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Category: Rail News
LNR extends £1 ticket promotion on Marston Vale Line
London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has announced that a special ticket promotion, launched to celebrate the return of train services on the Marston Vale Line, will […]
First Minister to lead Levenmouth opening
The return of rail services to Levenmouth for the first time in more than five decades will be celebrated with an official opening led by […]
Tidyco awarded major HVAC overhaul contract by Porterbrook Leasing
Tidyco has been appointed by Porterbrook Leasing with a contract for the overhaul and refurbishment of approximately 444 cab and saloon HVAC modules. The modules […]
Rail Health and Safety Strategy 2024-2029
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published a refreshed Rail Health and Safety Strategy for the industry. Britain’s railways are among the safest […]
Draft Rail Reform Bill raises concerns over proposed power for Secretary of State
Questions have been raised about giving the Secretary of State open-ended powers to change legislation in the draft Rail Reform Bill. In its submission to […]
Albania nets €100m EIB Global loan
ALBANIA has secured a €100m loan for railway modernisation from EIB Global. The arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB) that funds projects outside the […]
Europe’s Rail awards seven research grants worth €11.7m
THE Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking (EUJU) has announced that seven new projects costing €21.2m in total will receive €11.7m of co-funding under its 2023 Call […]
STB Chair Martin J. Oberman Retires
By Railfan & Railroad Staff U.S. Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin J. Oberman — perhaps the most influential chair in the board’s nearly 30-year history […]
Norfolk Southern Announces Shareholders Have Elected 10 of 13 of the Company’s Director Nominees
Norfolk Southern Corporation announced that the preliminary vote count of its proxy solicitor indicates that its shareholders have voted to elect 10 of Norfolk Southern’s […]