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Network Rail publish £44 billion five-year plan
Network Rail’s five-year plan for the railway in England and Wales sees increased investment in tackling climate change and improving train performances.
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Q&A with TfW’s Barry Lloyd: The innovative Lab Programme
During Railtex 2023, Barry Lloyd, Head of Customer Experience and Innovation at TfW, spoke exclusively to Global Railway Review about the TfW Lab Programme, detailing what benefits it will offer and how it will affect the customer experience.
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DHL Global Forwarding and Etihad Rail sign strategic partnership agreement
The partnership will enable DHL Global Forwarding to use rail to conduct its main operations and distribute goods throughout the UAE.
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UK businesses urged to get HS2 ready with new contracts set to be released
HS2 is searching for more UK companies to progress its civil engineering works, with the next set of multi-million-pound contracts soon to be released.
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LNER, Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail sign pioneering cooperation agreement
The Relationship Charter is a commitment between the three organisations which sets values and behaviours for cooperation over the next three decades.
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Green Cargo leases five new Siemens Vectron locomotives for the Scandinavian corridor
Alpha Trains have announced that Green Cargo has signed a long-term lease agreement for five Vectron locomotives for the Scandinavian corridor.
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Lithuanian Railways sign Memorandum of Intent with Ukrainian Railways
Lithuanian Railways signed the Memorandum with Ukrainian Railways to cooperate on full integration with Europe.
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Agreement signed between Spain and Chile rail organisations
The cooperation agreement between Renfe and Chilean State Railways (EFE) will aim to develop railway operation in Chile and the rental and sale of rolling stock.
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Oman and Etihad Rail sign MoU with Vale for the transportation of iron by rail
The MoU will cover the development of integrated logistics solutions for the transportation of iron and its derivatives by rail.
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The Federal Railroad Administration’s mission to make rail safer for all
In this exclusive article for Global Railway Review, Amit Bose, Administrator for the Federal Railroad Administration, discusses the importance of safety in rail, and the ways that the FRA is regulating rail in the U.S. to ensure continually improving levels of reliability, efficiency and safety.
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HS2 announce carbon cutting milestone
HS2 have moved over 10 million tonnes of material by rail, reaching a milestone in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.
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RIA react to UK rail passenger numbers hitting post COVID high
RIA have responded to DfT figures which depict rail passenger numbers averaging over 98% daily in April, a record post COVID-19 high.
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Northern to run ‘Eurovision express’ despite train strikes
Despite UK train strikes on 12 May 2023, Northern will run an hourly service to help international visitors arriving at Manchester Airport get to the Eurovision event in Liverpool.
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CFL cargo and Bertani Trasporti launch new rail connection from Poland to France
CFL cargo and Bertani Trasporti’s new connection between Gliwice Port in Poland and Marckolsheim in France will help transfer 2,300 trucks from road to rail.
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UK government to take over operating TransPennine Express
The Department for Transport will appoint its Operator of Last Resort to take over delivery of passenger services on the TPE network from 28 May 2023.
