GB Railfreight (GBRf) ... has unveiled its new Class 99 locomotives at its Peterborough headquarters. The new fleet, which represents a £150 million investment from GBRf, will revolutionise Britain’s rail freight network. ... The Class 99s can run on both electricity and renewable fuels, offering customers the most sustainable freight solution on the market and halving carbon emissions.
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The Elgin station cafe opened several weeks ago, but owner Lara Alsayed already has high hopes they will bring what Elgin has been missing.
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Glasgow commuters are facing delays during this mornings rush hour following a 'signal fault' on the railway line.
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The 7.30am Thameslink service from Bedford to London St Pancras had an 184 per cent 'load factor' - meaning nearly twice the number of passengers than capacity.
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The British and German governments are to establish a joint taskforce to study the requirements for the launch of direct passenger trains services between the countries within the next 10 years.
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Network Rail (Wales and Borders) has started a comprehensive programme of engineering works across key rail corridors in South Wales as part of its ongoing commitment to maintaining and improving rail infrastructure.
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A former CalMac ferry thats become a familiar sight in Greenock since being converted to a luxury cruise ship more than 35 years ago is set to sail on the Clyde once again.
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A station access path in Camelon has been transformed into a colourful outdoor gallery and thriving biodiversity corridor.
The area around Camelon’s railway station has been brightened up thanks to a community-led project and it is now a vibrant, welcoming space.
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ScotRail services in Glasgow have been cancelled due to damage to overhead wires ...
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Jai Gibson says caring for his pet lamb gives him a focus and direction and he takes her with him to the pub.
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Hitachi Rail and the Friends of Stockton & Darlington Railway are announcing that the world’s first railway [oldest surviving] station - Heighington railway station in County Durham – has been saved.
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2024 was the seventh loss-making year in a row for the tram company.
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Employees at ScotRail's customer services team have claimed they are being treated like "second-class rail staff".
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ScotRail staff were stunned after a man was captured on CCTV walking his sheep down the platform at busy Paisley Gilmour Street station.
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A man with an impressive memory, who has been helping engineers find everything they need to keep trains in the North East running for more than 40 years, is about to retire.
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The new boss of a publicly-owned Port Glasgow shipyard has said the business will struggle in the future if it is overlooked for a deal to replace an aging ferry.
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R&A chief executive Mark Darbon says road, rail and accommodation problems exclude the President's Ayrshire course.
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CalMac says plan 'has been carefully worked out'.
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ScotRail confirmed that all trains to and from Queen Street High Level station are subject to disruption due to flooding in Bishopbriggs on Tuesday.
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A step forward is being taken today towards the challenge of fitting ETCS (European Train Control System) digital in-cab signalling equipment to hundreds of Britain's freight locomotives.
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Children are being encouraged to head along to a special storytelling event at the bookshop in Wemyss Bay Station.
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Motorists in Dingwall are being warned of disruption when a railway level crossing closes for maintenance next week.
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Trains between Kyle of Lochalsh and Inverness and Wick to Inverness have been cancelled this morning.
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Office of Rail and Road rejected three applications earlier this month.
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Final member of class of ten EMUs is now being prepared for service.
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Leading engineer makes prediction over future of Scottish main line.
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Beasdale Station Cottage on the West Highland Line, linked to the Harry Potter train, is to be extended.
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London Waterloo celebrated its 177th birthday on Friday 11 July, as work to upgrade the roof for the next few decades approaches the halfway mark. So far, 10 of the 25 station concourse bays have been completed with work ongoing on four of them. Work has also commenced on six of the nine porte cochere …
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St Enoch railway station and hotel are a lost part of the city centre which is still fondly remembered.
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There are multiple cancellations across Clydebank routes this morning after a fault at Dalmuir station is creating disruption.
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A former signaller who spent nearly half a century working on the railway was treated to a tour of York Rail Operating Centre (ROC) as he celebrated his 99th birthday.
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Artists of all ages, who can help Northern celebrate two centuries of railway history and promote tourist destinations in the North of England, are being encouraged to enter a new competition.
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Tag, you're it. It’s a growing problem. Last month, Transport for London said it was removing about 3,000 pieces of graffiti each week on the Central and Bakerloo Tube lines alone.
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The Rail Forum (RF) and the Railway Industry Association (RIA) have today (14 July) written a joint letter to Rail Minister Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE, responding to the Governments decision announced last week to pause the Midland Main Line electrification upgrade. The letter highlights that the choice to keep this key rail enhancement ...
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Almost eight years after the Scottish Government promised to guarantee Ardrossan's future as the main ferry port on this route, its residents and those of Arran have become increasingly concerned that a deal has already been made in favour of Troon.
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Plans are afoot for improved city centre links to Aldergrove.
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Train services in Inverclyde are being disrupted after a van got stuck under a rail bridge in Greenock.
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Attempts to keep disruption to a minimum will be made as work to remove trees beside a section of railway line gets underway.
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One traveller waiting at Dunfermline for the ScotRail service from Leven to Edinburgh managed to get on the train but added others were not so fortunate on Saturday afternoon.
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The Mull and Iona Ferry Committee criticised a Scottish Government decision as bizarre and unfair.
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Five care homes from Aberdeenshire came together for a special day of train rides, picnics, and ice cream at the volunteer-run Alford Community Village Railway.
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Residents in Bedlington have been left frustrated but unsurprised by the latest delay on the towns new railway station.
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Plans for a series of structural works to a disused Carlisle railway viaduct spanning the River Eden have been submitted.
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Market Engagement Notice issued for approximately 69 electric and battery electric units.
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The Office of Rail and Roads latest survey shows once again there remain too many instances of passengers not receiving the help they had booked. As part of the regulators priorities for the coming year, it will benchmark and rate each operator on its delivery of passenger assistance to better target interventions.
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A planned three-day strike on the Glasgow Subway for this weekend has been called off as Scotland's biggest music festival gets underway.
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Freight operator had asked for volunteers to consider switching to GB Railfreight.
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ScotRail has begun market engagement for its planned procurement of electric and battery-electric multiple-units.
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Train travellers on major Glasgow routes are being diverted onto other lines due to a 'track defect'.
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A cafe has opened inside Elgin station nearly 15 years after the closure of its predecessor.
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