The Swanage Railway is to hold a Victorian Weekend with two steam locomotives from the 1800s hauling the trains and staff in period costume.
Nurminen Logistics opens rail link connecting Finland with port of Gothenburg
Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics will open a new rail route connecting northern Finland to the port of Gothenburg. The service will commence in April. According to the company, the new route helps Finland’s international accessibility at a time when routes through Russia are unavailable. The new rail route will run from Haparanda, a town […]
Building on 5G network and services innovation will drive future growth, say operators
Huawei’s pre-show industry forum at MWC2024 in Barcelona, under the banner of the 5G Beyond Growth Summit, provided a platform for key executives from the ICT industry to share their experiences of 5G business growth and to explore prospects for 5.5G (…
The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 209: A Bad Week For United, Setting Up Riyadh Air
Join Tom and Jo for the latest from the world of aviation.
UK Government urges more telecoms infrastructure sharing
The UK government is urging telecoms companies to prioritise sharing existing infrastructure like telegraph poles before installing new ones for broadband deployment. In a letter to the telecoms industry, Julia Lopez, the Minister of State for Data an…
Only one month until the RailFreight Summit in Poland
The Rail Freight Summit Poland ‘24, which will take place in Warsaw between 15 and 17 April 2024 is only one month away. The event will be a great opportunity to discuss the current situation concerning rail freight in Poland and, more broadly, in Central and Eastern Europe. This year’s edition of the RailFreight Summit […]
Uzbekistan wants a joint venture with China and Kyrgyzstan for CKU line
Uzbekistan has proposed a joint venture with China and Kyrgyzstan for the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) line. The joint venture, which can also count on the support of China and Kyrgyzstan, would also become the manager of the line. Work on the line is supposed to start this year. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan line is one […]
WATCH: Drone footage shows extent of damage caused by Shropshire landslip
On 8 March a landslip between Oakengates and Wellington closed the line but is expected to reopen by the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Air New Zealand Airpoints: The Simple Flying Guide
Air New Zealand is a Star Alliance member with a loyalty rewards program worth considering.
Boxes and biomass shore up latest UK freight figures
The latest quarterly freight figures have some pleasing headlines. However, beyond the standfirst of growth in domestic intermodal and an upturn in biomass movements, there’s a less rosy picture in the big ticket items of maritime movements and construction materials. The two dominant sectors moved in opposite directions, amounting to an overall fall in freight […]