The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven handled 65.3 million tonnes of seaborne cargo in 2025, up 5.4% year on year, with container traffic in Bremerhaven driving the increase. Throughput reached 4.9 million TEU, a rise of more than 10%.
Major fire closes Glasgow Central Station
Glasgow Central Station has been closed following a significant fire in a shop next to the station on Union Street. The station will remain closed for the entire day after the major fire caused part of a neighbouring building to collapse on Sunday evening (8 March). It means that no ScotRail services will operate to […]
Train services resume between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth after improvement programme
Train services are running again between Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth on the Heart of Wessex Line after Network Rail spent the past nine days continuing its upgrade programme for the line. Engineers worked around the clock to strengthen the embankments between Chetnole and Maiden Newton around the Evershot Tunnel. The team cut through soil […]
Train’d Up appoints Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer
Train’d Up, provider of rail and engineering apprenticeships, has announced the appointment of Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer (CEO). Emma joins Train’d Up with extensive leadership experience across the UK skills and training sector. She previously served as chief operating officer at Learning Curve Group and has also worked as an Ofsted inspector for […]