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Fire blocks West Coast Main Line in London

Simon Walton
January 30, 2026
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A fire at commercial premises in London has blocked the West Coast Main Line. The significant blaze, in the north London suburb of Chalk Farm,…

GB Railfreight signs 10-Year wagon maintenance deal with Wabtec

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January 30, 2026
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GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new 10-year agreement with rail technology firm Wabtec, which has extensive expertise in rolling stock maintenance and component services. The partnership will see maintenance of GBRf’s intermodal wagons carried out at the GBRf Peterborough Maintenance Hub. In a first for the UK rail freight sector, Wabtec will introduce its […]

Transpennine fire disruption till Thursday

Simon Walton
January 27, 2026
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A serious fire inside the Standedge Tunnel complex has forced the closure of the UK’s Transpennine Route. The incident has caused widespread disruption to passenger…

Transpennine fire disruption till Thursday

Simon Walton
January 27, 2026
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A serious fire inside the Standedge Tunnel complex has forced the closure of the UK’s Transpennine Route. The incident has caused widespread disruption to passenger…

Baltic Hub sets new volume records and sees rail grow in importance

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January 26, 2026
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The Baltic Hub terminal in Gdańsk, Poland, has closed 2025 with new volume records. It is establishing itself as a major European port-rail hub, highlighting…

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…

‘Europe should rethink 740-metre trains and mega trucks’

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January 22, 2026
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Problem: Driven by the goal of improving business efficiency, automotive and railway carriers are advocating for the use of larger truck trailers and longer trains.…

TEN-T core network completion by 2030 is now ‘entirely out of reach’

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January 20, 2026
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The EU and its Member States have been working to implement the so-called TEN-T network. It seeks to create coherent and multimodal infrastructure across the…

Rail Freight Group calls on Parliament to amend Railways Bill 2025

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January 20, 2026
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Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called on Government and Parliamentarians to amend the Railways Bill 2025 to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight. Under the Bill, which starts its Commons Committee stage this week, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will be stripped of its current role in awarding track capacity, and […]

Dutch freight strategy focuses on multimodality, but with little money to back it up

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January 20, 2026
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The Dutch infrastructure ministry has presented its policy agenda for freight transportation. One of the main goals is to stimulate a multimodal approach. The country…