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Why decades-old ETCS is not the optimal solution for European rail capacity bottlenecks

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March 3, 2026
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Signalling systems are essential to ensure safe train operations, but they are also key to enable optimal capacity use on railway lines. Almost half a…

Project Phoenix: GBRf to repower Class 66 locomotive with 3 MW HyOrc multi-fuel system

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March 3, 2026
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The demonstrator will replace the locomotive’s existing diesel engine with HyOrc’s modular power unit and test it in main line freight service.

Project Phoenix: GBRf to repower Class 66 locomotive with 3 MW HyOrc multi-fuel system

gobstopper
March 3, 2026
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The demonstrator will replace the locomotive’s existing diesel engine with HyOrc’s modular power unit and test it in main line freight service.

Westbahn launches open-access services on Austria’s Koralm Railway

gobstopper
March 3, 2026
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The private operator is deploying Stadler SMILE high-speed multiple units in direct competition with ÖBB services on the same corridor.

Westbahn launches open-access services on Austria’s Koralm Railway

gobstopper
March 3, 2026
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The private operator is deploying Stadler SMILE high-speed multiple units in direct competition with ÖBB services on the same corridor.

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Regulator secures £500k+ passenger improvement package from Northern Trains after investigation finds accessibility failings

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March 3, 2026
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Regulator secures £500k+ passenger improvement package from Northern Trains after investigation finds accessibility failings
Tue, 03/03/2026 – 10:00

3 March 2026

Passengers who rely on assistance when travelling with Northern Trains shoul…

Maritime Transport officially opens UK Northampton Gateway rail terminal

Simon Walton
March 3, 2026
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Maritime Transport, a division of MSC, has formally inaugurated its ninth strategic rail freight interchange at the SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton.

€16.7 million for a modernised rail link to Setúbal port

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March 3, 2026
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Portugal has earmarked 16.7 million euros for a modernisation of the rail link to the port of Setúbal in the Lisbon area. This should lead…

Rail Logistics Europe (SNCF) demonstrated ‘notable resilience’

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March 3, 2026
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France’s SNCF Group recorded a fifth consecutive year in the black in 2025 with logistics major Geodis and Rail Logistics Europe (RLE), grouping its rail…

Is It True That Upgrading To Business Class At Check-In Costs More?

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March 3, 2026
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What are the variables that can affect the price of an upgrade?