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Update on two Maunsell steam locomotives

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January 24, 2026
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Overhaul updates on 30541 and 928

Applications open for an experienced boilersmith

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January 24, 2026
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Locomotive Engineers Riley & Son (E) Ltd. wish to recruit a boilersmith to work on heritage steam locomotives at its workshops in Greater Manchester.

EU backs shunting operations in Italian ports

Marco Raimondi
January 23, 2026
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The European Commission has authorised a financial aid scheme to subsidise shunting operations in Italian ports. The measure, welcomed by Italian sector association Fermerci, will allocate €30m over the next five years.

French line closed after derailment to (partially) reopen in mid-February

Marco Raimondi
January 23, 2026
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The railway line near Carentan, where a freight train derailed two weeks ago, will partially reopen around 14 or 15 February, while six additional weeks…

Railways Bill in Committee Stage

Simon Walton
January 23, 2026
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It is the political equivalent of shutting the doors a minute before departure. Too late to get off now. The Railways Bill 2025 has entered…

Qantas prevails in public servant status credit stoush

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January 23, 2026
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As reported by The Australian Financial Review, Finance has decided against banning bureaucrats from accruing status credits on official bookings, but has made it clear that public servants should not be eligible for promotions offering bonus credits.

RAAF receives its first Peregrine surveillance aircraft

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January 23, 2026
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The aircraft – a modified Gulfstream G550 – reportedly arrived at RAAF Base Edinburgh in South Australia on 22 January this year, according to enthusiasts covering the arrival, after travelling from an L3Harris facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

New technology could convert CO2 emissions to jet fuel

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January 23, 2026
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According to the scientists, the process does not convert carbon dioxide directly into jet fuel, but into “basic chemical building blocks” that can be used for low-emissions fuels and other applications currently served by fossil resources.

New infrastructure installed at RAAF Base Amberley

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January 23, 2026
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The new weighbridge infrastructure, reportedly big enough to allow for Defence’s largest vehicle combinations, can calculate axle and total gross weight as a truck drives on in about five minutes. It replaces old weigh scales not compatible with the cu…

Netherlands shocked by 1400% increase in (identified) rail freight leakages

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January 23, 2026
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Rail freight has suddenly become one of the topics of the day in the Netherlands. The environmental and transport inspectorate ILT reports that it has…