Europe has no shortage of ideas to improve military mobility by rail. Earlier, RailFreight.com published an explainer outlining some of them. However, those ideas cannot…
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West Midlands Railway launches mental health charity hub
West Midlands Railway (WMR) and mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness, have announced the launch of ‘The Hub’ at Wolverhampton Railway Station. From Monday (May 19), Rethink and several other charities will jointly open a new facility to offer services for people in need of additional support and guidance. Located next to the Costa Coffee […]
‘Truly shocking’ misuse leads to emergency closure of South Yorkshire level crossing
An emergency closure order has been granted for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated incidents of dangerous misuse. Network Rail’s application relating to the Wilthorpe footpath crossing was approved by Barnsley Council yesterday (15 May). It follows “truly shocking” misuse – with 15 incidents recorded in the past eight weeks, including when youths and […]