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All hands on deck for Dutch rail freight ahead of parliamentary debate

Guest authors
April 1, 2025
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It may have taken some time, but the Dutch parliament is finally getting to it: A debate is set to take place on 3 April,…

ORR says capacity can be made available at Eurostar depot

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April 1, 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says Eurostar’s London depot would be able if required to accommodate additional trains, following its receipt of an independent report it commissioned to investigate the matter. The report, published today, assessed the capacity at the operator’s Temple Mills International facility. The rail regulator added that changes to operational […]

Port of Tallinn to sell land to Estonian government for Rail Baltica development

Marco Raimondi
April 1, 2025
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The port of Tallinn found an agreement with the Estonian government for the sale of eight properties, totalling 165,000 square metres, where the future Rail…

Network Rail and partners trial revolutionary approach aerial operations

Guest authors
April 1, 2025
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Network Rail and partners Drone Major Limited and Dronecloud have begun trials of “beyond visual line of sight” aerial operations on the railway to test a concept that could bring major improvements for passengers and rail freight customers. Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drones have the technology to cover many more miles of track […]

Kazakh grain boosts Central Asian rail business this year

Guest authors
April 1, 2025
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Last week, Kazakh Railways (KTZ) appealed to shippers to more actively put grain on the rails. There is a surplus of grain wagons and covered…

UIC sets out strategies to combat impact of heavy rains on rail

Marco Raimondi
April 1, 2025
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Extreme weather events related to climate change have increased in frequency and intensity in Europe over the past few years, becoming more unpredictable. They often…

V/Line anounces the end of comfortable travel to Warrnambool

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 1, 2025
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After decades servicing south-west communities, the Warrnambool Line has bid farewell to its locomotive-hauled trains.

Retired V/Line Trains To Get More Freight On Rail

Bardy Bigglesworth
April 1, 2025
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V/Line has leased 10 N-Class trains to private freight operator, Southern Shorthaul Railroad, on a long-term agreement.

Riding on board The Overland and Adelaide Metro 28-30 March 2025

Snuffle Nose
April 1, 2025
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I shuffled in Southern Cross Station to see the Overland Shunted in the station at Platform 2 and N12 sitting at 3 B attached to a locomotive.

New Sunshine Coast rail and metro bus network could be privatised

gobstopper
April 1, 2025
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But instead of trains running from Birtinya to Maroochydore as promised, the government will now build an express bus system along a dedicated corridor.