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A class 66 loco draging a RHTT
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GB Railfreight Advances Sustainable Freight Logistics

  • byLuke Will
  • 26 August 2026
Environmental Benefits from the Shift from Road to Rail GB Railfreight (GBRf) is working hard to optimize its…
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HS2 Faces New Scrutiny as Cost Overruns Loom and Timeline Uncertainties Grow

  • byCraig Quinn
  • 30 May 2026
The ambitious High Speed 2 (HS2) project, once hailed as a transformative infrastructure investment for the UK, is…
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Cambridge South Set to Open as UK’s First Great British Railways Branded Station

  • byCraig Quinn
  • 14 May 2026
A significant milestone in the modernisation of the UK rail network has been announced, with Cambridge South station…
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Siemens Hands Over First of 1,200 Freight Locomotives to Indian Railways

  • byLuke Will
  • 12 May 2026
Siemens Mobility has officially handed over the first of 1,200 electric freight locomotives to Indian Railways for commercial…
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Great Western Railway to Return to Public Ownership Under UK Rail Reform Plans

  • byCraig Quinn
  • 11 May 2026
The UK government has confirmed that Great Western Railway will return to public ownership in December 2026, marking…
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The Rise of Bi-Mode Trains Blending Diesel and Electric Power

  • byStephen Stacey
  • 14 October 2025
The bi-mode train is at the forefront of flexibility and innovation as part of the country’s efforts to…
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Britain’s New Generation of Light Rail: The Future of City Transport

  • byStephen Stacey
  • 10 October 2025
Light rail is gently transforming mobility across Britain. Once considered an obscure mode of transportation, it is now…
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2 Class 350 sit at Milton Keynes Central
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Opinion: Why Britain’s Commuter Trains Deserve a Makeover

  • byStephen Stacey
  • 9 October 2025
Every weekday morning, people begin their commutes, riding trains until they arrive at their destinations. While people complete…
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Class 91 in LNER livery stands at Potters Bar station
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The Evolution of the Class 91: Powering the East Coast Main Line

  • byStephen Stacey
  • 9 October 2025
During the late 1980s when the Class 91 Locomotives began rolling from British Rail Engineering Limited’s Crewe Works,…
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New DLR train for london on test on the DLR
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New DLR trains enter service

  • byStephen Stacey
  • 6 October 2025
Transport for London has announced that the first of 54 new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) B23 stock have…
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