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Carriage Fleet Strategy and Standard Rake Consist

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April 10, 2024
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Believe it or not, there is a vague strategy to what we do in C&W! We do get buffeted by events from time to time so inevitably plans change, but the overarching direction of travel will hopefully remain the same. Seeing as we’ve had some comments …

Airlines Cancel Mogadishu Flights As US Embassy Issues Do Not Travel Warning

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April 10, 2024
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The US Embassy advised travelers to exercise caution while in Somalia.

IAG’s Air Europa Buy Shaky With New EU Antitrust Warning Imminent

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April 10, 2024
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The EC had already issued a statement of objections to the Lufthansa and ITA Airways transaction.

Network Rail awards six contracts under £4bn signalling framework

April 10, 2024
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BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has awarded six contracts worth a total of £4bn to install digital and conventional signalling from 2024 to 2034. […]

Nanjing metro Line 5 opens in China

April 10, 2024
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THE first section of Nanjing’s metro Line 5, in Jiangning district, opened to passengers on March 31. After an eight-year construction period, trains are now […]

First ComfortJet for Czech Railways unveiled in Prague

April 10, 2024
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CZECH Railways (ČD), Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation unveiled the first fixed-formation ComfortJet push-pull train for cross-border services at Prague main station on April 9. […]

Australia’s Inland Rail makes “strong progress”

April 10, 2024
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INLAND Rail, the project to a create a north-south freight route in Australia using new and existing infrastructure, expects to complete a major section by […]

RATP Dev to replace Keolis as operator of Lyon metro

April 10, 2024
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PUBLIC transport authority Sytral Mobilités has awarded RATP Dev a 10-year contract to operate the metro and light rail networks in the French city of […]

Model Railways

Mysterious Fires, Corpses & The Cayman Islands

April 10, 2024
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July 1965 saw the very last goods train pass the site of Polbrook Gurney Colliery. The pit-head and associated buildings were demolished within 6 months […]

Heritage Trains

Reallocated HS2 funding set to pay for road improvements in Yorkshire, Bedfordshire and more

April 10, 2024
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A nationwide project to get rid of potholes in Britain has been made possible thanks to the first part of £8.3bn worth of funding from […]