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ČD Cargo operates first freight services with new Bombardier Traxx MS3 locomotives

17 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

State-owned Czech operator ČD Cargo has commenced trial operations with two Bombardier Traxx MS3 locomotives. ČD Cargo and Bombardier Transportation signed a contract for the delivery of up to 50 Traxx MS3 locomotives, with a […]

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First train from Newhaven Marine aggregate terminal

2 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

A new aggregate terminal at the site of the old Newhaven Marine station in East Sussex is now serving the busy construction industry, mainly in London, with aggregate, sand and gravel. Newhaven Marine station closed […]

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DB Cargo to maintain GBRf’s Class 60 fleet

1 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has brought ten Class 60 heavy freight locomotive back into service, having acquired them from Colas Rail in 2018. Use of the Class 60 locomotives will allow GBRf to run […]

Business

GBRf opens new freight route from Buxton to Crawley

15 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the UK’s largest rail freight operators, has opened up a new service for building material supplier CEMEX from its Dove Holes quarry, near Buxton in Derbyshire, to Crawley in West […]

Business

DRS opens up new all-electric freight route from Daventry to Glasgow via the ECML

22 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Direct Rail Services (DRS) has opened up a new electrified freight route between Daventry International Railfreight Terminal (DIRFT) and Mossend Yard, Motherwell, near Glasgow. This allowed the use of one of the company’s Class 88 […]

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West Coast main line reopens after two weeks as work in Kilsby tunnel is completed

18 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The West Coast main line has reopened between Milton Keynes and Rugby after a two-week blockade. The line was closed to allow Network Rail and its contractors to work in Kilsby tunnel, near Daventry, which […]

Business

DB Cargo signs three-year contract with Puma Energy

15 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

DB Cargo UK has signed a new three-year contract with Puma Energy (UK) for rail haulage and the supply of rail tank wagons . This arrangement continues the existing partnership between DB Cargo and Puma […]

Business

West Midland Interchange receives Development Consent Order approval

6 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The proposed West Midlands strategic rail freight interchange, which developers wish to build at Four Ashes in Staffordshire, close to the M6/M54/M6 Toll junctions north of Wolverhampton, is likely to go ahead after the Secretary […]

Business

New rail freight services from Spain bring vital supplies to UK

1 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Two new rail freight routes from Spain to the UK are bringing essential hygiene, medical and food products from terminals in Valencia and Murcia to the UK. Transfesa Logistics, working with DB Cargo UK and […]

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NHS Heroes honoured by GB Railfreight locomotive naming

23 April 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As part of the weekly celebrations to thank frontline workers in the health and social care sector, leading UK rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) and its industry partner Porterbrook have unveiled a specially repainted […]

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  • Rail regulator recommends improvements in revenue protection
  • Plans for West Yorkshire trams receive major funding boost
  • Lumo awards £50 million contract to enhance and service its Class 222 trains to Alstom
  • First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • The ORR has reported on its review of revenue protection practices on the railway.
  • Artist's impression of a West Yorkshire tram.
  • Visualisation of a Lumo Class 222 train.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
  • The first of six Siemens Mobility Vectron MS locomotive has been handed over to RTC at at the Transport Logistic exhibition 2025 in Munich.
    First Siemens Vectron MS loco handed over to Italian operator RTC
    3 June 2025 0
  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
    19 May 2025 0
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
    19 May 2025 0
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
    19 May 2025 0
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Rock Rail appoints two leading experts to its Advisory Board in Germany
    10 June 2020 0
  • German Bavaria Industries Group acquires Stobart Rail & Civils
    15 July 2020 0
  • Planned partial closure of railway between Waterloo and Clapham Junction over Christmas
    1 October 2020 0
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway receives new hybrid locomotives
    7 July 2020 0
  • HS2 successfully drives heaviest bridge under West Coast main line
    19 July 2023 0
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