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Intercity Railfreight on board with eight operators

Simon Walton
February 12, 2024
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Utilising spare capacity on scheduled passenger services is the business model of Intercity Railfreight. How the company utilises that space, to the benefit of their partners, their customers and their fifteen-year-old company, is to carry premium logistics in first-class comfort, at first-class speeds, around the UK. Actually, they use discrete and secure storage, not empty […]

Passengers urged to check before travelling as landslip causes travel disruption between Birmingham and London

February 12, 2024
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Passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and London are being urged to check their journeys on Monday due to disruption following a landslip near Rugby.

TOMORROW: Vital upgrades to the railway between Portsmouth and Fareham over the February half term

February 11, 2024
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Network Rail is reminding customers to plan ahead and allow plenty of time as buses replace South Western Railway (SWR), Great Western Railway (GWR) and […]

UK: UFO Narrowly Misses Ryanair Aircraft During Ascent from Essex Airport

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February 10, 2024
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First reveal – Mayor sees new station footbridge, hails “critical milestone”

February 10, 2024
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Work to build the first station in Ashley Down in 60 years has hit a “critical milestone”, according to regional Mayor Dan Norris. Funded by […]

Passengers thanked after Birmingham New Street platform work

February 10, 2024
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All of Birmingham New Street platforms are open to passengers after rail engineers completed a 12-month project to upgrade the station’s concrete roof.

SVR confirms Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster as permanent managing director

February 10, 2024
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After taking on the role in an interim capacity, Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster has been appointed the managing director role at Severn Valley Railway permanently. Jonathan […]

Whispering Giant: The Story Of The Bristol Britannia

Guest authors
February 10, 2024
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Production of the type lasted just eight years due to the advent of the jet age.

Freightliner and ONE extend strategic intermodal partnership

Simon Walton
February 9, 2024
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Freightliner, the American-owned rail freight and logistics provider in the UK, has announced a new five-year contract with Singapore headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE). The shipping company and the landward logistics provider have been moving containers around the world and around the UK together for six years. Freightliner signed their first deal with ONE in […]

Weekend engineering work to affect CrossCountry services

February 9, 2024
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Passengers are being advised about changes to weekend trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway while major HS2 work takes place in the Nechells […]