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The Combined Transport Directive might survive after all

Marco Raimondi
January 29, 2026
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The European Parliament rejected the “withdrawal of the Combined Transport Directive revision proposal”, UIRR said. “It is a positive development but we are not out…

‘Battle of Britain’ locomotive to visit Cotswolds railway

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January 29, 2026
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The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) has announced the first confirmed visiting locomotive that will appear at the railway’s award-winning Cotswold Festival of Steam over the bank holiday weekend of 23rd-25th May 2026. The locomotive is a former Southern Railway ‘Battle of Britain’ class Pacific, no. 34070 Manston, and comes with the kind agreement of […]

Major disruption as emergency services attend incident in Cheshire

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January 29, 2026
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The emergency services are attending an incident which has closed the line between Crewe and Runcorn / Warrington Central. All lines are currently closed, which…

American Vs. United Vs. Delta: Which Legacy Carrier Has More Transatlantic Flights?

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January 29, 2026
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The three big US carriers offer a comparable number of flights to Western Europe, but transatlantic destinations fall dramatically after that.

HS2 begins tunnelling to Euston

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January 29, 2026
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Yesterday (Tuesday January 27), HS2 began boring the tunnel between Old Oak Common in west London to Euston station.

Medway’s Valencia-Madrid rail highway officially extended to Portugal

Marco Raimondi
January 29, 2026
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The rail highway service between Valencia and Madrid was officially extended to Entroncamento, Portugal. Trains will be running twice a week for the initiative led…

Port of Calais sets new record for ‘combi’ transport

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January 29, 2026
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The Port of Calais has set a new record for combined rail-road transport traffic, driven by the growth in rolling highway services. Last year, 52,203…

New England Patriots’ Private Boeing 767 Flies US Marines To Norway For NATO Exercise

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January 29, 2026
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US Marines flew to Norway on the New England Patriots’ Boeing 767-300ER as they headed to Bardufoss to prepare for Exercise Cold Response 26.

44 class through Wagga

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January 29, 2026
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The NSWGR 44 class diesel electric locomotiveIntroduced in 1957, the NSWGR 44 class was a development of the Alco DL-500 design, using the proven Alco244 V12 engine, generating 1600 horse power. These were built under licence by A.E. Goodwi…

Airports again call for departure tax funds to ‘modernise’ border

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January 29, 2026
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The Australian Airports Association (AAA), in a pre-budget submission, said that allocating an extra five per cent of revenue per year from the $70 Passenger Movement Charge (PMC), which raises more than $1.35 billion annually, could boost border and a…