 April) announced the launch of its Community Investment Fund (CIF) for 2025/26, offering grants to support projects that deliver meaningful social, economic and environmental benefits to communities across its network. Applications for the fund are now open, closing on 05 May 2025. Grants ranging from £5,000 to […]