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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20213 min read
UK's Heaviest Freight Train
The heaviest freight train ever to run on the West Coast main line has made its debut journey from the Peak District to London with...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Bridge Over Troubled Waters To Be Raised
Network Rail engineers will be raising Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, by one metre to lift it out of the flood zone. This will protect...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 16, 20212 min read
GWR Partners with Olio to Help Combat Food Waste
Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched an exciting new scheme to help tackle food waste in the rail industry, while supporting families...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Rail Track Reopens More Than Six Months After 'Armageddon Like' Scenes
Back in action - the railway line at Llangennech has been reopened after a freight train derailment damaged the track last August (Image:...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 5, 20212 min read
HS2 Creates a huge Wildlife Area
The HS2 project team has announced plans to create new carbon-sequestering grassland, woodland and wetland habitats that will reuse soil...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
GBRf unveil Partnership to Transform Railway Weed Control Maintenance
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has announced a landmark cooperation with Bayer Environmental Science, Network Rail, and a number of start-up...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
GBRf Kick Off New Service from Portbury
GB Railfreight (GBRf), one of the largest rail freight operators in the UK, has officially begun a new service from Portbury to Acton, in...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Network Rail gives ‘Heart of Wessex’ line some TLC
Vital maintenance between Dorchester West and Castle Cary Passengers travelling on the line between Bristol and Weymouth can look forward...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Plans Submitted for Rockfall Shelter Extension in Devon
An artist's impression of the proposed shelter Network Rail has submitted plans to Teignbridge District Council to extend an existing...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
West Midlands Railway Makeover for Popular Branch Line
(West Midlands Railway) One of the best-loved train services in the West Midlands – the Stourbridge Town branch line – is getting a...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Performs Well in DB Cargo UK Tests
A trial using a Class 66 diesel locomotive powered by Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and hauling a long-welded steel track train from...
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rodneypitt9
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) performs well in DB Cargo UK tests
A trial using a Class 66 powered by Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and hauling a long-welded steel track train from Scunthorpe to...
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rodneypitt9
Jan 20, 20213 min read
Work to Remove Diesel Affected Soils from the Llangennech Fuel Spill Site has begun
Diggers "Mussel" in to save the Cockles! Three months on from the Llangennech freight train fire, remediation work to remove and replace...
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rodneypitt9
Jan 20, 20212 min read
How Green is My Railway?
Industry bosses called for battery, hydrogen and electric-powered trains to help meet environmental targets The industry wants to make...
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