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Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham

Simon Walton
January 10, 2025
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A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once, but twice. That, in addition to a…

Multiple serious bridge strikes in Birmingham

Simon Walton
January 10, 2025
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A potentially catastrophic bridge strike in Birmingham closed a city centre line on Wednesday, 7 January. Not once, but twice. That, in addition to a…

SNCF Réseau adapts freight train schedules to medicine delivery

Guest authors
January 7, 2025
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An agreement has been signed between Rouen University Hospital (RUH) and the Normandy branch of France’s rail network manager, SNCF Réseau, to secure the delivery…

Hexafret and Technis’ future workforce to maintain Fret SNCF benefits

Marco Raimondi
December 2, 2024
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The beginning of 2025 will bring the death of Fret SNCF and the birth of its replacements: Hexafret, which will carry out operations, and Technis,…

The 19th-century Tehachapi loop, where trains can cross themselves

Guest authors
August 30, 2024
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Built in 1876, the 1,17-kilometre Tehachapi loop is a hotspot for rail fans. Understandably so, as the Californian rail climb is probably one of the…

Canadian Transport Minister forces lockout end, but picket lines will remain

Marco Raimondi
August 23, 2024
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Just a few hours after a massive lockout was enforced by the two main Canadian rail freight operators, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon decided to get…

French rail passengers, local mayor up in arms over temporary increase in freight trains

Guest authors
August 9, 2024
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A temporary increase in freight trains to be operated on a rail line in eastern France has triggered anger among local residents and led to…

PKP Cargo unable to pay hundreds of salaries, urges government for ‘coal decision’ compensation

Nikos Papatolios
August 9, 2024
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Polish state-owned operator PKP Cargo appears unable to pay “July’s salaries, retirement severance pays and jubilee bonuses” to a group of “several hundred employees”. The…

Rail freight remains online despite Crowdstrike global IT outage

Guest authors
July 19, 2024
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Much of the world was shaken up by an IT outage on the morning of Friday 19 July. A faulty security update from software company…

Freight train hits passenger train in India: 15 dead and dozens injured

Guest authors
June 18, 2024
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A freight train collided with a stationary passenger train in India on Monday, 17 June, causing 15 deaths and injuring nearly 60 more. The main cause of the accident seems to be driver error the freight train conductor ignored a signal. Among the victims, were the freight train driver and a guard from the passenger…