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    • Ffestiniog Travel announce 2022 Touring Rail Holidays

    Ffestiniog Travel has launched its 2022 holiday programme with a new low deposit incentive. Until 30 June 2021, a deposit of £50 per person will secure a place on any of their exclusive one-departure or multiple departure tours.
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    Thalys 4535 Gare Du Nord 04 07 2011
    Photo by Jeff
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    SNCF Class BB16000 No. 16061 Gare Du Nord 04 07 2011
    Photo by Western Australian Railway Photos.
    NR86 heads the Indian Pacific through Brigadoon
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    Thomas and Friends at the Mid Hants Railway this half term 

     Railway Preservation
    The Mid Hants Railway (MHR), also known as The Watercress Line, has announced that a Thomas and Friends event will be taking place soon.

    PHOTOS: Steam locomotive 45231 The Sherwood Forester recovered after suffering wheel flats in Wales

     Railway Preservation
    Railway Support Services were called in recently by Locomotive Services Limited, based in Crewe, to help recover LMS Black 5 No. 45231 The Sherwood Forester, and its support coach, from Llandeilo to Port Talbot.

    SNCF signs with EDF for renewable energy

     Europe
    FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) subsidiary SNCF Energy has signed a 20-year contract with electricity producer EDF Renewables for the supply of renewable energy.

    Drainage gravel washout identified as cause of fatal Carmont derailment

     UK
    BRITAIN’S Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its interim report into the fatal derailment at Carmont on the Aberdeen – Dundee main line on August 12 2020, with gravel washing from an adjacent drain onto the line identified as the cause of the incident.

    Brazilian urban passenger numbers drop 46.7% in 2020

     Tram and Light Rail News
    BRAZIL’s metro, urban rail and light rail networks carried only 1.7 billion passengers in 2020, a 46.7% drop compared with 3.3 billion in 2019, according the Balance of the Brazilian Metroferroviário Sector 2020/2021 report published by the Brazilian National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos).

    For Houston Metro, New Fare Collection System

     USA
    The FCS will include approximately 1,900 EMV-capable fare validators on buses and platforms systemwide; fair inspection devices; MOBILEvario, an account-based back-office fare management platform; and customer workstations.

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    Stonehaven Rail Crash: RAIB release new report into fatal accident caused by ‘debris on the line’8 hours ago in UK

    6 month expiry date extension for Rail Travel Vouchers8 hours ago in UK

    West African mineral line in prospect as Dakar – Bamako renovation inches closer9 hours ago in Africa

    Report: $800MM More for Honolulu?9 hours ago in USA

    Passenger train accident in Egypt kills at least 11 people9 hours ago in Arabian Rail News

    VR introduces 7000-tonne freight train9 hours ago in Europe

    Remodelled station opens in Canfranc ahead of reopening of cross-border link10 hours ago in Europe

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