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Switzerland to renovate Simplon tunnel during the next four years

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January 29, 2025
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Swiss rail operator and infrastructure manager SBB is going to be renovating the Simplon tunnel for the next four years. It runs below the Swiss…

Modalis throws in towel on Marseille Fos combi terminal project

Marco Raimondi
January 28, 2025
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Intermodal solutions group Modalis has abandoned plans to build a combined road-rail freight transport terminal at Fos-sur-Mer, part of the Port of Marseille. The project,…

As Poland demands more proof of LPG origin, hundreds of tanker wagons get stuck in Belarus

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January 28, 2025
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Kazakh producers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are facing a deficit of wagons to export their product to Europe. As Poland is demanding more and…

Port of Alicante launches study to boost rail freight

Marco Raimondi
January 28, 2025
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The port of Alicante, in southeastern Spain, is working on a study for the organisation of railway terminals within the facility. The study will also…

Latvia could ‘effectively withdraw’ from Rail Baltica as money remains a problem

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January 28, 2025
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Latvia cannot seem to rid itself of funding problems for Rail Baltica. The issue has reached a new breaking point: If Riga cannot find an…

North of England multimodal rail hub plans

Simon Walton
January 28, 2025
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Newton-le-Willows is at a junction, literally. The North of England community lies equidistant from Manchester and Liverpool. It has easy access to the English motorway…

Poland completes ERTMS implementation at Gdańsk port line

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January 27, 2025
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PKP PLK, the Polish rail infrastructure manager, has finished upgrading a total of 20 kilometres of rail that link up to the Gdańsk port. The…

Wales needs real money for rail freight

Simon Walton
January 27, 2025
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Moving goods by rail in Wales has dramatically declined. Now, the Secretary of State in the UK government is calling for rail to be made…

‘2024 was a stagnating year for French rail freight’

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January 27, 2025
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The Frejus Railway will finally reopen at the end of March, hopefully bringing some relief to much of the rail freight industry in France and…

China aims for May 2025 completion of tunnel important for European traffic

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January 27, 2025
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In the northeast of China, three 120-year old rail tunnels are due for replacement. The Chinese are currently working on such a replacement, which is…