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    • Flight shame is reviving overnight rail travel in Europe

    Sweden’s rail authority will run more overnight sleeper trains to serve passengers skipping airlines amid escalating climate concerns.
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    07667 (589) The Welsh Highland Railway's Beyer Garratt formerly South African Railways narrow gauge steam locomotive NGG 138 on a mixed train passing farm buildings between Waunfawr and Rhyd Ddu, Wales, United Kingdom.

    Statement on MTAG’s withdrawal from the Smart Freight Partnership

     Victorian Rail News
    We regret to announce that MTAG has withdrawn from the Smart Freight Partnership – Inner West (SFPIW).

    DB Cargo awards contract to Toshiba for hybrid locomotives

     Europe
    The contract follows the successful completion of a feasibility study for the joint development of a new hybrid locomotive.

    Metro train drivers stood down over South Yarra track dispute

     Victorian Rail News
    Thirteen Metro Trains drivers have been stood down after refusing to use a new section of track at South Yarra, claiming they lacked the proper training.

    Haverty factor fueled rail trade growth: Railway Age

     USA
    When Mexico’s President Porfirio Diaz lamented more than a century ago of his nation being “so far from God and so close to the United States,” he hadn’t contemplated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

    Podcast—Virgin Trains USA’s Orlando Extension; new NRC Chairman Jim Hansen

     Railway Publications
    The post Podcast—Virgin Trains USA’s Orlando Extension; new NRC Chairman Jim Hansen appeared first on Railway Track and Structures.

    National Audit Office reveals uncertainty over HS2 costs

     UK
    The DfT estimates that the project will cost between £65bn and £88bn at 2015 prices, between 17% and 58% more than available funding.

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