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Rail freight on upward curve as passenger rail performance dips, ORR data shows
The Office of Rail and Road has released its latest quarterly passenger and freight rail performance reports which showed a slight decline in performance across the network for the passenger performance but a marked improvement for freight in the three months of April to June.
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DP World’s green freight initiative grows: second weekly service links major ports
A freight service linking two of the largest container ports is to double to two trains a week.
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Discontinuous third-rail idea for West of England line
‘Islands’ of third-rail electric power are being assessed for the West of England line between Basingstoke and Exeter.
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Funds to speed up EU border checks
The government is providing £3.5 million each to Eurotunnel at Folkestone and Eurostar at St Pancras, to prepare for the EU’s new digital Entry/Exit System which is due to start on November 10.
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RSSB backs calls for lowering age for train drivers
A new study by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has recommended lowering the minimum age requirement for train drivers from 20 to 18.
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ORR accepts NR Wales and Western Region's Improvement Plan
The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) has approved Network Rail’s plan to improve train performance across the Wales and Western England region.
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A step in the right direction to meet freights ambitions
As further reform to rail continues apace, changes to rail freight and the charges attached to it have already been made. In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport (DfT) has waived track access charges for new freight flows for the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.
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Kit for Kyiv: Saving lives in Ukraine
Every day, railway workers are at risk in Ukraine. More than 2,500 have been killed or injured since the start of the war in 2022.
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Hydrogen mooted as a route to net zero in Scotland’s Far North
The Far North and West Highland lines could be decarbonised through discontinuous electrification, RIA Scotland chair Campbell Braid tells SNP conference.
