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Category: Freight

December edition of Rail Express magazine

PREVIEW: December edition of Rail Express magazine

20th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, Industrial, Latest Issue, Latest Issue RE

The Midland Pullman HST breaks cover and reveals a classic retro livery! Plus, grab a FREE 2021 Rail Express Calendar inside the new December edition.

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Freight train derailment at Sheffield station causes travel chaos

11th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, Network, News

A freight train derailment near Sheffield is causing major disruption to passenger services.

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Bootle track in Cumbria

Cumbria passengers to get multi-million-pound track upgrades

28th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, News

Passengers in Cumbria are being advised to plan their journeys next month when Network Rail upgrades track near Bootle station.

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Southampton

£17m Government boost for Southampton’s rail freight capacity

13th October 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, News

Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has announced a £17 million investment into a major rail upgrade to freight services in Southampton, as the government looks to support the seamless flow of goods across the country and strengthen links into Southampton’s docks.

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Llangennech diesel train catches fire after derailing

27th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Freight, News, World

A freight train carrying diesel has derailed and burst into flames in Llangennech, South Wales.

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Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2

Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2

26th August 2020 Sam Hewitt Electric, Freight, Industrial, Network, News

The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of the major project to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads to cut carbon emissions.

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Long Rock

Behind the scenes at Long Rock

5th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, Freight, Industrial

Last year, Great Western Railway staged an open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance in April, raising money for the Penlee Lifeboat station and the RNLI.

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What happened at London Euston?

What happened at London Euston?

11th March 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Freight, Network, News

Passengers travelling to and from London will have noticed and been impacted by delays and cancellations over the past few days.

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The Mid-Norfolk Railway welcomed the return of military freight traffic last week to its Wymondham to Dereham heritage line.

MoD traffic returns to Mid-Norfolk Railway for first time since 2009

9th March 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Freight, News

The Mid-Norfolk Railway welcomed the return of military freight traffic last week to its Wymondham to Dereham heritage line.

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Auschwitz

Holocaust Memorial Day: 75 years since liberation of Auschwitz camp

27th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Freight, News, Steam, World

The darkest episode in the history of world railways undoubtedly centres around the role they were forced to play in the transport of civilians to Nazi death camps during the Second World War.

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